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The Department of Canadian Heritage lays out protocol guidelines for the display of flags, including an order of precedence; these instructions are only conventional, however, and are generally intended to show respect for what are considered important symbols of the state or institutions.[1] The sovereign's personal standard is supreme in the order of precedence, followed by those for the monarch's representatives (depending on jurisdiction), the personal flags of other members of the Royal Family,[2] and then the national flag and provincial flags. Many museums across Canada display historic flags in their exhibits. The Canadian Museum of History, in Hull, Quebec has many culturally important flags in their collections. Settlers, Rails & Trails Inc., in Argyle, Manitoba holds the second largest exhibit - known as the Canadian Flag Collection.
State
National
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 1965–present | National Flag of Canada (Maple Leaf Flag, l'Unifolié) |
A vertical bicolour triband of red, white, red with a red maple leaf emblem charged in the Canadian pale |
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Ceremonial
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 1965–present | Royal Union Flag | The Cross of St. Andrew counterchanged with the Cross of St. Patrick and over all the Cross of St. George. |
Provincial
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Ontario.svg | 1965–present | Flag of Ontario | A red field with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the shield of the coat of arms of Ontario charged in the fly |
| File:Flag of Quebec.svg | 1948–present | Flag of Quebec (The Fleurdelisé) |
A blue field with an ordinary white cross and a white fleur-de-lis in each quadrant |
| File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg | 1858 (first use)
1929 (arms adopted) 2013 (flag adopted) –present |
Flag of Nova Scotia | A banner of arms of the coat of arms of Nova Scotia |
| File:Flag of New Brunswick.svg | 1965–present | Flag of New Brunswick | A banner of the coat of arms of New Brunswick |
| File:Flag of Manitoba.svg | 1965–present | Flag of Manitoba | A red field with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the shield of the coat of arms of Manitoba charged in the fly |
| File:Flag of British Columbia.svg | 1960–present | Flag of British Columbia | A banner of the coat of arms of British Columbia |
| File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg | 1964–present | Flag of Prince Edward Island | A banner of the coat of arms of Prince Edward Island within a bordure compony of red and white |
| File:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg | 1969–present | Flag of Saskatchewan | A field party per fess, green and yellow, with the shield of the coat of arms of Saskatchewan in the canton and western red lily emblem charged in the fly |
| File:Flag of Alberta.svg | 1968–present | Flag of Alberta | A blue field with the shield of the coat of arms of Alberta charged in the centre |
| File:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg | 1980–present | Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador | A blue and white field party per pale (at nombril point) with a white border, white ordinary cross and white saltire, two triangular divisions in the fly lined in red, a golden arrow between two triangular divisions |
Territorial
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg | 1969–present | Flag of the Northwest Territories | A vertical bicolour triband of blue, white, blue with the shield of the coat of arms of the Northwest Territories charged in the Canadian pale |
| File:Flag of Yukon.svg | 1968–present | Flag of Yukon | A vertical tricolour triband of green, white, blue with the shield of the coat of arms of Yukon above a wreath of fireweed charged in the pale, with pale ratio of 1 to 1.5 to 1 |
| File:Flag of Nunavut.svg | 1999–present | Flag of Nunavut | A field party per pale, yellow and white, with a red inukshuk charged in the centre and a blue star in the upper fly |
Royal
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Royal Standard of Canada.svg | 2023–present | Royal Standard of Charles III, King of Canada | A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada undifferentiated |
| File:Royal Standard of the Prince of Wales (in Canada).svg | 2011–present | Royal standard of the Prince of Wales | A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada differentiated by a white three-pointed label and defaced with the Prince of Wales's feathers |
| File:Royal Standard of Princess Anne, Princess Royal (in Canada).svg | 2013–present | Royal standard of Princess Anne | A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada differentiated by a white three-pointed label; the first and third labels bearing a red cross, the centre label bearing a red heart; and defaced with a royal cypher of Princess Anne |
| File:Royal Standard of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (in Canada).svg | 2014–present | Royal standard of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh | A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada differentiated by a three-pointed label; the centre label bearing a Tudor rose; and defaced with a royal cypher of Prince Edward |
| File:Royal Standard of members of the Canadian Royal Family.svg | 2015–present | Other members of the royal family | A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada with a border of ermine |
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Viceregal and administrative
Governor general
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Governor-General of Canada.svg | 1981–1999 2002–present |
Flag of the governor general of Canada | A blue field with the crest of the Royal Arms of Canada charged in the centre |
Lieutenant governors and commissioners
Supreme Court of Canada
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Supreme Court of Canada.svg | 2021 | Flag of the Supreme Court of Canada | Gules on a Canadian pale Argent a lozenge lozengy Gules and Argent charged with maple leaves alternately Or and Gules |
Military and civilian law enforcement organizations
Canadian Armed Forces
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Canadian Forces Flag.svg | 1968–present | Flag of the Canadian Armed Forces | A white field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and the Canadian Armed Forces badge charged in the fly |
| File:Flag of the Royal Military College of Canada.svg | 1920–present | Flag of the Royal Military College of Canada | A field tierced per pale, red, white, and red with the badge of the Royal Military College of Canada charged in the centre |
| Royal Military College Saint-Jean | 1920–present | Flag of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean | A field tierced per pale, blue, white, and blue with the badge of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean charged in the centre |
| File:Canada Commander in Chief Unit Banner.svg | 2000–present | Banner of the Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation | A field tierced per pale, blue, red, and azure, with the crest of the Royal Arms of Canada charged in the centre |
| File:Camp flag of the Cadet Instructors Cadre.png | 2009–present | Camp flag of the Cadet Instructors Cadre | The badge of the Cadet Instructors Cadre, with the traditional colours of the Navy, Army and the Air Force. The golden border represents the young people that CIC officers work for. |
| File:King's Colour of Royal Military College of Canada.jpg | −1965 | King's Colour, as used by the Royal Military College of Canada | King's Colour of the Royal Military College of Canada with the Union Flag. |
Canadian Army
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Canadian Army (1939–1944).svg | 1939–1944 | Old flag of the Canadian Army | |
| File:Flag of the Canadian Army (1968–1998).svg | 1968–1998 | Old flag of the Canadian Army | |
| File:Flag of the Land Force Command (1998–2013).svg | 1998–2013 | Old flag of the Canadian Army | |
| File:Flag of the Canadian Army (2013–2016).svg | 2013–2016 | Old flag of the Canadian Army | |
| File:Flag of the Canadian Army (2016).svg | 2016–present | Flag of the Canadian Army | A scarlet red field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and the Canadian Army badge charged in the fly |
| File:Flag of the Chief of the General Staff (Canada).svg | –present | Flag of the Commander of the Canadian Army |
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Naval Ensign of Canada.svg | 1968–present | Canadian Naval Ensign | A white field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and charged in the fly with an anchor, eagle and naval crown in blue |
| File:Naval Auxiliary Jack of Canada.svg | 1968–present | Canadian Forces Auxiliary Jack | A blue field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and charged in the fly with an anchor, eagle and naval crown in white |
| File:Flag of the Canadian Navy Board.svg | c. 1964–present | Flag of the Canadian Navy Board | A field party per bend, blue and sanguine, with a fouled anchor in gold charged in the centre |
| File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | RCN (1911–1965) RCSCC (1905–1965) |
Used as the ensign of the Royal Canadian Navy and some Royal Canadian Sea Cadets corps. Used throughout the entire British Empire by the Royal Navy and by several former British colonies even after they became independent and established their own navies. | White Ensign, St George's Cross with the Union Flag in the canton. |
| File:Canadian Blue Ensign 1921-1957.svg | RCN (1921–1957) RCSCC (1929–1953) |
The Blue Ensign, worn as a jack by the Royal Canadian Navy and used by the RCSCC | Blue Ensign defaced with the Royal Arms of Canada. The maple leaves at the bottom of the shield are green. |
Royal Canadian Air Force
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Air Force Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | 1921–1940 | Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign | A field of air force blue with the Union Flag in the canton and the Royal Air Force roundel charged in the fly |
| File:Air Force Ensign of Canada (1941-1968).svg | 1941–1968 | Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign | A field of air force blue with the Union Flag in the canton and the Royal Canadian Air Force roundel charged in the fly |
| File:Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg | 1982–present | Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign | A field of air force blue with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and the Royal Canadian Air Force roundel charged in the fly |
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Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link to file | -present | Flag of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command | A white field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and the CANSOFCOM badge charged in the fly |
Canada Border Services Agency
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Canada Border Services Agency.svg | 2012–present | Flag of the Canada Border Services Agency | A Blue field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and the Canada Border Services Agency badge charged in the fly |
Canadian Coast Guard
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Coastguard Flag of Canada.svg | 1962–present | Flag of the Canadian Coast Guard | A banner of the arms of the Canadian Coast Guard: vertical diband of white and blue, a red maple leaf emblem charged in the hoist and a pair of fish in gold and facing opposite directions charged in the fly |
| File:Flag of the Governor-General of Canada-Coast Guard.svg | –present | Honorary Commissioner Flag | Governor General's flag in the canton. |
Police services
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the RCMP.svg | 1991–present | Ensign of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police | A red field with a blue canton bordered yellow with a representation of the Badge of the RCMP. |
| Link to file | 1998–present | Flag of the Ontario Provincial Police | Blue with the heraldic badge of the OPP. |
| File:Sq drapeau.png | 1983–present | Flag of the Sûreté du Québec | A green field, on a Canadian Pale Yellow charged with the badge of the Sûreté du Québec. |
| File:Flag of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.png | –present | Flag of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary | A blue field with the badge of the RNC in the centre. |
Youth cadets organizations
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Ensign of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets (1953-1976).svg | 1953–1976[3] | Former flag of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets | A white flag with a Union Flag at the canton, with the badge of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets at the fly. This is the basis of the current flag of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets. |
| File:RCSC Current Flag.svg | 1976–present[3] | Flag of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets | A white flag with a Canadian Flag at the canton, with the badge of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets at the fly. |
| File:NLC Flag 2011.svg | 2009–present[4] | Flag of the Navy League of Canada | A white flag with a Canadian Flag at the canton, with the current badge of the Navy League of Canada at the fly. |
| File:Banner of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets.png | 1985–present[5] | Banner of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets | A Canadian flag in the same shape as a queen's colour used in the Canadian Armed Forces, with the maple leaf modified with the badge of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. At the canton, the cypher of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as former colonel-in-chief of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. At the fly, a badge representing the Canadian Army (the crown of Saint Edward above crossed swords). |
| File:Royal Canadian Army Cadets Flag (Union Flag Pattern).png | 1944–1973 | Flag of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets used by individual Army Cadet Corps used before 1973. | |
| File:Royal Canadian Army Cadets Flag.png | January 1973–present | Flag of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets used by individual Army Cadet Corps. | |
| File:Camp Flag of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets.png | Camp Flag of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. | On a white field, the badge of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets in the centre. | |
| File:Flag of the Army Cadet League of Canada.png | 1995–present [6] | Flag of the Army Cadet League of Canada. | A banner of the shield of the arms of the Army Cadet League of Canada. According to the heraldic grant, the shield of the arms of the Army Cadet League of Canada is "Argent two swords in saltire Argent fimbriated Gules hilted and pommelled Or surmounted by a maple leaf Gules veined Or all within an orle of twelve maple leaves stems inward Gules."[7] The web site of the Governor General of Canada explains this description as follows: "The white shield, bearing a maple leaf and crossed broad swords, alludes to a central Canadian entity with direct connection to the military. The twelve smaller maple leaves show singleness of purpose but at the Branch level.[7] |
| File:Banner of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.png | 1991–present [8][5] | Banner of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets | Based on the design of Queen's Colour for the Royal Canadian Air Force, with the badge of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets replacing the maple leaf. At the canton, the cypher of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as former air commodore in chief of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. On the bottom fly, the first badge of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, a golden maple leaf above an eagle. |
| File:Royal Canadian Air Cadet Ensign.png | 1971–present [8] | Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets | An Air Force blue flag, with a Canadian flag at the canton, with the historical badge of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. |
| File:Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron Banner (643 St-Hubert).png | Squadron Banner of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets | An Air Force blue flag, with the badge of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets and a scroll stating the squadron's name and number (this example, 643 St-Hubert Squadron. | |
| File:Camp flag of the Junior Canadian Rangers.png | Camp flag of the Junior Canadian Rangers | A 1/3 red and 2/3 green flag with the badge of the Junior Canadian Rangers on the fly. |
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Civil
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Air Board of Canada (1922–1923).svg | 1922–1923 | Canadian Civil Aviation Ensign, briefly used by the Air Board. | A field of light blue with the Union Flag in the canton and a shield with white albatross superimposed upon three maple leaves in the middle of the fly. |
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Corporations
Crown corporations
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.svg | 1992–present | Flag of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | A blue and red field with the logo of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation charged in the centre; logo was first introduced in 1992 |
| File:Flag of the Royal Canadian Mint.svg | 1978–present | Flag of the Royal Canadian Mint | A red field with the logo of the Royal Canadian Mint charged in the centre; logo was first introduced in 1978 |
Hudson's Bay Company
Religious
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Anglican Church of Canada Flag.svg | –present | Flag of the Anglican Church of Canada | |
| File:Flag of the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada.svg | –present | Flag of the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada |
Ethnic groups
Indigenous nations
Francophone peoples
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Acadia.svg | 1884–present | Acadian flag | Tri-colored flag, blue, white then red. A yellow star representing independence and unique culture from main land France. |
| File:Franco-Ontarian flag.svg | 1975–present | Flag of the Franco-Ontarians | A field party per pale, green and white, with a white fleur-de-lys charged in the hoist and a green trillium emblem charged in the fly |
| File:Bandera dels Fransaskois.svg | 1976–present | Flag of the Fransaskois | A yellow field with a green Nordic cross centred towards the upper hoist and a red fleur-de-lis charged in the lower fly |
| File:Flag of the Franco-Manitobains.svg | 1980–present | Flag of the Franco-Manitobans | A white field with yellow over sanguine bars with a green plant emblem in four pieces charged in the hoist |
| File:Flag of the Franco-Colombiens.svg | 1981–present | Flag of the Franco-Columbians | A white field party per pale by a bar gemelles and dancetty, a fleur-de-lys and Pacific Dogwood emblem charged in the fly; Dogwood is the floral emblem of British Columbia, the blue stripes evoke the Pacific Ocean and the rising mountains beside, the yellow centre of the Dogwood flower represents the sun |
| File:Flag of the Franco Albertains.svg | 1982–present | Flag of the Franco-Albertans | A field party per bend sinister, blue and white, by a bend cotised white and blue with a white fleur-de-lys in the upper hoist and a red wild rose in the lower fly |
| File:Flag of the Franco-Yukonnais.svg | 1985–present | Flag of the Franco-Yukonnais | A blue field and three diagonal stripes set from lower hoist to upper fly. The colours of the stripes are white and golden yellow. The effect created by the arrangement of the stripes is meant to represent Yukon's many mountains. Blue is for the French people and the sky. White is for winter and snow. Yellow represents the gold rush and the Franco-Yukonnais contributions to history of the territory. |
| File:Franco-Terreneuviens.svg | 1986–present | Flag of the Fédération des Francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador (Franco-Terreneuviens) | Three unequal panels of blue, white, and red, with two yellow sails set on the line between the white and red panels. The sail on top is charged with a spruce twig, while the bottom sail is charged with a pitcher flower. |
| File:Flag of the FrancoTenois.svg | 1992–present | Flag of the Franco-Ténois | A polar bear on a snowy hill, looking forward towards a snowflake/Fleur-de-lis combined, representing the French community of the Northwest Territories of Canada. |
| File:Flag of the Franco-Nunavois.svg | 2002–present | Flag of the Franco-Nunavois | Blue that represents the Arctic sky and white recalls the snow, abundantly present on the territory. The principal shape represent an igloo, and under this one, the inukshuk which symbolise the human presence. A single dandelion flower grows from beneath it. |
Other ethnic groups
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:CANADIENS GAËLIQUES.jpg | 2008–present | Flag of Gaelic Canadians | Adopted by the Comhairle na Gàidhlig (The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia), the salmon represents the gift of knowledge in the Gaelic storytelling traditions of Nova Scotia, Scotland and Ireland and the Isle of Man. The “G” represents the Gaelic language and the ripples are the manifestations of the language through its rich culture of song, story, music, dance and custom and belief system.[9] |
| File:Afro-Nova Scotian Flag.svg | 2021–present | Flag of Black Nova Scotians | The red represents blood and sacrifice. The gold conveys cultural richness. The green symbolizes fertility and growth. The black stands for the people.
The wave in the bottom centre has a dual meaning, representing the ocean and movements as well as honouring the journey of African Nova Scotian ancestors through the middle passage during the slave trade. On the left is half of a stylized heart (a version of the Sankofa symbol) with a yin and yang-like symbol embedded to represent heartbreak balanced with awareness. The image is encompassed with an incomplete circle representing those things absent but yet to come.[10] |
Municipal
Historical
National
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of England.svg | 1497–1707 | Flag on John Cabot's ship, and used during the English colonization of the Americas before the Act of Union. | White Ensign, St George's Cross. |
| File:Flag of Scotland (1542–2003).svg | 1621–1707 | Flag used during the Scottish colonization of the Americas before the Act of Union. | White saltire on blue ensign, St. Andrew's Cross. |
| File:Naval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg | 1689 | Merchant Flag of France | |
| File:Flag of Great Britain.svg | 1707–1801 | Flag of Great Britain | |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 1801–1964 | Union Flag (1801–1964); Canadian Royal Union Flag (1964–present) |
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Royal
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Royal Standard of the King of France.svg | 1643 | Royal standard of France | |
| File:Pavillon royal de la France.svg | 1534–1763 | Royal Banner of France or "Bourbon Flag" was the most commonly used flag in New France[11][12][13][14] | The banner flag has three gold fleur-de-lis on a dark blue field arranged two and one |
| File:Royal standard of Canada (1962–2022).svg | 1962–2022 | Royal standard of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada | A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada defaced with a royal cypher of Queen Elizabeth II |
| File:Royal Standard of Prince William in Canada (2011–2022).svg | 2011–2022 | Royal standard of Prince William |
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Coronation standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:1937 and 1953 Coronation Standard of Canada.svg | 1937 and 1953 | Coronations of George VI and Elizabeth and Elizabeth II | Banner of arms of Royal Coat of Arms of Canada |
| File:1911 Canada Coronation Standard.svg | 1911 | Coronation of George V and Mary | Banner of arms of Royal Coat of Arms of Canada |
Viceregal
Civil ensigns
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Canadian Red Ensign (1868–1921).svg | 1892–1922 | Canadian Red Ensign as authorized for use as a civil ensign through Admiralty warrant. Informal use of the Canadian Red Ensign as a symbol of Canada began as early as 1868. | |
| File:Canadian Red Ensign (1905–1922).svg | 1907–1922 | 1907 informal version of the Canadian Red Ensign commonly used in western Canada. Note the inclusion of all the provincial emblems. | |
| File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg | 1922–1957 | 1922 version of the Canadian Red Ensign used from 1922 to 1957, which was also used as a de facto national flag. | |
| File:Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg | 1957–1965 | 1957 version of the Canadian Red Ensign that had evolved as the de facto national flag until 1965. |
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Newfoundland
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg | 1904–1949 | Dominion of Newfoundland | |
| File:Dominion of Newfoundland Blue Ensign, 1870–1904.svg | 1870–1904 | Newfoundland Colony | |
| File:Flag of Newfoundland 1862-1870.svg | 1862–1870 | Newfoundland Colony |
Rebellions
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Bandera FLQ.svg | 1968–1971 | Front de libération du Québec | Flag of the FLQ as seen at demonstrations in Montreal and the U.S. between 1968 and 1971[15] |
| File:Metis Red.svg | 1812–1821 | Pemmican War | Metis Flag |
| File:Drapeau des Patriotes de Saint-Eustache et de Saint-Benoît.svg | 1837 | Lower Canada Rebellion | This flag was created by Marie-Louise Félix, Émilie Berthelot and Marie-Louise-Zéphirine Labrie in 1837, also involved in the Association of Patriotic Ladies of the Deux-Montagnes County. We see a maple branch surmounted by a muskellunge, surrounded by a crown of cone and pine branches. The C would mean "Canada" (in the sense that this term had for the Patriots at the time) and JB would mean "Jean-Baptiste", the patron saint of "Canadians" since the creation of the Société Saint-Jean- Baptiste in 1834. The original is in Château Ramezay, in Montreal. |
| File:Provisional Government of Saskatchewan flag.svg | 1869-1870 | North-West Rebellion | Often mistaken as the flag used in the 1885 resistance, the flag used by the Provisional Government of Rupert's Land and the North-West was described in various ways. Most descriptions mention a fleur-de-lys, shamrock and a white background.[16][17] |
| File:Flagoftheprovisionalgovernmentofsask.png | 1885 | Provisional Government of Saskatchewan | The day of the provisional government's proclamation, Father Vital Fourmond, a witness, wrote "As a flag [Riel] chose the white flag of ancient France [with a royal blue shield bearing three golden fleurs de lys], saying that he was called to renew its ancient glories. On it he placed a large image of Mary's immaculate heart."[18] |
Other
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Madawaska.svg | 1827 | Flag of the short lived Republic of Madawaska which was situated between Canada and the US. | |
| File:Caribou Canadian Flag.png | 1868 | The Canadian Red Ensign used at Dominion Day celebrations in Barkerville, BC in support of Canadian Confederation, as Canada did not have an official flag.[19] | |
| File:British Empire flag (1930).svg | Post 1910–c. 1945 | British Empire flag | An unofficial flag of the British Empire featuring symbols of its constituent dominions and India. The Canadian coat of arms are present in the bottom left. It was flown by civilians as a display of patriotism on special occasions such as Empire Day. A surviving specimen from the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 is kept in the Canadian Flag Collection.[20] |
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Proposed
The following is a list of flags proposed for the Canadian state.[21]
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Patriote movement (Lower Canada).svg | 1832–1838 | Patriote flag | The proposed flag for the Republic of Lower Canada (1838). It is still used today by some souverainists, in mostly 4 variants: the original, and three versions with the yellow star in the top left corner. Of which, two of them have Henri Julien's Patriot painting of 1904, one in colour and the other stylised in black and white. |
| File:Flag of the Canadian Republic.svg | 1837–1838 | Flag of the Republic of Canada | A blue-white-red vertical tricolor with two white stars representing the colonies of Upper and Lower Canada and a crescent moon representing the "hunter's clubs" that organized and led the insurrection affixed at the hoist. |
| File:1902 British Empire flag proposal (in Canada).svg | 1902 | Design reported in the Daily Express to have been proposed as part of a series of Empire flags that would replace the Union Jack in representing individual territories of the British Empire[22] | The Cross of Saint George and the crown in the canton would have been present on all Empire flags to represent the English. In the top right would be the emblem of the territory flying the flag, and in this case, the coat of arms of Canada. A large sun in the centre symbolizes "the empire on which the sun never sets." |
| File:Proposed Flag of Canada (1930).svg | 1930 | La Presse Proposal | Design inspired by the Australian flag. |
| File:Proposed Flag of Canada (1939).svg | 1939 | Ephrem Côté's Proposal | |
| File:1946 Canadian flag proposal.svg | 1946 | Proposed flag for Canada | A red British ensign defaced with a large golden maple leaf outlined in white in the fly. |
| File:Adélard Godbout Canadian Flag Proposal (1947).svg | 1947 | Adélard Godbout's Proposal | |
| File:Jean-Francois Pouliot's Proposal (1957).svg | 1957 | Jean-Francois Pouliot's Proposal | Green, detailed maple leaf on a red background. |
| File:Polar Star Canadian Flag Proposal (1962).svg | 1962 | John-Guy Labarre's Proposal | A green Compass rose on a white background. |
| File:Native Sons of Canada Flag.svg | 1964 | Proposed flag for Canada by the Native Sons of Canada | Party per bend Gules and Argent a maple leaf Gules |
| File:Canada flag Group C Finalist.svg | 1964 | Proposal made during the Great Flag Debate featuring one maple leaf. "Group C" finalist considered by Parliamentary committee.[23] | |
| File:Four Leaves Flag Proposal.svg | 1964 | Proposal made during the Great Flag Debate featuring four maple leaves | Four large maple leaves occupy the center of the flag. Behind them is a white diamond on a blue background. The leaves are arranged similarly to the modern heraldic mark of the Prime Minister, and their stems form the Cross of Saint George in the middle. |
| File:Stars & Leaf Proposal (1964).svg | 1964 | Proposal made during the Great Flag Debate featuring one maple leaf | The background is like the British flag without the diagonal stripes, there is a green maple leaf in the center and there are three stars on either side in the red stripe and two stars on either side in the vertical red stripe. |
| File:Ten Leaves Flag Proposal.svg | 1964 | Proposal made during the Great Flag Debate featuring ten maple leaves | Ten maple leaves are spread across the flag, and they likely represent the provinces. On the left are red leaves on a red background. The right side features the same colours inverted. |
| File:Canada Pearson Pennant 1964.svg | 1964 | Proposed flag for Canada, known as the Pearson Pennant | A blue field with a white square containing a three-leaf maple. The blue sides were meant to represent John A. Macdonald's description of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Canada's geography, "From sea to sea". |
| File:Canadian Duality Flag.svg | 1994 | Proposed flag for Canada, known as the Canadian Unity Flag | Blue vertical stripes replacing part of the red bands, in approximate proportion to population of French heritage. |
| File:Unilise.svg | 1996 | The Unilisé, a flag used by Canadian federalists in Quebec | A banner combining the flags of Canada and Quebec. Made in 1996 after the Quebec independence referendum by federalists who supported remaining with Canada to represent national unity. |
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Regional
Official
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Cape Breton Island Flag (Eagle).svg | 1994–present | Flag of Cape Breton Island | A white field with four narrow horizontal stripes at the bottom, blue over green over yellow over gray with a narrow black fimbriation. Toward the fly, the green bar rises to silhouette a hill or island. Toward the hoist is a green, stylized eagle in flight.
Despite not being widely used, the Eagle flag was officially recognized and adopted by the Nova Scotian government in 1994.[24] |
| File:Flag of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.svg | 1938–present | Flag of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | A field party per fess, green and yellow, with a red-bordered grey ordinary cross; green represents the region's forests, yellow its agriculture, grey its industry and commerce, and red the vitality of the population |
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Unofficial
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Cape Breton Island Flag (Popular).svg | Disputed–present | Flag of Cape Breton Island | A field tierced per forest green and white, with a green saltire and yellow circle reading "Cape Breton Island" on the top, and "Canada" on the bottom, with a green stylized map of Cape Breton Island in the middle. The green is taken from the island's tartan.
Though being the most commonly used flag it is not the official flag and is disputed by supporters of the officially recognized 1993 flag designed by Kelly Gooding[24] |
| File:Flag of Labrador.svg | 1974–present | Flag of Labrador | A field party per fess, white and azure, with a green horizontal band across the centre and a spruce twig in the upper hoist |
| File:Flag of Newfoundland.svg | 1880s–present | Newfoundland Tricolour | A field tierced per pale green, white, and pink |
| File:Flag of Outer Baldonia.svg | 1949–present | Flag of Outer Bald Tusket Island | Flag used by one of the first micronations, named Principality of Outer Baldonia, it is sometimes used on fishing boats and on souvenirs. |
| File:Flag of Vancouver Island.svg | 1988–present | Flag of Vancouver Island | A Blue Ensign defaced with the great seal of the Colony of Vancouver Island. Used informally today.[25] This unofficial flag was designed in the 1980s to retroactively represent the colony (1849–1866). In 1865 the Crown gave colonies permission to place their badges on the fly of the Blue Ensign; thus vexillologists could argue that this flag is official.[26] |
| File:Flag of Western Canada.svg | 1988–present | Flag of Western Canada | Originally used by the Western Independence Party, it was designed in 1988 ahead of the party's first election. |
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House flags of Canadian freight companies
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| File:House flag of Canada Steamship Lines Ltd.svg | 1965–present | Canada Steamship Lines | |
| File:House flag of Canada Steamship Lines Ltd (1951).svg | 1958-1965 | ||
| File:House Flag of Quebec Steamship Company.svg | 1867-1958 | Quebec Steamship Company and Canada Steamship Lines | |
| File:Flag of Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien.png | 1944–present | Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien | The project differs in different periods of the company's activity. |
| File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg | 1811–2019 | Bowring Brothers | |
| File:House flag of the Canadian Australasian Line.svg | 1893–1953 | Canadian Australasian Line | |
| File:House flag of Canadian National Steamships.svg | 1919–1986 | Canadian National Steamship Company | |
| File:Canadian Pacific house flag.svg | 1887–2005 | CP Ships | |
| File:House Flag of Job Brothers & Co., Limited.svg | 19th–1967 | Job Brothers & Co., Limited | |
| File:House Flag of Canadian Northern Railway (Royal Line).svg | 1910–1916 | Royal Line |
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Yacht clubs of Canada
See also
- Canadian Heraldic Authority
- Canadian heraldry
- Canadian royal symbols
- Great Canadian Flag Debate
- List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
- National symbols of Canada
References
- ↑ Department of Canadian Heritage. "Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Promotion > Flag Etiquette in Canada". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ↑ Department of Canadian Heritage. "Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Promotion > Personal Flags and Standards". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Flags of National Defence".
- ↑ "The Navy League of Canada [Civil Institution]". 12 November 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Heritage Structure | Annex A – Cadet Flags". 12 October 2018.
- ↑ "The Army Cadet League of Canada [Civil Institution]". 12 November 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The Army Cadet League of Canada [Civil Institution]". 12 November 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Department of National Defence (2001-01-05). A-AD-200-000/AG-000 The Honours, Flags and Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces Chap 4 Annex A. Directorate of History and Heritage.
- ↑ "Gaelic Flags (Canada)".
- ↑ Currie, Brooklyn (February 15, 2021). "New official African Nova Scotian flag looking to connect past, present and future". CBC News.
- ↑ New York State Historical Association (1915). Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association with the Quarterly Journal: 2nd-21st Annual Meeting with a List of New Members. The Association.
It is most probable that the Bourbon Flag was used during the greater part of the occupancy of the French in the region extending southwest from the St. Lawrence to the Mississippi, known as New France... The French flag was probably blue at that time with three golden fleur - de - lis ....
- ↑ "Fleur-de-lys | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
At the time of New France (1534 to the 1760s), two flags could be viewed as having national status. The first was the banner of France — a blue square flag bearing three gold fleurs-de-lys. It was flown above fortifications in the early years of the colony. For instance, it was flown above the lodgings of Pierre Du Gua de Monts at Île Sainte-Croix in 1604. There is some evidence that the banner also flew above Samuel de Champlain's habitation in 1608. ..... the completely white flag of the French Royal Navy was flown from ships, forts and sometimes at land-claiming ceremonies.
- ↑ "INQUINTE.CA | CANADA 150 Years of History ~ The story behind the flag". inquinte.ca.
When Canada was settled as part of France and dubbed "New France," two flags gained national status. One was the Royal Banner of France. This featured a blue background with three gold fleurs-de-lis. A white flag of the French Royal Navy was also flown from ships and forts and sometimes flown at land-claiming ceremonies.
- ↑ W. Stewart Wallace (1948). The Encyclopedia of Canada, Vol. II, Toronto, University Associates of Canada. pp. 350–351.
During the French régime in Canada, there does not appear to have been any French national flag in the modern sense of the term. The "Banner of France", which was composed of fleur-de-lys on a blue field, came nearest to being a national flag, since it was carried before the king when he marched to battle, and thus in some sense symbolized the kingdom of France. During the later period of French rule, it would seem that the emblem...was a flag showing the fleur-de-lys on a white ground.... as seen in Florida. There were, however, 68 flags authorized for various services by Louis XIV in 1661; and a number of these were doubtless used in New France
- ↑ Flags of the World (retrieved on 31 July 2007)
- ↑ Begg, Alexander. "The Red River Troubles". The Globe (Letter to the Editor).
- ↑ Osler, Edmund Boyd (1961). The Man Who Had to Hang Louis Riel. Longmans Green. p. 69.
- ↑ Payment, Diane P (February 2009). "A National Feast Day, a Flag, and Anthem". The Free People - Li Gens Libres: A History of the Métis Community of Batoche, Saskatchewan (2 ed.). Calgary, AB, Canada: University of Calgary Press. ISBN 978-1-55238-239-4.
- ↑ "Dominion Day and the "New" Canadian Flag". Barkerville Historic Town & Park. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ Stevenson, Lorraine (23 May 2018). "Argyle museum waves the flag – all 1,300 of them". The Manitoba Co-operator. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ "Canada, flag proposals".
- ↑ "A British Empire Flag". The New York Times. The London Express. 9 February 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via The New York Times Archives.
- ↑ "Are the Conservatives playing politics with the Canadian flag? - National | Globalnews.ca".
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Woman wants Cape Breton flag designed by her daughter recognized | Saltwire". www.capebretonpost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ↑ FOTW Flags of the World: Vancouver Island (British Colony, Canada)
- ↑ Flags of Canada: British Columbia
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