Symbols of Ontario

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Ontario is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.^[1]

[edit] Official symbols

	Symbol	Adopted	Remarks
Coat of arms	Coat of Arms of Ontario	1909 ^[1]	Originally granted by King Edward VII^[1]
Motto	Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet Loyal she began, loyal she remains	1909 ^[1]	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Shield of Arms	Shield of Arms of Ontario	1868 ^[1]	The shield was granted by the Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria.
Flag	Flag of Ontario	May 21, 1965^[1]
The Great Seal	The Great Seal of the Province of Ontario	January 1, 1870 ^[1]	The Great Seal was authorized by an Order-in-Council.
Bird	Common Loon Gavia immer	June 23, 1994^[1]
Tree	Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus	May 1, 1984^[1]
Gemstone	Amethyst	1975 ^[1]	Amethyst can be found in the areas surrounding Bancroft, North Bay and Thunder Bay.
Flower	White trillium Trillium grandiflorum	1937^[1]	Very popular as a vehicle licence plate decoration.
Tartan	Red and white with three shades of green and two shades of blue	June 23, 2000 ^[1]	Symbolizing the forests and fields and water.
Flag	The Franco-Ontarian Flag	June 29, 2001 ^[1]	Recognized under provincial law as the emblem of the French-speaking community in Ontario.
Provincial Brand	trillium	2006	replaced an earlier trillium brand introduced in 1964 ^[2]
Provincial Licence plate slogan	Yours to Discover	1982	replaced earlier slogan Keep it Beautiful c.1973; 'Tant a decouvrir was added in 2003
Provincial colours	green and gold^[3]