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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.

Provinces and territories

Name	Flag	Coat of arms	Escutcheon	Bird	Animal (mammal)	Fish	Flower	Tree	Mineral	Motto	Other
Alberta				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				Steller's jay	Spirit bear	Pacific salmon	Pacific dogwood	Western redcedar	Jade	Splendor sine occasu (splendour without diminishment)	–
Manitoba				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				Black-capped chickadee	–	–	Purple violet	Balsam fir	–	Spem reduxit (hope was restored)	Provincial soil: Holmesville, Salmon Fly: Picture Province
Newfoundland and Labrador				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				Gyrfalcon	–	Arctic grayling	Mountain avens	Tamarack larch	Gold	–	Territorial gemstone: diamond
Nova Scotia				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				Rock ptarmigan	Canadian Inuit Dog	–	Purple saxifrage	–	–	Nunavut Sanginivut (Our land, our strength)	–
Ontario				Common loon	–	–	White trillium	Eastern white pine	Amethyst	Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (loyal she began thus she remains)
Prince Edward Island				Blue jay	Red fox	–	Lady's slipper	Red oak	–	Parva sub ingenti (the small under the protection of the great)	Provincial soil: Charlottetown; anthem: "The Island Hymn"
Quebec				Snowy owl	–	–	Blue flag iris	Yellow birch	–	Je me souviens (I remember)	Provincial symbol: fleur-de-lis
Saskatchewan				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				Common raven	–	–	Fireweed	Subalpine fir	Lazulite	–	–

See also

• Canada portal
• 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

1. "Provincial and Territorial Emblems". Government of Canada.
2. "Emblems of Alberta". Alberta Culture and Tourism. 2017-06-14. Archived from the original on 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
3. Government of British Columbia. "Symbols of British Columbia". Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
4. Government of Manitoba. "Official Emblems of Manitoba" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
5. Government of New Brunswick. "Symbols of New Brunswick". Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
6. "New Brunswick's world renowned fly tier". St. Mary*s River Association. Retrieved 11 February 2021. 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. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador". Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
8. Government of the Northwest Territories. "Symbols of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
9. Government of Nova Scotia. "Symbols of Nova Scotia". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
10. Government of Nunavut. "Official Symbols Gallery". Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
11. "Ontario's provincial symbols". Canadian Heritage. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
12. Government of Prince Edward Island. "Symbols of Prince Edward Island". Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
13. Yarr, Kevin (May 9, 2018). "Fox beats cow in battle over P.E.I. provincial animal". CBC. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
14. Government of Quebec. "National Flag and Emblems". Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
15. Government of Saskatchewan. "Emblems of Saskatchewan". Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
16. Government of Yukon. "Emblems and Symbols of Yukon". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-07-10.

• Government of Canada (2016-01-12). "Provincial and territorial symbols". Retrieved 2017-07-10.

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