List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols

This is a list of the symbols of Canadian provinces and territories. Each province and territory has a unique set of official symbols.

Provinces

Province Flag and arms	Flower	Bird	Animal	Tree	Mineral	Motto	Other	Capital
Alberta[1]	Wild rose	Great horned owl	Big horn sheep	Lodgepole pine	Petrified wood	Fortis et liber (strong and free)	Provincial fish: bull trout; provincial grass: rough fescue; song: "Alberta"	Edmonton
British Columbia[2]	Pacific dogwood	Steller's jay	Spirit bear	Western Redcedar	Jade	Splendor sine occasu (splendour without diminishment)	Provincial fish: Pacific salmon	Victoria
Manitoba[3][4]	Prairie crocus	Great grey owl	Plains bison	White spruce	Nickel	Gloriosus et liber (glorious and free)	Provincial fish: walleye, provincial grass: big bluestem, Provincial Fossil: Tylosaurus pembinensis (Mosasaur)	Winnipeg
New Brunswick[5]	Purple violet	Black-capped chickadee	-	Balsam fir	-	Spem reduxit (hope was restored)	Provincial soil: Holmesville	Fredericton
Newfoundland and Labrador[6]	Purple pitcher plant	Atlantic puffin	Caribou	Black spruce	Labradorite	Quaerite primum regnum dei (seek ye first the kingdom of God)	Anthem: "Ode to Newfoundland", Newfoundland Tricolour, Labrador flag	St. John's
Nova Scotia[7]	Mayflower	Osprey	-	Red spruce	Stilbite	Munit haec et altera vincit (one defends and the other conquers)	Bluenose, Nova Scotia tartan; song: "Farewell to Nova Scotia"; dog: Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever; berry: wild blueberry; Provincial fish: Brook trout; fossil: Hylonomus lyelli; gemstone: agate	Halifax
Ontario[8]	White trillium	Common loon	-	Eastern white pine	Amethyst	Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (loyal she began thus she remains)	-	Toronto
Prince Edward Island[9]	Lady's slipper	Blue jay	-	Red oak	-	Parva sub ingenti (the small under the protection of the great)	Provincial soil: Charlottetown; anthem: "The Island Hymn"	Charlottetown
Quebec[10][11]	Blue flag iris	Snowy owl	-	Yellow birch	-	Je me souviens (I remember)	Provincial symbol: fleur-de-lis	Quebec City
Saskatchewan[12]	Western red lily	Sharp-tailed grouse	White-tailed deer	Paper birch	Potash	Multis e gentibus vires (from many peoples, strength)	Provincial fish: walleye, provincial grass: needle-and-thread grass	Regina

Territories

Territory Flag and arms	Flower	Bird	Animal	Tree	Mineral	Motto	Other	Capital
Northwest Territories[13]	Mountain avens	Gyrfalcon	Arctic grayling	Tamarack larch	Diamond	-	Territorial symbol: polar bear	Yellowknife
Nunavut[14]	Purple saxifrage	Rock ptarmigan	Canadian Eskimo Dog	-	-	Nunavut Sanginivut (Our land, our strength)	Territorial symbol: inukshuk	Iqaluit
Yukon[15]	Fireweed	Common raven	-	Subalpine fir	Lazulite	-	-	Whitehorse

See also

• National symbols of Canada
• Regional tartans of Canada

References

1. "Emblems of Alberta". Alberta Culture and Tourism. May 29, 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
2. Government of British Columbia. "Symbols of British Columbia". Retrieved 2007-01-16.
3. Government of Manitoba. "Symbols of Manitoba". Archived from the original on 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2006-01-16.
4. Bolo, Danielle (August 14, 2014). "New Manitoba emblems reflect the province's natural heritage". Nature Conservancy Canada. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
5. Government of New Brunswick. "Symbols of New Brunswick". Archived from the original on 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2006-01-16.
6. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador". Retrieved 2006-01-16.
7. Government of Nova Scotia. "Symbols of Nova Scotia". Retrieved 2006-01-16.
8. Government of Ontario. "Emblems and Symbols". Retrieved 2009-08-28.
9. Government of Prince Edward Island. "Symbols of Prince Edward Island". Retrieved 2007-01-16.
10. Government of Quebec. "Symbols of Quebec". Archived from the original on June 23, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
11. Comox School district. "Symbols of Quebec". Retrieved 2007-01-19.
12. Government of Saskatchewan. "Emblems of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-10-09.
13. Government of the Northwest Territories. "Symbols of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
14. Government of Nunavut. "About the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut". Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
15. Government of Yukon. "Symbols of Yukon". Archived from the original on 2006-10-15. Retrieved 2007-01-16.

• Canada Heritage (March 2003). "Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols across Canada". Retrieved 2007-02-09.