List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols

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.

Canadian provincial and territorial symbols

Provinces and territories
Name Flag Coat of arms Bird Animal (mammal) Fish Flower Tree Mineral Motto Other
Alberta[1] 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[2] Steller's jay Spirit bear Pacific salmon Pacific dogwood Western red cedar Jade Splendor sine occasu
(splendour without diminishment)		 -
Manitoba[3] Great grey owl Plains bison Walleye Prairie crocus White spruce - Gloriosus et liber
(glorious and free)		 Provincial grass: big bluestem,
fossil: Tylosaurus pembinensis (mosasaur),
soil: Newdale soil (Orthic Black Chernozem)
New Brunswick[4] Black-capped chickadee - - Purple violet Balsam fir - Spem reduxit
(hope was restored)		 Provincial soil: Holmesville,
Salmon Fly: Picture Province
Newfoundland and Labrador[5] 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[6] Gyrfalcon - Arctic grayling Mountain avens Tamarack larch Gold - Territorial gemstone: diamond
Nova Scotia[7] 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[8] Rock ptarmigan Canadian Inuit Dog - Purple saxifrage - - Nunavut Sanginivut
(Our land, our strength)		 -
Ontario[9] 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[10] Blue jay Red Fox[11] - Lady's slipper Red oak - Parva sub ingenti
(the small under the protection of the great)		 Provincial soil: Charlottetown;
anthem: "The Island Hymn"
Quebec[12] Snowy owl - - Blue flag iris Yellow birch - Je me souviens
(I remember)		 Provincial symbol: fleur-de-lis
Saskatchewan[13] 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[14] Common raven - - Fireweed Subalpine fir Lazulite - -

See also

References
  1. "Emblems of Alberta". Alberta Culture and Tourism. 2017-06-14. Archived from the original on 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  2. Government of British Columbia. "Symbols of British Columbia". Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  3. Government of Manitoba. "Official Emblems of Manitoba" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  4. Government of New Brunswick. "Symbols of New Brunswick". Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  5. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador". Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  6. Government of the Northwest Territories. "Symbols of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  7. Government of Nova Scotia. "Symbols of Nova Scotia". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  8. Government of Nunavut. "Official Symbols Gallery". Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  9. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. "Emblems and Symbols". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  10. Government of Prince Edward Island. "Symbols of Prince Edward Island". Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  11. May 09, Kevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted; May 9, 2018 6:55 AM AT | Last Updated; 2018. "Fox beats cow in battle over P.E.I. provincial animal | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2019-03-26.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. Government of Quebec. "National Flag and Emblems". Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  13. Government of Saskatchewan. "Emblems of Saskatchewan". Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  14. Government of Yukon. "Emblems and Symbols of Yukon". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
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