Heraldic mark of the prime minister of Canada

Heraldic mark of the
Prime Minister of Canada
Heraldic mark of the; Prime Minister of Canada
Armiger	Prime Minister of Canada
Use	Appears on the coats of arms of prime ministers who pursue an emblem from the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

The Heraldic mark of the prime minister of Canada is granted exclusively to holders of the office who pursue an official personal coat of arms from the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

History

Presently, five former prime ministers have official coats of arms featuring the mark. Chronologically they are: Pierre Trudeau,^[1] John Turner,^{[citation needed]} Brian Mulroney,^[2] Kim Campbell,^[3] and Paul Martin.^{[citation needed]}

Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir Charles Tupper both had personal coats of arms, however neither feature the heraldic mark because the symbol had not been adopted during their tenure.^{[citation needed]}

^ "Pierre Elliott TRUDEAU". The Governor General of Canada. Montréal, Quebec. December 7, 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^ "Martin Brian MULRONEY". The Governor General of Canada. Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^ "Avril Kim CAMPBELL". The Governor General of Canada. Canadian Heraldic Authority. January 25, 1995. Retrieved 2 April 2020.