- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
November 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 446
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Blazon
Badge
Quarterly Vert and Sable a chess knight Argent surmounted by a lightning bolt bendwise sinister Or its centre composed of two annulets interlaced Sable, all within the Badge Frame for Commands of the Canadian Armed Forces;
Motto
SAPERE AUDE;
Symbolism
Badge
Green is often used in emblems of military units specializing in signals intelligence and cyber security. Black is the colour of the raven, a symbol of electronic warfare due to its cleverness. The grid division of the background evokes both a chess board—and, by extension, war strategies—as well as radar scanning. The chess knight embodies cyber operations, indicating that they can be used for defensive and offensive moves alike. The lightning bolt (a vector of energy) and the goniometer (a measuring instrument, represented here by the two rings) symbolize signals intelligence. The whole design illustrates the scope of the Command’s activities in the cyber domain.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Dare to know.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 1, 1900, in Volume 0, page 0 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Fabienne Fusade, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Lara Claire Berry
Calligrapher
Kathy Feig
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military