Badge of the Governor General's Foot Guards, No. 4 Company

Blazon

Gules a bison statant between two stems of wheat and in chief the Royal Crown Or, the whole on a wreath of seven maple leaves Argent;

Symbolism

Red and white are the national colours of Canada and, together with the Royal Crown, symbolize a Canadian unit based in the National Capital, serving Canada and with an ongoing relationship to the Commander-in-Chief as Colonel of the Regiment. The number of leaves, seven, represents the number of Canadian provinces at the time of the first deployment. The bison is a historic emblem within the life of the unit. A small bronze statue of it is featured at the annual banquet commemorating the battle of Cut Knife Hill. It also represents the great western prairies which the unit crossed on its first deployment. The two ears of wheat are a reference to the Province of Saskatchewan, site of Cut Knife Hill. They allude to the two Guards members lost in the battle which took place there in 1885.