Symbols of British Columbia

British Columbia is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.

Official symbols

	Symbol	Image	Adopted	Remarks
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of British Columbia	Coat of arms of British Columbia	October 15, 1987	Granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Motto	Splendor sine occasu (Splendour without diminishment)		October 15, 1987	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms by Queen Elizabeth II
Shield of arms	Shield of arms of British Columbia		1906	Granted by King Edward VII
Flag	Flag of British Columbia	Flag of British Columbia	1960	Duplicates the design of the shield of arms of British Columbia
Flower	Pacific dogwood Cornus nuttalli	Pacific dogwood	1956
Mammal	Spirit bear Ursus americanus kermodei	Spirit bear	April 2006	Also called Kermode bear
Bird	Steller's jay Cyanocitta stelleri	Steller's jay	December 1982	Voted by the people of British Columbia
Fish	Pacific salmon	Pacific salmon	February 2013
Tree	Western redcedar Thuja plicata donn	Western redcedar	February 1988	Western red cedar is a valuable economic resource of the province
Gemstone	Jade	Jade	1968	Jade is mined in many parts of British Columbia
Tartan	Blue, white, green, red and gold	Tartan Tartan	1974	Symbolising the ocean, dogwood, forests, the maple leaf and sun on the shield and flag

Other symbols

	Symbol	Image	Adopted	Remarks
Provincial Government Symbol	"Spirit of BC" (Flag Graphic)	Spirit of BC/Flag Graphic Spirit of BC/Flag Graphic	1983	This was the symbol of the Government of BC from 1983 to 2003. It was a stylized graphic of the flag of British Columbia. This symbol remains in use on current standard vehicle registration plates of British Columbia.