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Official symbol since 1996 [20] Additional national symbol [20] Maple leaf: De facto symbol since the 1700s [20] National animals [20] North American beaver: Official symbol since 1975 [20] Canadian horse: Official symbol since 2002 [20] National sport [20] [34] Lacrosse (summer) Officially adopted on May 12, 1994 [20] Ice hockey (winter)
Malayan tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris [42] [better source needed] Nepal: Cow (national animal) Bos indicus [43] Himalayan monal (national bird) Lophophorus impejanus Nicaragua: Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa [44] Pakistan: Markhor (national animal) Capra falconeri [45] Indus river dolphin (national ...
Other prominent symbols include the national motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare (From Sea to Sea), the sports of hockey and lacrosse, the beaver, Canada goose, Canadian horse, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Rockies, the Canadian parliamentary complex, the Canadarm, and, more recently, the Canadianization of totem poles and Inuksuks ...
Perhaps the most prominent symbol of Canada has been a de facto symbol since the 1700s [75] National flag: Official symbol as of February 15, 1965 features a stylized, red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre. [76] National tree: Maple: Official symbol since 1996. [76] National animals: Beaver: Official symbol since 1975. [76] Canadian ...
The Canadian horse is a common animal symbol of Canada. [5] In 1909, the Parliament of Canada declared it the national breed of the country, and in 2002 was made an official animal symbol of Canada by Parliamentary Act. [21] In 2010, the provincial legislature of Quebec named it a heritage breed of the province. [5]
Animal (mammal) Fish Flower Tree Mineral Motto Other Alberta [2] Great horned owl: Bighorn sheep: Bull trout: Wild rose: Lodgepole pine: Petrified wood: Fortis et liber (strong and free) Provincial grass: rough fescue, song: "Alberta", gemstone: ammolite: British Columbia [3] Steller's jay: Spirit bear: Pacific salmon: Pacific dogwood: Western ...
The beaver has long been associated with Canada, appearing on the first pictorial postage stamp issued in the Canadian colonies in 1851 as the so-called "Three-Penny Beaver". It was declared the national animal in 1975. The five-cent coin, the coat of arms of the Hudson's Bay Company, and the logos for Parks Canada and Roots Canada use its image.
Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. The Official status column is marked as Yes only if the bird currently holds the position of the official national bird. Additionally, the list includes birds that were once official but are no longer, as well as birds recognized as national symbols or for other symbolic roles.