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
Flag and arms		 Flower Bird Animal Tree Mineral Motto Other Capital
Alberta[1]

 Wild rose Great horned owl Big horn sheep Lodgepole pine Petrified wood Fortis et liber (strong and free) Provincial fish: bull trout; provincial grass: rough fescue; song: "Alberta" Edmonton
British Columbia[2]

 Pacific dogwood Steller's jay Spirit bear Western redcedar Jade Splendor sine occasu (splendour without diminishment) Provincial fish: Pacific salmon Victoria
Manitoba[3][4]

 Prairie crocus Great grey owl Plains bison White spruce Nickel Gloriosus et liber (glorious and free) Provincial fish: walleye, provincial grass: big bluestem, Provincial Fossil: Tylosaurus pembinensis (Mosasaur) Winnipeg
New Brunswick[5]

 Purple violet Black-capped chickadee - Balsam fir - Spem reduxit (hope was restored) Provincial soil: Holmesville Fredericton
Newfoundland and Labrador[6]

 Purple pitcher plant Atlantic puffin Caribou Black spruce Labradorite Quaerite primum regnum dei (seek ye first the kingdom of God) Anthem: "Ode to Newfoundland", Newfoundland Tricolour, Labrador flag St. John's
Nova Scotia[7]

 Mayflower Osprey - Red spruce Stilbite Munit 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; Provincial fish: Brook trout; fossil: Hylonomus lyelli; gemstone: agate Halifax
Ontario[8]

 White trillium Common loon - Eastern white pine Amethyst Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (loyal she began thus she remains) - Toronto
Prince Edward Island[9]

 Lady's slipper Blue 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-lis Quebec 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 grass Regina

Territories

Territory
Flag and arms		 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. ↑ "Emblems of Alberta". Alberta Culture and Tourism. May 29, 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Government of British Columbia. "Symbols of British Columbia". Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  3. ↑ Government of Manitoba. "Symbols of Manitoba". Archived from the original on 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2006-01-16.
  4. ↑ Bolo, Danielle (August 14, 2014). "New Manitoba emblems reflect the province's natural heritage". Nature Conservancy Canada. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  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". Archived from the original on June 23, 2006. 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 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  15. ↑ Government of Yukon. "Symbols of Yukon". Archived from the original on 2006-10-15. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
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