- The Governor General of Canada
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Heritage Canada Foundation
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
July 8, 1998
Vol. III, p. 258
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a maple leaf its stem conjoined with two maple keys Or;
Supporters
On a cornice Argent set upon a brick wall with quoins of stone all proper two beavers Or each wearing a sash Gules adorned with maple leaves the stems conjoined with two maple keys Argent;
Crest
A triple towered wooden fort Or each tower roofed Gules;
Motto
PATRIMONII PUBLICI PROPUGNATORES. This Latin phrase means "Champions of our collective heritage".
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
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 January 30, 1999, in Volume 133, page 182 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
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Cultural Organization