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The Corporation of the City of Brantford

Brantford, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
March 6, 1991
Vol. II, p. 80

Arms of The Corporation of the City of Brantford
Arms of The Corporation of the City of Brantford Arms of The Corporation of the City of Brantford

Arms of The Corporation of the City of Brantford

Blazon

Gules a beaver statant on a log fesswise its ends gnawed all Or;

Crest of The Corporation of the City of Brantford

Blazon

A maple leaf Gules veined Or charged with a mural crown Or masoned Gules;

Motto of The Corporation of the City of Brantford

Blazon

INDUSTRIA ET PERSEVERANTIA. This Latin phrase means "Industry and perseverance".

Supporters of The Corporation of the City of Brantford

Blazon

Upon a grassy mound strewn with daffodil flowers proper rising above barry wavy Azure and Argent to the dexter a Mohawk in traditional dress of the period 1784 bearing in the dexter hand and across the sinister shoulder the Gus-wen-tah wampum belt and to the sinister a pioneer logger in dress of the period 1830 bearing in the sinister hand a single bladed axe all proper;
Flag of The Corporation of the City of Brantford Flag of The Corporation of the City of Brantford

Flag of The Corporation of the City of Brantford

Blazon

Gules on a Canadian pale Argent an escutcheon of the Arms of the City of Brantford;
Badge of The Corporation of the City of Brantford Badge of The Corporation of the City of Brantford

Badge of The Corporation of the City of Brantford

Blazon

Argent a maple leaf Gules veined Or charged with a mural crown Or masoned Gules enclosed within a bordure wavy Azure;

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on November 23, 1991 in Volume 125, page 3770 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to The Corporation of the City of Brantford Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to The Corporation of the City of Brantford

Additional Information