Five Canadian Symbols and Their Meanings

Five source-linked ideas from Discover Canada, with illustrations and short explanations.

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Parliament Hill, Ottawa · photo: Aleksandr Galenko / Unsplash

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Five ideas to help you remember

One of Canada’s best-known symbols, featured on the national flag since 1965.

Linked to the fur trade and the Hudson’s Bay Company; shown on the five-cent coin.

A symbol of the state and constitutional monarchy.

Remembers those who died in military service; Remembrance Day is 11 November.

The fleur-de-lys connects Quebec’s symbols with its French heritage.