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The Coat of Arms of Ontario, formally The Arms of Her Majesty in Right of Ontario, was begun when the shield was granted by Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria in 1868. The crest and supporters were granted Royal Warrant by King Edward VII in 1909.

1 Symbols

The shield of arms consists of three golden maple leaves, representing Canada, on a green background. On a chief is Cross of St. George, representing England.

The crest is a black bear standing on a gold and green wreath, with a moose and deer supporting either side of the shield.

The motto is Ut incepit Fidelis sic permanet, Latin for Loyal she began, loyal she remains. It refers to the LoyalistThis article concerns Loyalists in the American Revolution. For other uses of the word "loyalist", see the disambiguation page. Loyalists (capitalized L were British North American colonists who remained loyal subjects of the British crown during the Amer refugees from the American RevolutionThe American Revolution refers to the series of events, ideas, and changes that resulted in the political separation of thirteen colonies in North America from the British Empire and the creation of the United States of America. The American Revolutionary, who settled in Ontario while it was still part of QuebecQuebec ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National Motto: Je me souviens (I remember CapitalLargest city Quebec City Montreal Area Total % fresh water 2nd largest(1st lgst prov. 1 542 056 km² 11,5% Population Total (2004) Density Ranked 2nd 7 509 928 5,43/km² Admi, and for whom the area was separated as Upper CanadaUpper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. Lawrence River and Lakes Ontario and Erie plus the eastern shoreline of Georgian B.

2 BlazonBlazon is the formal defining description of a coat-of-arms in Heraldry. The primary definition of a coat of arms is the blazon, not an image.

The shield is blazoned:

Vert, a sprig of three maple leaves slipped Or, on a chief argent a cross gules.

3 Use

The shield of arms is used on the Flag of OntarioThe current Flag of Ontario was proclaimed the official flag of the Canadian province of Ontario by the Flag Act on May 21, 1965. The flag is a defaced Red Ensign, with the Union Flag in the upper left hand corner and the Ontario shield of arms in the fly.

4 Other Canadian coats of arms

CanadaCanada's coat of arms was proclaimed by King George V on November 21, 1921, as the Arms or Ensigns Armorial of the Dominion of Canada''. Canada's coat of arms is very closely modeled after the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom. The UK and Canada ha - AlbertaAlberta Coat of Arms The Coat of Arms of Alberta, a Province of Canada was granted by Royal Warrant on May 30, 1907 by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. On July 30, 1980, the Armorial Bearings (the Crest, Supporters and Motto (see heraldry for more d - British Columbia - Manitoba - New Brunswick - Newfoundland and Labrador - Northwest Territories - Nova Scotia - Nunavut - Quebec - Prince Edward Island - Saskatchewan - Yukon