Ontario’s Great Seal
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Ontario’s Great Seal is the official emblem used to authenticate important provincial documents and proclamations issued in the name of the Crown in Ontario.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great seal
ⓘ
official emblem ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Executive Council of Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Provincial symbols of Ontario
ⓘ
Seals of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confers | formal validity to certain provincial instruments ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| custodian | Lieutenant Governor of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Ontario coat of arms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal crown ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
Great Seal of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Seal of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Westminster-style constitutional tradition of great seals ⓘ |
| followsEvent | Confederation of Canada in 1867 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | documents issued in the name of the Crown in Right of Ontario ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect | required for some instruments to take effect in law ⓘ |
| hasPart | Coat of Arms of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScope | provincial government acts ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| inception | 1867 ⓘ |
| isSealedOnBehalfOf |
King of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarch of Canada ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
instrument of the Crown’s prerogative in Ontario
ⓘ
official symbol of the Government of Ontario ⓘ |
| partOf | symbolic system of the Crown in Canada ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Ontario statutes and Orders in Council ⓘ |
| replaced | use of the Great Seal of the Province of Canada for Ontario matters ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the Crown in Ontario
ⓘ
sovereign’s authority in the province ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Executive Council of Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
authentication of commissions
ⓘ
authentication of important provincial documents ⓘ authentication of letters patent ⓘ authentication of other official instruments ⓘ authentication of proclamations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
appointments to public office
ⓘ
commissions of inquiry ⓘ land grants and patents ⓘ orders in council ⓘ proclamations of legislation ⓘ |
| usedInNameOf | the Crown in Right of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
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