- The Governor General of Canada
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Louis-Philippe Couture
Sillery, Quebec
Grant of Arms
December 20, 1995
Vol. III, p. 38
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Blazon
Arms
Gules on a fess ermine a sword pointing to the dexter the whole between seven bees volant four in chief arrayed in chevron and three in base two and one all Or;
Crest
A fir tree proper its roots issuant from a sea barry wavy Argent and Azure and on its crown attached to its trunk by a belt Or an escutcheon Azure three fleurs-de-lis Or;
Motto
SEMPER IMMOTA FIDE;
Symbolism
Arms
The red shield recalls an ancestor of Louis-Philippe Couture, the martyr Guillaume Couture who was tortured by the Iroquois in 1642 while on a Jesuit mission. The bees are a reference to work and a person of industry. The seven bees also allude to Mr. Louis-Philippe Couture’s seven children. The ermine refers to Guillaume Couture’s profession as magistrate in the county of Lauzon. The sword indicates that Guillaume Couture was a captain of the militia.
Crest
The pine and the shield of the arms of France recall the story of how Guillaume Couture claimed the land he was granted from the Hudson Bay Company in 1663.
Motto
This Latin sentence means “Faith being unshakeable”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 23, 1996, in Volume 130, page 3279 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert Pichette, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
Robert Létourneau
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Individual