List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols

This is a list of the symbols of Canadian provinces and territories. Each province and territory has a unique set of official symbols.

Provinces

Province   Flower   Bird    Animal    Tree   Mineral   Motto   Other   Capital  
Alberta[1][2]
Wild roseGreat horned owlBig horn sheepLodgepole pinePetrified woodFortis et liber (strong and free)Provincial fish: bull trout; provincial grass: rough fescue; song: "Alberta"Edmonton
British Columbia[3]
Pacific dogwoodSteller's jaySpirit bear
Western redcedarJade
Splendor sine occasu (splendour without diminishment) Provincial fish: Pacific salmonVictoria
Manitoba[4]
Prairie crocusGreat grey owlPlains bisonWhite spruce Nickel Gloriosus et liber (glorious and free) Provincial fish: walleye, provincial grass: big bluestem Winnipeg
New Brunswick[5]
Purple violet Black-capped chickadee - Balsam fir - Spem reduxit (hope was restored)Provincial soil: Holmesville, New Brunswick tartan, Acadian flag, New Brunswick salmon flyFredericton
Newfoundland and Labrador[6]
Purple pitcher plantAtlantic puffinCaribouBlack spruce Labradorite Quaerite primum regnum dei (seek ye first the kingdom of God)Anthem: "Ode to Newfoundland", Newfoundland Tricolour, Labrador flagSt. John's
Nova Scotia[7]
Mayflower Osprey - Red spruce StilbiteMunit haec et altera vincit (one defends and the other conquers) The Bluenose, Nova Scotia tartan; song: "Farewell to Nova Scotia"; dog: Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever; berry: wild blueberry; fossil: Hylonomus lyelli; gemstone: agateHalifax
Ontario[8]
White trillium Common loon - Eastern white pine AmethystUt incepit fidelis sic permanet (loyal she began thus she remains) - Toronto
Prince Edward Island[9]
Lady's slipperBlue jay - Red oak - Parva sub ingenti (the small under the protection of the great) Provincial soil: Charlottetown; anthem: "The Island Hymn"Charlottetown
Quebec[10][11]
Blue flag iris Snowy owl - Yellow birch - Je me souviens (I remember) Provincial symbol: fleur-de-lisQuebec City
Saskatchewan[12]
Western red lily Sharp-tailed grouse White-tailed deer Paper birch Potash Multis e gentibus vires (from many peoples, strength) Provincial fish: walleye, provincial grass: needle-and-thread grassRegina

Territories

Territory   Flower   Bird    Animal   Tree   Mineral   Motto   Other   Capital  
Northwest Territories[13]
Mountain avens Gyrfalcon Arctic grayling Tamarack larch Diamond - Territorial symbol: polar bear Yellowknife
Nunavut[14]
Purple saxifrage Rock ptarmigan Canadian Eskimo Dog - - Nunavut Sanginivut (Our land, our strength) Territorial symbol: inukshuk Iqaluit
Yukon[15]
Fireweed Common raven - Subalpine fir Lazulite - - Whitehorse

See also

References

  1. ↑ Government of Alberta. "Symbols of Alberta" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  2. ↑ Jewellery Business Magazine (June 2007). "Ammolite". Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  3. ↑ Government of British Columbia. "Symbols of British Columbia". Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  4. ↑ Government of Manitoba. "Symbols of Manitoba". Archived from the original on 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2006-01-16.
  5. ↑ Government of New Brunswick. "Symbols of New Brunswick". Archived from the original on 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2006-01-16.
  6. ↑ Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador". Retrieved 2006-01-16.
  7. ↑ Government of Nova Scotia. "Symbols of Nova Scotia". Retrieved 2006-01-16.
  8. ↑ Government of Ontario. "Emblems and Symbols". Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  9. ↑ Government of Prince Edward Island. "Symbols of Prince Edward Island". Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  10. ↑ Government of Quebec. "Symbols of Quebec". Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  11. ↑ Comox School district. "Symbols of Quebec". Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  12. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan. "Emblems of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-10-09.
  13. ↑ Government of the Northwest Territories. "Symbols of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  14. ↑ Government of Nunavut. "About the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut". Archived from the original on 2013-10-013. Retrieved 2014-01-26. Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
  15. ↑ Government of Yukon. "Symbols of Yukon". Archived from the original on 2006-10-15. Retrieved 2007-01-16.