List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols explained

This is a list of the symbols of the provinces and territories of Canada. Each province and territory has a unique set of official symbols.^[1]

Provinces and territories

Name	Flag	Coat of arms	Escutcheon	Bird	Animal (mammal)	Fish	Flower	Tree	Mineral	Motto	Other
Alberta^[2]				Great horned owl	Bighorn sheep	Bull trout	Wild rose	Lodgepole pine	Petrified wood	Fortis et liber (strong and free)	Provincial grass: rough fescue, song: "Alberta", gemstone: ammolite
British Columbia^[3]				Steller's jay	Spirit bear	Pacific salmon	Pacific dogwood	Western redcedar	Jade	Splendor sine occasu (splendour without diminishment)	-
Manitoba^[4]				Great grey owl	Plains bison	Walleye	Prairie crocus	White spruce	-	Gloriosus et liber (glorious and free)	Provincial grass: big bluestem, fossil: Tylosaurus pembinensis, soil: Newdale soil (Orthic Black Chernozem)
New Brunswick^[5]				Black-capped chickadee	-	-	Purple violet	Balsam fir	-	Spem reduxit (hope was restored)	Provincial soil: Holmesville, Salmon Fly: Picture Province^[6]
Newfoundland and Labrador^[7]				Atlantic puffin (provincial bird) Willow ptarmigan Rock ptarmigan (game bird)	Woodland caribou (Newfoundland regimental mascot) Newfoundland pony (heritage animal)	-	Purple pitcher plant	Black spruce	Labradorite	Quaerite primum regnum dei (seek ye first the kingdom of God)	Anthem: "Ode to Newfoundland", Newfoundland Tricolour, Labrador flag
Northwest Territories^[8]				Gyrfalcon	-	Arctic grayling	Mountain avens	Tamarack larch	Gold	-	Territorial gemstone: diamond
Nova Scotia^[9]				Osprey	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Sable Island horse	Brook trout	Mayflower	Red spruce	Stilbite	Munit haec et altera vincit (one defends and the other conquers)	Sailing ambassador: Bluenose II, Nova Scotia tartan; berry: wild blueberry; fossil: Hylonomus lyelli; gemstone: agate
Nunavut^[10]				Rock ptarmigan	Canadian Inuit Dog	-	Purple saxifrage	-	-	Nunavut Sanginivut (Our land, our strength)	-
Ontario^[11]				Common loon	-	-	White trillium	Eastern white pine	Amethyst	Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (loyal she began thus she remains)	Anthem (unofficial): "A Place to Stand, A Place to Grow (Ontari-ari-ari-o!)"
Prince Edward Island^[12]				Blue jay	Red fox^[13]	-	Lady's slipper	Red oak	-	Parva sub ingenti (the small under the protection of the great)	Provincial soil: Charlottetown; anthem: "The Island Hymn"
Quebec^[14]				Snowy owl	-	-	Blue flag iris	Yellow birch	-	Je me souviens (I remember)	Provincial symbol: fleur-de-lis; anthem (unofficial): "Gens du pays"
Saskatchewan^[15]				Sharp-tailed grouse	White-tailed deer	Walleye	Western red lily	White birch	Potash	Multis e gentibus vires (from many peoples, strength)	Provincial grass: needle-and-thread grass, fruit emblem: Saskatoon berry, Fossil: Tyrannosaurus rex
Yukon^[16]				Common raven	-	-	Fireweed	Subalpine fir	Lazulite	-	-

See also

• • Arms of Canada
• List of Canadian flags
  • Flags of provinces and territories of Canada
• National symbols of Canada
• Canadian Red Ensign
• Regional tartans of Canada

References

• Web site: Provincial and territorial symbols. Government of Canada. 2017-07-10. 2016-01-12.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Provincial and Territorial Emblems . Government of Canada .
2. Web site: Emblems of Alberta. Alberta Culture and Tourism. 2017-07-10. 2017-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170408171824/http://www.culturetourism.alberta.ca/about/emblems-of-alberta/default.aspx. 2017-04-08. dead.
3. Web site: Symbols of British Columbia. Government of British Columbia. Politics of British Columbia . 2017-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707185154/http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/celebrating-british-columbia/symbols-of-bc . 2017-07-07. live.
4. Web site: Official Emblems of Manitoba . Government of Manitoba . 2017-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170710102317/https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/visiting/docs/symbolsofmanitoba.pdf . 2017-07-10 . live.
5. Web site: Symbols of New Brunswick . Government of New Brunswick . 2017-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170709060607/http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/government_services/symbols.html . 2017-07-09 . dead .
6. Web site: New Brunswick's world renowned fly tier . St. Mary*s River Association . 11 February 2021 . en . A salmon fly designated as the "Picture Province" has been designed by Warren Duncan comprising a tag of gold symbolizing the value of Atlantic Salmon to New Brunswick; a butt of green floss honouring the fiddlehead; a tail of red goose fibres to match Canada's flag indicating New Brunswick's ties with the nation; a body of cranberry red being one of New Brunswick's official colours; a rib of medium oval gold tinsel; a hackle of lemon yellow being the background colour of New Brunswick's flag; a wing of hair from the black bear and a head of black. This fly was proclaimed to be provincial official symbol on July 22, 1993..
7. Web site: Symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224093457/http://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/exec/cabinet/protocol/symbols.html . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. 2017-07-10. live. 2016-12-24.
8. Web site: Symbols of the Northwest Territories . Government of the Northwest Territories . 2017-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170704101926/http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/visitors/symbols-nwt . 2017-07-04 . live.
9. Web site: Symbols of Nova Scotia. Government of Nova Scotia. 2017-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701124156/http://nslegislature.ca/index.php/about/symbols/ . 2017-07-01. live.
10. Web site: Official Symbols Gallery . Government of Nunavut. 2017-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170222140338/http://www.assembly.nu.ca/about-legislative-assembly/photo-gallery . 2017-02-22 . live.
11. Web site: Emblems and Symbols. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220071654/http://educationportal.ontla.on.ca/en/about-parliament/ontario-facts/ontario-s-symbols . December 20, 2016 . live.
12. Web site: Symbols of Prince Edward Island. Government of Prince Edward Island. 2017-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160830001636/http://www.gov.pe.ca/infopei/index.php3?number=1107&lang=E . 2016-08-30. live.
13. Web site: Fox beats cow in battle over P.E.I. provincial animal . May 9, 2018. Kevin . Yarr. CBC. en. 2019-03-26.
14. Web site: National Flag and Emblems. Government of Quebec . 2017-07-10 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820024935/http://www.gouv.qc.ca/EN/LeQuebec/Pages/Drapeaux-symboles-nationaux.aspx . 2016-08-20.
15. Web site: Emblems of Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan . 2017-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619022048/http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags . 2017-06-19. live.
16. Web site: Emblems and Symbols of Yukon . Government of Yukon . 2017-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170630214304/http://www.gov.yk.ca/aboutyukon/emblemsandsymbols.html . 2017-06-30 . dead .