Symbols of Ontario

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Ontario is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.^[1]

[edit] Official symbols

	Symbol	Image	Adopted	Remarks
Coat of arms	Coat of Arms of Ontario		1909 [1]	Originally granted by King Edward VII[1]
Motto	Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet Loyal she began, loyal she remains		1909 [1]	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Shield of Arms	Shield of Arms of Ontario		1868 [1]	The shield was granted by the Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria.
Flag	Flag of Ontario		May 21, 1965[1]
The Great Seal	The Great Seal of the Province of Ontario		January 1, 1870 [1]	The Great Seal was authorized by an Order-in-Council.
Bird	Common Loon Gavia immer		June 23, 1994[1]
Tree	Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus		May 1, 1984[1]
Gemstone	Amethyst		1975 [1]	Amethyst can be found in the areas surrounding Bancroft, North Bay and Thunder Bay.
Flower	White trillium Trillium grandiflorum		1937[1]
Tartan	Red and white with three shades of green and two shades of blue		June 23, 2000 [1]	Symbolising the forests and fields and water
Flag	The Franco-Ontarian Flag		June 29, 2001 [1]	It recognizing the flag as the emblem of the French-speaking community in Ontario

[edit] See also

• National symbols of Canada
• List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols

[edit] References

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