Red Ensign of Canada

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civil ensign historical national flag

The Red Ensign of Canada was a historical national flag featuring the British Union Jack and the Canadian coat of arms, widely used before the adoption of the current maple leaf flag in 1965.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Canadian Red Ensign	1
Red Ensign of Canada canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil ensign ⓘ historical national flag ⓘ
adoptedDeFacto	circa 1868 ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Battle of Vimy Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy landings ⓘ
category	British ensigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Flags of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Historical flags of North America ⓘ
coatOfArmsVersion	1868 arms of the Canadian provinces ⓘ 1921 royal arms of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ 1957 simplified royal arms of Canada ⓘ
containsElement	Union Flag in canton ⓘ shield of the Canadian coat of arms in fly ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
culturalStatus	symbol of Canadian veterans ⓘ symbol of pre-1965 Canadian identity ⓘ
designElement	British Red Ensign defaced with Canadian arms ⓘ
displayedAt	Canadian government buildings overseas before 1965 ⓘ Canadian military cemeteries and memorials from World Wars ⓘ
fieldColor	red ⓘ
flagName	Canadian Red Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ
inUseUntil	1965 ⓘ
legalStatusBefore1965	official civil ensign ⓘ official flag for Canadian government vessels ⓘ
officiallyAuthorizedAsCivilEnsign	1892 ⓘ
officiallyProclaimedForFederalBuildings	1945 ⓘ
replacedBy	Maple Leaf flag NERFINISHED ⓘ National Flag of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
statusAfter1965	historical flag ⓘ no longer official national flag ⓘ
symbolizes	Canada’s constitutional monarchy ⓘ Canada’s ties to the British Empire ⓘ
timePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
usedAs	civil ensign of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ de facto national flag of Canada ⓘ government ensign of Canada ⓘ naval ensign of Canada ⓘ
usedBy	Canadian government buildings abroad ⓘ Canadian merchant marine ⓘ Canadian military units ⓘ
usedDuring	World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ
usesSymbol	Canadian coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ
variant	1921–1957 Canadian Red Ensign ⓘ 1957–1965 Canadian Red Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ pre-1921 Canadian Red Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Flag of Canada → ensignVariant → Red Ensign of Canada ⓘ

Flag of Canada → replaced → Red Ensign of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Red Ensign