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The national flag of Canada (at left) being flown with the flags of the 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories. The Department of Canadian Heritage lays out protocol guidelines for the display of flags, including an order of precedence; these instructions are only conventional, however, and are generally intended to show respect for what are considered important symbols of the state or ...
A flag should always be shown, represented or used in a dignified manner. It should not be defaced by way of printing or figures or masked by other objects, but displayed in a manner which may be described as aloft and free, in which all symbolic parts of the flag can be identified. (Department of Canadian Heritage)
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Group B finalist for the 1964 contest to adopt the Canadian flag. Maple leaf, in the contest, created by George Stanley [1]. The maple leaf was eventually modified to create the Canadian flag currently in use. [2]
English: The Canadian Red Ensign used between 1921 and 1957. This image has compared for accuracy (mainly colors) using an image from World Statesmen. The only change is making the maple leaves green from red. This image has compared for accuracy (mainly colors) using an image from World Statesmen.
English: Construction sheet for the flag of Canada with an unofficial (but highly accurate) mathematical representation of the maple leaf. The government of Canada has never provided a mathematical or geometric description of the maple leaf on the Canadian flag.
Shortly after Canadian Confederation in 1867, the need for distinctive Canadian flags emerged. The first Canadian flag was then used as the flag of the governor general of Canada, a Union Flag with a shield in the centre bearing the quartered arms of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves. [38]