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Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms and Supporters
January 15, 2021
Vol. VII, p. 317
Arms of The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of OntarioBlazonArgent on a chevron wavy cotised Azure between in chief two cogwheels Gules and in base a sprig of three maple leaves Vert, three mullets Argent; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The wavy blue chevron alludes to water and, by extension, to hydroelectricity. The cogwheels represent the turbines and generators in a power plant, which transform the flow of a river into energy. The sprig of maple leaves is taken from the provincial arms of Ontario. |
CrestBlazonAn electric generator ensigned by a sun in splendour proper; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The electric generator represents the commission’s power plants, and the sun the energy that they produce. |
MottoBlazonDONA NATURAE PRO POPULO SUNT; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “The gifts of nature are for the people.” It emphasizes that the commission was established as a public utility to harness energy from natural sources. |
SupportersBlazonDexter a moose sinister a deer proper; SymbolismThe moose and the deer are the supporters of the arms of the Province of Ontario. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 27, 2021 in Volume 155, page 1320 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 originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 10 February 1958. |