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Arms of Canada

Used for purposes of illustration in an educational article about the Arms of Canada. This image illustrates the use of traditional French and British motifs, as well specific Canadian symbols, in a coat of arms designed by the Canadian Heraldic Authority. As heraldry is a visual medium, the reader's understanding of the subject matter is enhanced by an image depicting how French, British and Canadian motifs are melded together into a specifically Canadian design.

This is the only coat of arms of Canada designed by the Canadian Heraldic Authority, protected by copyright and other restrictions including articles of the Paris Convention. A new, free artistic rendition of the coat of arms of Canada might suffice for some purposes, but would fail to show the comparisons of various features in the official rendition as discussed in the Arms of Canada article. Use, unaltered, in a non-commercial, educational context is specifically allowed by the Canadian government.

Monarchy of Canada

Used for purposes of illustration in a non-commercial, educational article about the monarchy of Canada. This image is the coat of arms (official state logo) and graphical representation of the Monarchy of Canada. This specific logo, designed and rendered by the Canadian Heraldic Authority, was legally approved and adopted for use by the Canadian sovereign. The use of this logo/image aids the reader's understanding of the subject matter as it is the primary symbol in current use to represent the subject of the article, and supports the article's content in depicting how the French, English, Irish, Scottish, and First Nations cultures were melded together into a specifically Canadian nation and monarchy.

This official state image is a specific logo legally approved and adopted for use by Canada. Any graphical depiction deviating from this logo is not the Arms of Canada as any deviations have not been legally approved and adopted for use as a symbol of the Canadian state. This logo is protected by copyright, trademark, and other restrictions including articles of the Paris Convention. Any image so closely resembling this logo as to be likely to be confused with it would constitute a copyright and/or trademark infringement under Canadian law. As such, any free-use image would either be so significantly different as to be unsuitable to represent the Monarchy of Canada, or would be so nearly resembling this image as to be a copyright and/or trademark violation under Canadian law ("Marks and designs similar to the official symbols are pursued as a copyright or trade-mark infringement"[3]).

Canada

Used for purposes of illustration in a non-commercial, educational article about Canada. This image is the coat of arms of Canada (official state logo) and graphical representation of the Monarchy, and therefore the state of Canada itself. This image illustrates the use of traditional French and British motifs, as well specific Canadian symbols, to enhance the reader's understanding of the subject area in relation to the history and governance of Canada - as well as providing a graphical representation of the government, citizenship and national identity of Canada.

This official state image is a specific logo legally approved and adopted for use by Canada. Any graphical depiction deviating from this logo is not the Arms of Canada as any deviations have not been legally approved and adopted for use as a symbol of the Canadian state. This logo is protected by copyright, trademark, and other restrictions including articles of the Paris Convention. Any image so closely resembling this logo as to be likely to be confused with it would constitute a copyright and/or trademark infringement under Canadian law. As such, any free-use image would either be so significantly different as to be unsuitable to represent the Canada, or would be so nearly resembling this image as to be a copyright and/or trademark violation under Canadian law ("Marks and designs similar to the official symbols are pursued as a copyright or trade-mark infringement"[4]).

Government of Canada

Used for purposes of illustration in a non-commercial, educational article about the Government of Canada. This image is the coat of arms of the Canadian monarch and is a graphical representation of the Crown. As the monarch is corporation sole, the arms thus represent the state of Canada itself and its government institutions.

This official state image is a specific logo legally approved and adopted for use by Canada. Any graphical depiction deviating from this logo is not the Arms of Canada as any deviations have not been legally approved and adopted for use as a symbol of the Canadian government. This logo is protected by copyright, trademark, and other restrictions including articles of the Paris Convention. Any image so closely resembling this logo as to be likely to be confused with it would constitute a copyright and/or trademark infringement under Canadian law. As such, any free-use image would either be so significantly different as to be unsuitable to represent the article topic or would be so nearly resembling this image as to be a copyright and/or trademark violation under Canadian law ("Marks and designs similar to the official symbols are pursued as a copyright or trade-mark infringement"[5]).