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It is the first flag to have been adopted by both houses of Parliament and officially proclaimed by the Canadian monarch as the country's official national flag. [3] The flag has become the predominant and most recognizable national symbol of Canada .
The debate over the proposed new Canadian flag was ended by closure on December 15, 1964. It resulted in the adoption of the "Maple Leaf" as the Canadian national flag, which remains the official national flag of Canada. The flag was inaugurated on February 15, 1965, a date that has been commemorated as National Flag of Canada Day since 1996.
The Stanley design was officially adopted as the national flag of Canada (replacing the Canadian Red Ensign) by the House of Commons on 15 December 1964 and by the Senate on 17 December 1964, and proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth II, taking effect on 15 February 1965. At 2:00 am on 15 December 1964, following the historic vote in the House of ...
In 1965, after the Great Flag Debate in Parliament and throughout the country as a whole, the Maple Leaf flag was adopted. The Red Ensign, however, retained broad sympathy including amongst many who desired a distinct national flag for Canada. [19] Ontario and Manitoba subsequently adopted their provincial flags in 1965 and 1966 respectively ...
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 ...
De facto symbol that dates back to George Stanley's rationale in the design of the Flag of Canada adopted February 15, 1965, [34] or to an order of King George V dated November 21, 1921, [20] or to the creation of Queen Elizabeth II's standard in 1961 [35] National tree [20] Sugar maple: Official symbol since 1996 [20] Additional national ...
No historical flags of American Samoa. No historical flags of American Samoa. Territory of USA American Samoa: Anguilla: 1667 1801 1871 1958 1967 1969 1990 Anguilla: Aruba: 1581 / 1652 1795 1806 1810 1814 1959 1976 Aruba: Ascension Island: 1657 1801 1874 1984 2009 Ascension Island: Bermuda: 1684 1801 1875 1910 1999 Bermuda: Bonaire: 1581 / 1652 ...
The current flag design often evolved over the years (e.g. the flag of the United States) or can be a re-adoption of an earlier, historic flag (e.g. the flag of Libya). The year the current flag design first came into use is listed in the third column.