Parks Canada Agency

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Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of a Badge
September 15, 2017
Vol. VI, p. 757

Badge of Parks Canada Agency
Badge of Parks Canada Agency
 
Badge of Parks Canada Agency

Badge of Parks Canada Agency

Blazon

A pomme charged with a beaver sejant on a lodge Or all within an annulus Vert edged and set with maple leaves Or and ensigned by the Royal Crown proper;

Symbolism

The beaver seated on a lodge is a longstanding emblem of the Parks Canada Agency, and green is the agency’s colour. The Royal Crown represents the role of the agency’s park wardens in protecting Canada’s national parks on behalf of the Crown.

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on March 31, 2018 in Volume 152, page 897 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to the Parks Canada Agency

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of the Parks Canada Agency, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Debra MacGarvie

Calligrapher

Doris Wionzek

Recipient Type

Civil Institution
Crown Corporation & "arms length" organization