- The Governor General of Canada
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John Warren Sleeman
Guelph, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge
January 27, 1999
Vol. III, p. 295
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a pale wavy Azure fimbriated between dexter a beaver sejeant respectant and sinister a lion sejeant on a chief all Argent three tuns fesswise Gules;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet the upper rim set alternately with maple leaves Or and poppy flowers Gules a demi lion Or bearing in the dexter paw a mast flying therefrom a pennon Gules and a sail Argent and in the sinister paw a cord Gules pendant therefrom a medallion Or;
Motto
LABOR ARDUUS ET DILIGENTIA. This Latin phrase means "Hard work and scrupulous care".
Badge
Upon a tun Gules a lion sejeant grasping in the dexter paw a maple leaf 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 July 22, 2000, in Volume 134, page 2263 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
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Individual