Great Seal of Canada
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The Great Seal of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the Canadian Crown and federal government.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great seal
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
paper documents
ⓘ
parchment documents ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | federal government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice | Office of the Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authority | King in Right of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ National symbols of Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| custodian | Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstVersion | 1869 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Royal Arms of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarch of Canada in armorial form ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Coat of Arms of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seal of the Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ provincial great seals of Canada ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Canadian constitutional conventions
ⓘ
federal statutes of Canada ⓘ |
| hasPart |
obverse design
ⓘ
reverse design ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
instrument of the royal prerogative in Canada
ⓘ
official seal of Canada ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Seal of the Realm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Seal of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced |
Great Seal of the Province of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Seal of the United Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | federal ⓘ |
| sealType | embossed seal ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the Canadian Crown
ⓘ
authority of the federal government of Canada ⓘ sovereignty of Canada ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Governor General of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Privy Council Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Orders in Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
authentication of important state documents ⓘ commissions ⓘ letters patent ⓘ proclamations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
appointments of judges
ⓘ
appointments of ministers ⓘ constitutional processes of Canada ⓘ granting of royal assent instruments ⓘ |
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