- The Governor General of Canada
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Board of Education for the Borough of Etobicoke
Etobicoke, Ontario
Registration of Arms
February 20, 2026
Vol. VIII, p. 474
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Blazon
Arms
Per pale, dexter Or three bars wavy Azure each charged with a bar gemel wavy Argent, sinister Vert fourteen alder cones slipped Or, on a chief per pale Gules and Or an alder leaf slipped counterchanged;
Crest
An antique lamp Or enflamed Gules;
Symbolism
Arms
The alder leaf and cones allude to the name Etobicoke, derived from the Mississauga word for “place where the alders grow.” The three sets of wavy blue stripes represent the bodies of water that border the municipality: Etobicoke Creek, the Humber River and Lake Ontario.
Crest
The lamp symbolizes knowledge and education.
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 the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh.
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Educational
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 28 October 1974.