Ontario’s Great Seal
E451994
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ontario’s Great Seal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4545352 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ontario’s Great Seal Context triple: [Coat of arms of Ontario, isDepictedOn, Ontario’s Great Seal]
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A.
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and acts of the provincial government in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Coat of arms of Ontario
The Coat of arms of Ontario is the official heraldic emblem of the Canadian province of Ontario, featuring a shield with a St. George’s Cross and three golden maple leaves, supported by a moose and a deer beneath a black bear crest.
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C.
Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate the Court’s documents and symbolize its authority as the country’s highest judicial body.
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D.
Great Seal of New South Wales
The Great Seal of New South Wales is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
Great Seal of Australia
The Great Seal of Australia is the official emblem used to authenticate important federal documents and acts of state on behalf of the Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ontario’s Great Seal Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and acts of the provincial government in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Coat of arms of Ontario
The Coat of arms of Ontario is the official heraldic emblem of the Canadian province of Ontario, featuring a shield with a St. George’s Cross and three golden maple leaves, supported by a moose and a deer beneath a black bear crest.
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C.
Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate the Court’s documents and symbolize its authority as the country’s highest judicial body.
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D.
Great Seal of New South Wales
The Great Seal of New South Wales is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
Great Seal of Australia
The Great Seal of Australia is the official emblem used to authenticate important federal documents and acts of state on behalf of the Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ontario’s Great Seal Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.