Official tartans in Canada

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Canada's provinces and territories (except for Nunavut), as well as many other divisions in Canada, have officially recognized tartans. Tartans were first brought to Canada by Scottish settlers, and in 1955, Nova Scotia was the first province to adopt an official tartan. The official provincial and territorial tartans are all registered in the books of the Court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland.

[edit] The tartans

1. Maple leaf (unofficial)
2. Newfoundland and Labrador (unofficial)
3. Prince Edward Island (1960)
4. Nova Scotia (adopted 1955)^[1]

5. New Brunswick (adopted 1959)
6. Quebec (unofficial)
7. Ontario (adopted 2000)
8. Manitoba (adopted 1962)
9. Saskatchewan (adopted ?)
10. Alberta (adopted 1961)
11. British Columbia (adopted 1967)
12. Northwest Territories (adopted 1973)
13. Yukon (adopted 1984)

[edit] External link

• Tartans Government of Canada site showing the designs of all the tartans and the meaning of the colours.