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Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
April 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 176
Arms of Claude ComtoisBlazonOr on a grassy mount issuant in base an elm tree proper, on a chapé Vert two garbs Or each bound with a wreath of maple leaves proper; SymbolismThe elm tree (orme in French) refers to the Ferme des ormes (“Farm of the Elms”), which his grandfather the Honourable Paul Comtois, P.C., inherited and managed for a long time. The garbs allude to the Honourable Paul Comtois’s training as an agronomist and to his work as a farmer. |
CrestBlazonA lion’s gamb eradicated Or billety Azure holding a miner’s pick proper; SymbolismThe miner’s pick recalls that the Honourable Paul Comtois, P.C., was Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys of Canada (1957-1961) before becoming lieutenant governor of Quebec (1961-1966). |
MottoBlazonSOIS FRANC ET HONNÊTE; SymbolismThis French phrase, SOIS FRANC ET HONNÊTE, means “Be upfront and honest.” |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on December 7, 2019 in Volume 153, page 4267 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of the heralds of the College of Arms, London (1963). PainterArtist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 20 February 1963, is the name of his late grandfather the Honourable Paul Comtois, P.C. The recipient's emblems are based on those recorded in the name of Paul Comtois in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume VI, page 602, 15 April 2016. |