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Canadian Forces Health Services Group

Ottawa, Ontario
Confirmation of a Badge
November 15, 2023
Vol. VIII, p. 233

Badge of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group
Badge of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group

Badge of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group

Blazon

Sable a maple leaf Argent charged with a cross couped Gules, all within the Badge Frame for Miscellaneous Formations/Groups;

Symbolism

The design uses the badge of the Militia Army Medical Staff Service, a maple leaf bearing a red cross.

Motto of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group

Blazon

SANITAS;

Symbolism

This Latin word means “Health.”

Background

Canada Gazette Information

Since 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette
Letters patent confirming the Badge of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group Letters patent confirming the Badge of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of the Department of National Defence, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

D. Robert Tunstall

Calligrapher

Shirley Mangione

Recipient Type

Military Institution

Notes

This emblem with a different badge frame was previously recorded in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume VI, page 241, 20 June 2013.