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

Contents

Provinces

Province   Flower   Bird    Animal   Tree   Mineral   Motto   Other   Capital  
Alberta[1][2]
Alberta		 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; provincial gemstone: Ammolite; Song: Alberta Edmonton
British Columbia[3]
British Columbia		 Pacific dogwood Steller's Jay Spirit bear
 Western Redcedar Jade
 Splendor sine occasu (splendour without diminishment) none Victoria
Manitoba[4]
Manitoba		 Prairie crocus Great Grey Owl Bison White Spruce - Gloriosus et liber (glorious and free) none Winnipeg
New Brunswick[5]
Flag of New Brunswick		 Purple Violet Black-capped Chickadee - Balsam Fir - Spem reduxit (hope was restored) Provincial Soil: Holmesville Soil Series 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 St. John's
Nova Scotia[7]
Flag of Nova Scotia		 Mayflower Osprey Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever Red Spruce Stilbite Munit haec et altera vincit (one defends and the other conquers) The Bluenose, Nova Scotia Tartan, Song: Farewell To Nova Scotia Halifax
Ontario[8]
Flag of Ontario		 White trillium Common Loon Eastern White Pine Amethyst Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (loyal she began and loyal she remains) none Toronto
Prince Edward Island[9]
Flag of Prince Edward Island		 Lady's Slipper Blue Jay - Red Oak Charlottetown soil Parva sub ingenti (the small under the protection of the great) none Charlottetown
Quebec[10][11]
Flag of Quebec		 Blue flag iris Snowy Owl - Yellow Birch - Je me souviens (I remember) Provincial symbol: Fleur-de-lis Quebec City
Saskatchewan[12]
Flag of Saskatchewan		 Western red lily Sharp-tailed Grouse White-tailed Deer Paper Birch Potash Multis e gentibus vires (from many peoples, strength) Provincial grass: Needle-and-thread grass Regina

Territories

Territory   Flower   Bird    Animal   Tree   Mineral   Motto   Other   Capital  
Northwest Territories[13]
Flag of Northwest Territories		 Mountain avens Gyr falcon Arctic grayling Tamarack Larch Diamond - Territorial symbol: Polar Bear Yellowknife
Nunavut[14]
Flag of Nunavut		 Purple Saxifrage Rock Ptarmigan Canadian Eskimo Dog - - Nunavut Sanginivut (Our land, our strength) Territorial symbol: Inukshuk Iqaluit
Yukon[15]
Flag of Yukon		 Fireweed Common Raven - Subalpine Fir Lazulite - - Whitehorse

See also

References

  1. ^ Government of Alberta. "Symbols of Alberta". http://www.culture.alberta.ca/about/emblems/docs/Emblems_Booklet_2005.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-16.  
  2. ^ Jewellery Business Magazine (June 2007). "Ammolite". http://www.jewellerybusiness.com/1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=497&Itemid=44. Retrieved 2009-01-16.  
  3. ^ Government of British Columbia. "Symbols of British Columbia". http://www.gov.bc.ca/bcgov/popt/bcfact/default.htm#official. Retrieved 2007-01-16.  
  4. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Symbols of Manitoba". http://www.travelmanitoba.com/quickfacts/emblems.html. Retrieved 2006-01-16.  
  5. ^ Government of New Brunswick. "Symbols of New Brunswick". http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/nb/Symbols-e.asp. Retrieved 2006-01-16.  
  6. ^ Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador". http://www.gov.nf.ca/aboutnl/emblem.htm. Retrieved 2006-01-16.  
  7. ^ Government of Nova Scotia. "Symbols of Nova Scotia". http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/HOUSE_OF_ASSEMBLY/Symbols/default.htm. Retrieved 2006-01-16.  
  8. ^ Government of Ontario. "Emblems and Symbols". http://www.ontario.ca/en/your_government/EC001037. Retrieved 2009-08-28.  
  9. ^ Government of Prince Edward Island. "Symbols of Prince Edward Island". http://www.gov.pe.ca/infopei/Reference/Provincial_Symbols/. Retrieved 2007-01-16.  
  10. ^ Government of Quebec. "Symbols of Quebec". http://www.premier.gouv.qc.ca/secteur/bienvenue_quebec/symboles_emblemes_en.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-16.  
  11. ^ Comox School district. "Symbols of Quebec". http://sd71.bc.ca/sd71/edulinks/Canada/qbindex.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-19.  
  12. ^ Government of Saskatchewan. "Emblems of Saskatchewan". http://www.gr.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=cd7ece78-440c-4fc6-986b-290112a663da. Retrieved 2007-10-09.  
  13. ^ Government of the Northwest Territories. "Symbols of the Northwest Territories". http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/VisitorInfo/Symbols/index.html. Retrieved 2007-01-16.  
  14. ^ Government of Nunavut. "Symbols of Nunavut". http://www.assembly.nu.ca/english/about/index.html. Retrieved 2007-01-16.  
  15. ^ Government of Yukon. "Symbols of Yukon". http://www.gov.yk.ca/yukonglance/. Retrieved 2007-01-16.  
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