- The Governor General of Canada
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Théodore Jean-Baptiste Joseph Arcand
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, with differences to Jean-Louis Leslie Arcand
September 15, 1997
Vol. III, p. 196
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Blazon
Arms
Azure on a one-arch bridge Argent masoned Sable a maple leaf Gules between a rose in dexter chief a patriarchal cross pattée in sinister chief and a lion's head erased in base Or;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet flory Or a demi lion Argent armed and langued Azure holding in the dexter paw a Cedar of Lebanon proper;
Motto
LE PRINCIPE EST TOUT, meaning "Principle is everything";
Differenced Arms for Jean-Louis Leslie Arcand, son of Théodore Jean-Baptiste Joseph Arcand
The Arms of Théodore Jean-Baptiste Joseph Arcand debruised of a three-point label Argent and impaled with those of his wife Francesca Maria Nicoletta Bassi; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his or her death;
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 Pichette, Dauphin Herald Extraordinary, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Joan Bouwmeester
Calligrapher
Joan Bouwmeester
Recipient Information
Individual