Canadian Heraldic Authority

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federal government agency heraldic authority

The Canadian Heraldic Authority is the federal body responsible for creating, granting, and registering coats of arms, flags, and badges in Canada under the authority of the Governor General.

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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal government agency ⓘ heraldic authority ⓘ
archives	Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorityType	civilian heraldic authority ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
dateFounded	1988-06-04 ⓘ
distinctFrom	College of Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Court of the Lord Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedBy	letters patent ⓘ
field	heraldry ⓘ
foundingInstrument	Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor General of Canada (1988) NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantsAre	regulated by Canadian law ⓘ
grantsInNameOf	The King in Right of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ the Crown in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantsTo	corporations in Canada ⓘ government bodies in Canada ⓘ individuals in Canada ⓘ municipalities in Canada ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Canadian corporate bodies for heraldic matters ⓘ all Canadian citizens for heraldic matters ⓘ
hasOfficer	Chief Herald of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Heralds of Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Heralds of Arms Extraordinary NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOfStateRepresentative	Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Ottawa ⓘ surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
jurisdiction	Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalStatus	federal authority ⓘ
locatedIn	Rideau Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
motto	HONOR HONOREM ⓘ
operatesUnderAuthorityOf	Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization	Office of the Secretary to the Governor General NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Canadian honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ
publishes	Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordsAre	maintained in perpetuity ⓘ
responsibleFor	granting badges in Canada ⓘ granting coats of arms in Canada ⓘ granting flags in Canada ⓘ registering badges in Canada ⓘ registering coats of arms in Canada ⓘ registering flags in Canada ⓘ
supervisingOffice	Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesSymbol	coat of arms of the Canadian Heraldic Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesSystem	Canadian heraldic system ⓘ
website	https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flag of the Governor General of Canada → authority → Canadian Heraldic Authority ⓘ

Royal Standard of Canada → authority → Canadian Heraldic Authority ⓘ

Canadian Armed Forces badge → designAuthority → Canadian Heraldic Authority ⓘ

Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island → expandedBy → Canadian Heraldic Authority ⓘ

Coat of arms of the Northwest Territories → grantedBy → Canadian Heraldic Authority ⓘ

Coat of arms of Ontario → hasHeraldicAuthority → Canadian Heraldic Authority ⓘ