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Heritage Canada Foundation

Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
July 8, 1998
Vol. III, p. 258

Arms of the Heritage Canada Foundation
Flag of the Heritage Canada Foundation
Arms of the Heritage Canada Foundation

Arms of the Heritage Canada Foundation

Blazon

Gules a maple leaf its stem conjoined with two maple keys Or;

Crest of the Heritage Canada Foundation

Blazon

A triple towered wooden fort Or each tower roofed Gules;

Motto of the Heritage Canada Foundation

Blazon

PATRIMONII PUBLICI PROPUGNATORES. This Latin phrase means "Champions of our collective heritage".

Supporters of the Heritage Canada Foundation

Blazon

On a cornice Argent set upon a brick wall with quoins of stone all proper two beavers Or each wearing a sash Gules adorned with maple leaves the stems conjoined with two maple keys Argent;
Flag of the Heritage Canada Foundation

Flag of the Heritage Canada Foundation

Blazon

A banner of the Arms;

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on January 30, 1999 in Volume 133, page 182 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to the Heritage Canada Foundation

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Linda Nicholson

Calligrapher

Suzzann Wright

Recipient Type

Civil Institution