- The Governor General of Canada
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Joseph Marc André Levesque
Gloucester, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
March 21, 1996
Vol. III, p. 91
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a lion rampant guardant triple queued and mitred and holding between the forepaws and dexter hind paw a crozier Or;
Crest
Rising out of a coronet erablé Gules a demi lion guardant triple queued and mitred Or and holding between the forepaws an astrolabe Gules;
Motto
SUCCESSUS A DILIGENTIA. This Latin phrase means "Success comes from diligence".
Flag
A standard, the Arms in the hoist, the fly per fess Gules and Or charged with the Crest between two representations of the Badge, all separated by two bends Or semé of maple leaves Gules;
Badge
An astrolabe Gules perched thereon a parrot reguardant Or;
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 23, 1996, in Volume 130, page 3280 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Individual