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The Canada Medal instituted on 14 October 1943 was specified to have a ribbon in the national colours, [7] which was the same ribbon used for the Canada General Service Medal. [14] The ill-fated medal was never awarded, and was abolished in 1966 with the introduction of the Order of Canada, [15] which also has a red and white ribbon.
The National Flag of Canada (French: Drapeau national du Canada), [1] often referred to simply as the Canadian flag, consists of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of 1∶2∶1, in which is featured one stylized, red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre. [2]
The national flag of Canada (at left) being flown with the flags of the 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories. The Department of Canadian Heritage lays out protocol guidelines for the display of flags, including an order of precedence; these instructions are only conventional, however, and are generally intended to show respect for what are considered important symbols of the state or ...
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games have showcased quite a bit of the red, white and blue colors that many of the national flags have.
A 2013 Statistics Canada survey found that more than 90% of those polled believed that the national flag and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms were the top symbols of Canadian identity. Next highest were the national anthem (" O Canada "), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , and ice hockey . [ 4 ]
Flag of the Anglican Church of Canada; Flag of the Governor General of Canada; Flag of the Navy Board of Canada; Flag of the Navy League of Canada; Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965) Flag of the Royal Canadian Mint; Flag of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets; Flag of the Canary Islands; Flag of the Canary Islands (with coat of arms) Flag of Cape Breton ...
This is a list of flags of states, territories, former, and other geographic entities (plus a few non-geographic flags) sorted by their combinations of dominant colors. Flags emblazoned with seals, coats of arms, and other multicolored emblems are sorted only by their color fields. The color of text is almost entirely ignored.
The flag and the maple leaf are “protected against unauthorized use for commercial purposes,” meaning that ABC would have had to request official permission from the Canadian government in ...