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The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada contains the heraldic emblems that have been granted, registered, approved or confirmed by the Canadian Heraldic Authority since its inception on June 4, 1988. In 2005, the Canadian Heraldic Authority began the process of creating a digital version of the register available online.
Subsequently, the Governor General, Jeanne Sauvé, authorised the creation of the Canadian Heraldic Authority on June 4, 1988. [2] [4] As a result, Canada became the first Commonwealth realm outside the United Kingdom to have its own heraldic authority. [2] [4] Canada also provides full equality to women in terms of inheriting and transmitting ...
From 1763 until 1988, heraldry in Canada was under the authority of the College of Arms in London and the Court of the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh. In the late 1980s, the Queen issued letters patent authorizing the governor general to exercise her authority in heraldic matters. The governor general then established the Canadian Heraldic Authority ...
Canadian Heraldic Authority (1 C, 16 P) F. Fellows of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada (15 P) O. Order of Canada (8 C, 9 P) ... Media in category "Canadian heraldry"
A heraldic authority is defined as an office or institution which has been established by a reigning monarch or a government to deal with heraldry in the country concerned. It does not include private societies or enterprises which design and/or register coats of arms.
Heraldry portal; Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. C. Chief Heralds of Canada (4 P) Pages in category "Canadian Heraldic Authority"
Canadian Heraldic Authority (1 C, 16 P) College of Arms (2 C, 10 P) Court of the Lord Lyon (1 C, 21 P) ... State Council of Heraldry; State Herald of Sweden; T.
The Canadian Heraldic Authority, which grants armorial bearings (coats of arms), flags, and badges to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and corporate bodies, forms a part of the Canadian honours system; the granting of arms is regarded as an honour from the monarch, via the governor general, and thus are bestowed only on those whom the ...