The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada contains the
heraldic
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known branc ...
emblems that have been granted, registered, approved or confirmed by the
Canadian Heraldic Authority
The Canadian Heraldic Authority (CHA; ) is part of the Canadian honours system under the Monarchy of Canada, Canadian monarch, whose authority is exercised by the Governor General of Canada. The authority is responsible for the creation and gran ...
since its inception on June 4, 1988. In 2005, the Canadian Heraldic Authority began the process of creating a
digital
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Businesses
*Digital bank, a form of financial institution
*Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) or Digital, a computer company
*Digital Research (DR or DRI), a software ...
version of the register available online.
Completed grant documents are recorded in the register and the notice of the grant is published in the ''
Canada Gazette
The ''Canada Gazette'' () is the official government gazette of the Government of Canada. It was first published on October 2, 1841. While it originally published all acts of the Parliament of Canada, it later also published treaties, hearing an ...
''. The register is divided up in volumes, with each volume being reserved for each serving Governor General since 1988:
* Volume I is for arms granted during the term of
Jeanne Sauvé
Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé (; ; April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian politician, journalist and stateswoman who served as the 23rd governor general of Canada from 1984 to 1990 and as the 29th Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada), ...
, 1988–1990
* Volume II for
Ramon Hnatyshyn, 1990–1995
* Volume III for
Roméo LeBlanc
Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc (December 18, 1928June 24, 2009) was a Canadian journalist and politician who served as the 25th governor general of Canada from 1995 to 1999.
LeBlanc was born and educated in New Brunswick, and also studied in France prior ...
, 1995–1999
* Volume IV for
Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Louise Clarkson ( zh, c=伍冰枝; ; born February 10, 1939) is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as the 26th governor general of Canada from 1999 to 2005.
Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941, as a refuge ...
, 1999–2005
* Volume V for
Michaëlle Jean
Michaëlle Jean (; born September 6, 1957) is a Canadian former journalist who served as the 27th governor general of Canada from 2005 to 2010. She is the first Haitian Canadian and black person to hold this office.
Jean was the Organisation i ...
, 2005–2010
* Volume VI for
David Johnston, 2010–2017
* Volume VII for
Julie Payette
Julie Payette (; born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served from 2017 to 2021 as Governor General of Canada, the List of governors general of Canada, 29th since Canadian Confederation.
Payette holds ...
, 2017–2021
* Volume VIII for
Mary Simon
Mary Jeannie May Simon (born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who has been serving as the 30th governor general of Canada since July 26, 2021. She is Inuit, Inuk on her mother's side, making her th ...
, 2021–
Requests for registrations of existing arms also take the form of a "petition", as described above. The CHA will normally only register existing arms if the petitioner was unable to petition for a Canadian grant at the time the existing arms were granted, i.e., the arms of immigrants or arms granted to Canadians before the creation of the CHA in 1988. In addition, the existing arms must normally come from a source recognized by the Chief Herald (e.g. the
Chief Herald of Ireland,
College of Arms
The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is a royal corporation consisting of professional Officer of Arms, officers of arms, with jurisdiction over England, Wales, Northern Ireland and some Commonwealth realms. The heralds are appointed by the ...
,
Lord Lyon, the South African
Bureau of Heraldry, etc.).
Registration documents are recorded in the Public Register, and the notice of the registration is published in the ''Gazette''. If the petitioner so desires, their design can be published in the ''
Trademarks Journal
A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a form of intellectual property that consists of a word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination that identifies a product or service from a particular source and distinguishes it from oth ...
''. That can be arranged through the offices of the Canadian Heraldic Authority, but a separate fee is required which is paid to the
Registrar of Trademarks.
See also
*
Royal Heraldry Society of Canada
References
External links
The Online RegisterThe Royal Heraldry Society of Canada
{{Heraldry in Canada
Canadian Heraldic Authority