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Revision as of 19:57, 13 October 2021

The Canadian national flag flying next to a statue of Terry Fox
The national flag of Canada with the flags of the Canadian provinces and territories

This is a list of flags used in Canada. 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 Queen'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 2nd largest exhibit - known as the Canadian Flag Collection.


National

Flag Date Use Description
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

Ceremonial

Flag Date Use Description
1965–present Royal Union Flag National flag of the United Kingdom. The Cross of St. Andrew counterchanged with the Cross of St. Patrick and over all the Cross of St. George.

Civil and state

Provincial

Flag Date Use Description
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
1948–present Flag of Quebec
(The Fleurdelisé)		 A blue field with an ordinary white cross and a white fleur-de-lis in each quadrant
1858–present Flag of Nova Scotia A banner of arms of the coat of arms of Nova Scotia
1965–present Flag of New Brunswick A banner of the coat of arms of New Brunswick
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
1960–present Flag of British Columbia A banner of the coat of arms of British Columbia
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
1968–present Flag of Alberta A blue field with the shield of the coat of arms of Alberta charged in the centre
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
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
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
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 Canadian pale
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

Main article: Royal Standards of Canada
Flag Date Use Description
1962–present Royal Standard of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada defaced with a royal cypher of Queen Elizabeth II
Royal Standard of the Prince of Wales
Royal Standard of Prince William
Royal Standard of Princess Anne
Royal Standard of Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Royal Standard of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
1962–present Other members of the Royal Family

Coronation Standards

Flag Date Use Description
1937 and 1953 Coronation Standard Banner of arms of Royal Coat of Arms of Canada
1911 Old Coronation Standard Banner of arms of Royal Coat of Arms of Canada

Viceregal and administrative

Governor general

Flag Date Use Description
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

Main article: Flags of the lieutenant governors of Canada

Canadian Armed Forces

Flag Date Use Description
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
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
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
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
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.
?−1965 Based 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
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
2013–2016 Old flag of the Canadian Army
1998–2013 Old flag of the Canadian Army
1968–1998 Old flag of the Canadian Army
1939–1944 Old flag of the Canadian Army
?–present Flag of the Commander of the Canadian Army

Royal Canadian Navy

Flag Date Use Description
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
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
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
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.
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
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
1941-1968 Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign

Canada Border Services Agency

Flag Date Use Description
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

Coast Guard

Flag Date Use Description
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
?–present Honorary Commissioner Flag Governor General's flag in the canton.

Police

Flag Date Use Description
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
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

Supreme Court

Flag Date Use Description
Link to file Flag of the Supreme Court of Canada

Canadian Cadets, Junior Canadian Rangers, and cadet leagues

Flag Date Use Description
2015 - present Commander's pennant of Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Based on the pennants used by Canadian commodores and brigadier-generals, with the National Support Group's command badge
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.
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.
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.
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).
January 1973–present Flag of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets used by individual Army Cadet Corps.
1944–1973 Flag of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets used by individual Army Cadet Corps used before 1973.
? Camp Flag of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. On a white field, the badge of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets in the centre.
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]
1991–present [8][5] Banner of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets Based on the design of Queen's Colours 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 General HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as 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.
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.
? 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.
? 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.

Crown corporations

Flag Date Use Description
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
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

Religious flags

Flag Date Use Description
?-present Flag of the Anglican Church of Canada

Ethnic groups flags

Indigenous nations

Flag Date Use Description
Unknown–present Flag of the Anishinaabek A black pictographic thunderbird on a white field
Unknown–present Simplified flag of the Atikamekw
Unknown–present Flag of the Haida Nation A red field with an eagle and raven headed bird, surrounded by a circlet, charged in the centre
Unknown–present Flag of the Innu Nation Horizontal bands of teal, white and light blue, within the blue sits a centre snowshoe flanked by reindeer skulls on both sides
Unknown–present Flag of the Secwepemc Nation Flag features 17 feathers representing the 17 bands in the Secwépemc Nation. The feathers are mostly black, with a white portion in the middle. The white portion signifies those communities which were wiped out by disease and other trauma following contact
2019–present Flag of the Musqueam people A white Canadian pale on a teal field, with an arrowhead in the centre depicting a salmon leaping above a net
Unknown–present Flag of the Mi'kmaq Nation Grand Council A white field with a red Latin cross and a red star and moon in the left quadrants; white denotes purity of creation, the red cross represents mankind and infinity, the sun and moon the forces of day and night,[9] the flag is meant to be displayed hanging vertically as shown here[10]
1980s–present Flag of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy A mauve field party per fess by a band of white squares joined and a stylized white "Tree of Peace" charged in the centre; design is adapted from the Hiawatha wampum belt, each element represents an original nation in the confederacy
Unknown–present Flag of the Matimekush Band A vertical tricolour triband of chartreuse, white, green with the coat of arms of the Matimekush Lac John Band charged in the Canadian pale
Mid-1980s–present Flag of the Natuaqanek Band A red field with yellow left and right borders, a quartered roundel charged in the centre[9]
Unknown–present Flag of Ĩyãħé Nakón Mąkóce (Stoney Nakoda) Stoney Nakoda flag
2005–present Flag of the Ktunaxa Nation Flag features a golden feathered staff on a brown field
1980–present Flag of the Nlaka'pamux Nation Circle wreath of Nlaka'pamux pictographs set on a grey field
2012–present Flag of Deisleen Ḵwáan, Lingít Aaní Horizontally striped, red-white-red, 1-3-1, with five totems or emblems in the centre, from left to right: Kùkhhittàn (Raven Children), Ishklitàn (Frog), Yanyèdi (Wolf), Sèshitàn (Beaver), Dakhlʼawèdi (Eagle)
Unknown–present Flag of the Tahltan Nation Flag of Tahltan Kolīne representing the two clans: Crow (or Tseskʼiya) and Wolf (or Chʼioyone)
File:Bandera Nis'ga Nation.png 2001–present Flag of the Nisg̱aʼa Nation A vertical tricolour triband of black, white, and sanguine with the badge of the Nisga'a Nation,[11] surrounded by black and sanguine ovals, charged in the Canadian pale[12]
Unknown–present Flag of the Nuxalk Nation
File:Flag of the Tlicho Nation.PNG Unknown–present Flag of the Tłı̨chǫ A dark blue flag with thin centered horizontal white wavy stripe overlapping the bottom of a yellow sun disc with background-color fimbriation showing where these meet and four red teepees with white fimbriation and poles set in a row on the bottom half; yellow upright five-pointed star on the upper fly.
Unknown–present Flag of the Haisla people
Unknown–present Flag of the Stʼatʼimc
Pre-1816–present Flag of the Métis Nation of Canada A blue field with a white symbol of infinity charged in the centre
Pre-1816–present Flag of the Métis Nation (Red Variant) A red field with a white symbol of infinity charged in the centre

Blackfoot flags

Flag Date Use Description
Unknown–present Flag of the Blackfoot Confederacy
Unknown–present Flag of Kainai Nation
Unknown–present Flag of Piikani Nation
Unknown–present Flag of Siksika Nation
Cree flags
Flag Date Use Description
Unknown–present Flag of Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Alberta
Unknown–present Flag of Bigstone Cree Nation, Alberta
Unknown–present Flag of Cree Nation of Wemindji, Quebec
Unknown–present Flag of Cree Nation of Nemaska, Quebec
Unknown–present Flag of the Driftpile First Nation, Alberta
Unknown–present Flag of Enoch Cree Nation, Alberta
Unknown–present Flag of Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba
Unknown–present Flag of James Smith Cree Nation, Saskatchewan
Unknown–present Flag of the Kapawe'no First Nation, Alberta
Unknown–present Flag of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, Ontario
Unknown–present Flag of Mikisew Cree First Nation, Northwest Territories
Unknown–present Flag of Neskantaga First Nation, Ontario
Unknown–present Flag of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Ontario
Unknown–present Flag of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, Manitoba
Unknown–present Flag of Oujé-Bougoumou Cree Nation, Quebec
Unknown–present Flag of Peguis First Nation, Manitoba
Unknown–present Flag of the Peepeekisis Cree Nation, Saskatchewan
Unknown–present Flag of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Manitoba
Unknown–present Flag of Piapot First Nation, Saskatchewan
Unknown–present Flag of Red Earth First Nation, Saskatchewan
Unknown–present Flag of Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, Manitoba

Inuit flags

Flag Date Use Description
2005–present Flag of Nunatsiavut A white field with a white, green, and blue inukshuk charged in the centre
2018–present Flag of NunatuKavut The flag features an ulu, a traditional Inuit knife used by women. Within the ulu image is a dog sled team, showing the importance of husky dogs, as well as a kudlik, a traditional seal oil lamp
unofficial Flag of Nunavik
Unknown–present Flag of Inuvialuit

Immigrants

Flag Date Use Description
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.[13]
2021–present Flag of Black Nova Scotians [14]

Francophone peoples

Flag Date Use Description
1884–present Acadian flag Tri-colored flag, blue, white then red. A yellow star representing independence and unique culture from main land France.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.

Municipal

Main article: List of city flags § Canada

Historical flags

National flags

Flag Date Use Description
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.
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.
1534–1763 Royal Banner of France or "Bourbon Flag" was the most commonly used flag in New France.[15][16][17][18] The banner flag has three gold fleur-de-lis on a dark blue field arranged two and one.
1643 Royal Standard of France.
1689 Merchant Flag of France
1707–1801 Flag of Great Britain
1801–1964 Flag of the United Kingdom (1801–1964); Canadian Royal Union Flag (1964–present)
1868-1921 Canadian version Red Ensign and civil flag until 1921.
1905-1922 1907 Canadian Red Ensign commonly used in western Canada. Note the inclusion of all the provincial emblems.
1921-1957 Canadian version Red Ensign and civil flag until 1957.
1957-1965 1957 version of the Canadian Red Ensign that had evolved as the de facto national flag until 1965.

Newfoundland

Flag Date Use Description
1862-1870 Newfoundland Colony
1870–1904 Dominion of Newfoundland
1907–1949 Dominion of Newfoundland

Hudson's Bay Company

Main article: Flag of the Hudson's Bay Company

Vice-regal flags

Main article: Flag of the Governor General of Canada § Historical versions
Main article: Flags of the lieutenant governors of Canada § Historical

Civil flags

Flag Date Use Description
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.

Proposed flags [19]

Flag Date Use Description
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.
1837–1838 Flag of the Republic of Canada Two white stars representing the colonies of Upper and Lower Canada on the upper half with "LIBERTY" inscribed on the lower half.
1830 La Presse Proposal Design inspired by the australian flag.
1939 Ephrem Côté's Proposal
1946 Proposed flag for Canada A red British ensign defaced with a large golden maple leaf outlined in white in the fly.
1947 Adélard Godbout's Proposal
1957 Jean-Francois Pouliot's Proposal Green, detailed maple leaf on a red background.
1962 John-Guy Labarre's Proposal A green Compass rose on a white background.
1964 Proposed flag for Canada by the Native Sons of Canada Party per bend Gules and Argent a maple leaf Gules
1964 Proposal made during the Great Flag Debate featuring one maple leaves. "Group C" finalist considered by Parliamentary committee.[20]
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.
1964 Proposal made during the Great Flag Debate featuring one maple leaves 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.
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.
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".
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.
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.

Unofficial regional flags

Flag Date Use Description
1880s–present Newfoundland Tricolour A field tierced per pale green, white, and pink
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
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
1988–present Flag of Vancouver Island A Blue Ensign defaced with the great seal of the Colony of Vancouver Island. Used informally today.[21] 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.[22]
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.
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[23]

House flags of Canadian freight companies

Flag Date Use Description
1811-2019 Bowring Brothers
1887-2005 CP Ships
1893-1953 Canadian Australasian Line

Yacht clubs of Canada

Flag Club
Armdale Yacht Club
Bay of Quinte Yacht Club
Bras d'Or Yacht Club
Bronte Harbour Yacht Club
Buffalo Canoe Club
Dobson Yacht Club
Etobicoke Yacht Club
Northern Yacht Club
Oakville Yacht Squadron
Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club
Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Royal Victoria Yacht Club
Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
Windsor Yacht Club
Queen's University at Kingston (College team)
University of British Columbia (College team)

See also

References

  1. ^ Department of Canadian Heritage. "Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Promotion > Flag Etiquette in Canada". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  2. ^ Department of Canadian Heritage. "Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Promotion > Personal Flags and Standards". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Flags of National Defence".
  4. ^ "The Navy League of Canada [Civil Institution]".
  5. ^ a b "Heritage Structure | Annex A – Cadet Flags". 12 October 2018.
  6. ^ "The Army Cadet League of Canada [Civil Institution]".
  7. ^ a b "The Army Cadet League of Canada [Civil Institution]".
  8. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ a b "Canada > Index of Pages > First Nations > Mikmaq". Flags of the World. ISSN 1712-9842. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  10. ^ "Flags of the World". Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  11. ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority. "The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada > Nisga'a Nation". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  12. ^ "Canada > Index of Pages > First Nations > Nisga'a Nation". Flags of the World. ISSN 1712-9842. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  13. ^ https://www.fotw.info/flags/ca_gaelc.html
  14. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/african-nova-scotian-flag-ceremony-1.5914577
  15. ^ 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 ....
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ 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
  19. ^ https://www.fotw.info/flags/ca!.html
  20. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/1824425/are-the-conservatives-playing-politics-with-the-canadian-flag/
  21. ^ FOTW Flags of the World: Vancouver Island (British Colony, Canada)
  22. ^ Flags of Canada: British Columbia
  23. ^ "Woman wants Cape Breton flag designed by her daughter recognized | Saltwire". www.capebretonpost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
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