Canadian Explosives Technicians’ Association

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Oakville, Ontario
Grant of a Badge
April 15, 2024
Vol. VIII, p. 275

Badge of the Canadian Explosives Technicians’ Association
Badge of the Canadian Explosives Technicians’ Association
 
Badge of the Canadian Explosives Technicians’ Association

Badge of the Canadian Explosives Technicians’ Association

Blazon

A blast wave Or, its peak in the shape of a maple leaf, voided Sable and charged with a spherical bomb its wick fesswise to the sinister enflamed Or;

Symbolism

The golden bomb set within the representation of a blast is derived from the badge of a Canadian Armed Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician. This is in recognition that the role once played by the Canadian Armed Forces in explosives response is now the responsibility of Canadian police services. The bomb embodies all types of explosives. Its short fuse emphasizes that time is of the essence when police explosives technicians respond to a call. The blast wave highlights the danger inherent to their work, and its shape symbolizes an explosion, including shock, incendiary, and fragmentation effects. The ray in the shape of a maple leaf indicates the national mandate of the Association’s qualified explosives technicians, whose members belong to police services from across Canada.

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

Since 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to the Canadian Explosives Technicians’ AssociationLetters patent granting heraldic emblems to the Canadian Explosives Technicians’ Association

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of the Canadian Explosives Technicians’ Association, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Yana Klimava

Calligrapher

Yolande Lessard

Recipient Type

Civil Institution