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. ^[1]

Provinces and territories

Provincial and territorial symbols by province and territory

Name	Flag	Coat of arms	Escutcheon	Bird	Animal (mammal)	Fish	Flower	Tree	Mineral	Motto	Other
Alberta [2]				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 [3]				Steller's jay	Spirit bear	Pacific salmon	Pacific dogwood	Western redcedar	Jade	Splendor sine occasu (splendour without diminishment)	Provincial fossil: Elasmosaur
Manitoba [4]				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 [5]				Black-capped chickadee	–	–	Purple violet	Balsam fir	–	Spem reduxit (hope was restored)	Provincial soil: Holmesville, Salmon Fly: Picture Province [6]
Newfoundland and Labrador [7]				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 [8]				Gyrfalcon	–	Arctic grayling	Mountain avens	Tamarack larch	Gold	–	Territorial gemstone: diamond
Nova Scotia [9]				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 [10]				Rock ptarmigan	Canadian Inuit Dog	–	Purple saxifrage	–	–	Nunavut Sanginivut (Our land, our strength)	–
Ontario [11]				Common loon	–	–	White trillium	Eastern white pine	Amethyst	Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (loyal she began thus she remains)
Prince Edward Island [12]				Blue jay	Red fox [13]	–	Lady's slipper	Red oak	–	Parva sub ingenti (the small under the protection of the great)	Provincial soil: Charlottetown; anthem: "The Island Hymn"
Quebec [14]				Snowy owl	–	–	Blue flag iris	Yellow birch	–	Je me souviens (I remember)	Provincial symbol: fleur-de-lis
Saskatchewan [15]				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 [16]				Common raven	–	–	Fireweed	Subalpine fir	Lazulite	–	–

See also

BC

AB

SK

MB

ON

QC

NB

PE

NS

NL

YT

NT

NU

Symbols by provinces and territories

• Canadaportal
• Coat of arms of Canada
• List of Canadian flags
• National symbols of Canada
• Canadian Red Ensign
• Regional tartans of Canada

References

1. "Provincial and Territorial Emblems". Government of Canada. August 15, 2017.
2. "Emblems of Alberta". Alberta Culture and Tourism. June 14, 2017. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
3. Government of British Columbia. "Symbols of British Columbia". Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
4. Government of Manitoba. "Official Emblems of Manitoba" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
5. Government of New Brunswick. "Symbols of New Brunswick". Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
6. "New Brunswick's world renowned fly tier". St. Mary*s River Association. Retrieved February 11, 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 December 24, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
8. Government of the Northwest Territories (November 6, 2012). "Symbols of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
9. Government of Nova Scotia. "Symbols of Nova Scotia". Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
10. Government of Nunavut. "Official Symbols Gallery". Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
11. "Ontario's provincial symbols". Canadian Heritage . August 15, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
12. Government of Prince Edward Island. "Symbols of Prince Edward Island". Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
13. Yarr, Kevin (May 9, 2018). "Fox beats cow in battle over P.E.I. provincial animal". CBC. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
14. Government of Quebec. "National Flag and Emblems". Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
15. Government of Saskatchewan. "Emblems of Saskatchewan". Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
16. Government of Yukon. "Emblems and Symbols of Yukon". Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.

• Government of Canada (January 12, 2016). "Provincial and territorial symbols" . Retrieved July 10, 2017.