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Sterling Offices of Canada Limited

Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
January 15, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 37

Arms of Sterling Offices of Canada Limited
Arms of Sterling Offices of Canada Limited Arms of Sterling Offices of Canada Limited

Arms of Sterling Offices of Canada Limited

Blazon

Azure a maple leaf, on a chief Or a bridge proper;

Symbolism

The maple leaf alludes to Canada.

Crest of Sterling Offices of Canada Limited

Blazon

Upon an ingot fesswise Or the cap of Mercury proper;

Symbolism

The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The gold ingot covered by the cap of Mercury, the Roman god of trade and commerce, possibly alludes to the protection the company offered through reinsurance.

Motto of Sterling Offices of Canada Limited

Blazon

PER MULTOS SECURITAS;

Symbolism

This Latin phrase meaning “Safety through many” possibly alludes to the purpose of the firm as a reinsurance company.

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on November 17, 2018 in Volume 152, page 900 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of Sterling Offices of Canada Limited Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of Sterling Offices of Canada Limited

Additional Information