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The National Flag of Canada ( French: Drapeau national du Canada ), [1] often referred to simply as the Canadian flag or, unofficially, as the Maple Leaf Flag (French: l'Unifolié, French: [l‿ynifɔlje]; lit. 'the one-leafed' ), consists of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of 1∶2∶1, in which is featured a ...
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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Maple leaf updated to match File:Flag of Canada (construction sheet - leaf geometry).svg. Nominal dimensions changed to 630 × 655. Attempted to maintain small amount of padding around left, top, and right of the leaf as per original file. Leaf properly centered within image. 07:23, 28 July 2008: 3,700 × 4,000 (4 KB) Brochon99
Original file (SVG file, nominally 600 × 300 pixels, file size: 1,008 bytes) Group B finalist for the 1964 contest to adopt the Canadian flag. Maple leaf, in the contest, created by George Stanley [1]. The maple leaf was eventually modified to create the Canadian flag currently in use. [2]
The five flowers on the shield surrounded by maple leafs each represent an ethnicity— Tudor rose: English; Fleur de lis: French; thistle: Scottish; shamrock: Irish; and leek: Welsh. Canada's most well known symbol is the maple leaf, which was first used by French colonists in the 1700s. [7] Since the 1850s, under British rule, the maple leaf ...
National symbols of Canada. Canada's most well known symbol is the maple leaf, which was first used by French colonists in the 1700s. Since the 1850s, under British rule, the maple leaf has been used on military uniforms and, subsequently, engraved on the headstones of individuals who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Many of us Canadians celebrate this annual July 1 holiday much the same way Americans approach Independence Day. We fly that gorgeous red maple leaf proudly and wear Canada-themed outfits. Some ...