- The Governor General of Canada
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David Stewart Olson
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Flag
June 18, 1999
Vol. III, p. 326
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Blazon
Arms
Per pale Gules and Or two lions combatant counterchanged holding together in their paws three roundels in pale, above a plate charged with a cross Gules, in the centre a hurt charged with a saltire Argent, below a roundel in the image of Sweden’s flag proper;
Crest
Issuing from a wreath of white trilliums alternating with Western red lilies, a polar bear passant proper holding in its dexter paw a maple leaf Gules;
Motto
HONESTAS · FORTITUDO · SCIENTIA. This Latin phrase means "Honesty, courage, knowledge".
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 July 22, 2000, in Volume 134, page 2264 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
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Individual