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Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
March 20, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 232
Arms of The Great Lakes Reinsurance CompanyBlazonAzure a sun in splendour Or rising from barry wavy in base Argent and Azure, on a chief Or a beaver couchant proper between a maple leaf and a fleur-de-lis Gules; SymbolismNot available. |
CrestBlazonThe bust of an Indigenous man wearing a headdress proper, all between two roses Gules, seeded Or, barbed, leaved and stemmed proper; SymbolismNot available. |
MottoBlazonINDUSTRY INTELLIGENCE AND INTEGRITY; SymbolismThis is similar to the motto of the City of Toronto, where the company was based. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 28, 2020 in Volume 154, page 694 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available. PainterArtist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeCivil Institution Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 23 June 1953. |