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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 green represents the summer months, while the white represents the winter months. The trillium is the floral symbol of Ontario, while the fleur-de-lys represents the French Canadian heritage of the Franco-Ontarian community. The green colour on the flag is Pantone 349, in RGB (0,99,56).
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 ...
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The National Flag of Canada (French: Drapeau national du Canada), 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.
The Fleurdelisé takes its white cross over a blue field from certain French flags of the Kingdom of France, namely the French naval flag as well as the French merchant flag. Its white fleurs-de-lis (symbolizing purity) and blue field (symbolizing heaven) come from a banner honouring the Virgin Mary; [6] such banners were carried by Canadian ...
A white pine, representing the continual presence of Indigenous peoples, specifically using a central Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) symbol. A blue Fleur-de-lys, of the Royal House of Bourbon, representing the French. (The original coat of arms on which the flag is modelled had a beaver in place of the fleur-de-lys until 1936. [2])
In 2012, the team wore a red uniform with white lettering. [19] The Canadian national colours and the de facto third colour, black, are used prominently by ice hockey teams representing the nation, including the men's ice hockey team, men's junior ice hockey team, men's under-18 ice hockey team, men's ice sledge hockey team, men's inline hockey ...