Herald Chancellor of Canada

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Herald Chancellor
Chancelier d'armes
The badge of office of the Herald Chancellor of Canada
Incumbent Ken MacKillop since November 27, 2023
Canadian Heraldic Authority
Reports to	Governor General of Canada
Seat	Rideau Hall, Ottawa
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At the Governor General's pleasure
Constituting instrument	Royal Letters Patent, 1988
Formation	1988 (1988)
First holder	Léopold Henri Amyot
Deputy	Deputy Herald Chancellor
Website	Official website

The Herald Chancellor (French: Chancelier d'armes) is an officer at the Canadian Heraldic Authority. The office is always filled by the Secretary to the Governor General. The Herald Chancellor is responsible for the administration of the entire vice-regal office. In some ways, the position is analogous to the Earl Marshal in England, as it is the Herald Chancellor who issues the warrants permitting the Chief Herald of Canada to make grants of arms. The Herald Chancellor also signs each completed grant document, along with the Chief Herald.

The position of Deputy Herald Chancellor (French: Vice-chancelier d'armes)) is held by the Deputy Secretary to the Governor General, who is also the head of the Chancellery of Honours, responsible for the administration of the Canadian honours system. When the Herald Chancellor is unavailable, the Deputy Herald Chancellor will issue the proper warrants for the Chief Herald of Canada to grant arms.

Coat of arms

The Herald Chancellor has arms of office. The red shield features a gold maple tree with its roots visible. The maple tree represents the predominant species on the grounds of Rideau Hall, where the Canadian Heraldic Authority (CHA) is headquartered. The batons of office are red and gold, and they are decorated with shields of the arms of the CHA. The arms are impaled with the personal arms of the Herald Chancellor.

The Deputy Herald Chancellor uses similar arms: these are red with a white tree and an added white bordure. These are, likewise, impaled with the personal arms of the officeholder.

Herald Chancellors

1988-1990: Léopold Henri Amyot, CVO, FRHSC(hon)
1990-2000: Judith A. LaRocque, CVO
2000-2006: Barbara Uteck, CVO
2006-2011: Sheila-Marie Cook, CVO
2011-2018: Stephen Wallace, CVO
2018-2021: Assunta Di Lorenzo
2021–2023: Ian McCowan
2023–present: Ken MacKillop

Deputy Herald Chancellors

1988-1992: LGen François Richard, CMM
1993-2004: LGen James C. Gervais, CMM
2005-2018: Emmanuelle Sajous,
2018-present: BGen Marc Thériault

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