- The Governor General of Canada
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Jean-Marc Guilé
Montréal, Quebec
Grant of Arms
September 9, 1997
Vol. III, p. 188
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Blazon
Arms
Azure three bars Or impaling Ermine overall a lover's knot per pale Argent and Gules;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet the rim set above alternately with maple leaves and fleurs-de-lis Or a martlet Gules bearing in its beak a rod of Aesculapius Or;
Motto
TOUT DROIT, meaning "Straight ahead";
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 March 14, 1998, in Volume 132, page 522 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Eva Pilar-Cass
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual