Royal monuments in Canada

In Canada, a number of monuments have been erected to honour royal individuals, whether a member of the past French royal family, British royal family, or present Canadian royal family, thus reflecting the country's status as a constitutional monarchy under the Canadian Crown.

Alberta

Monument	Image	Location	Individual honoured
Statue		Legislative Building, Edmonton	Queen Victoria
Statue		Legislative Building grounds, Edmonton	Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Stained glass window		Legislative Building grounds, Edmonton	Queen Elizabeth II

British Columbia

Monument	Image	Location	Individual honoured
Queen Victoria monument		Stanley Park, Vancouver	Queen Victoria
Statue		Parliament Buildings grounds, Victoria	Queen Victoria [1]
Stained glass window		Parliament Buildings, Victoria	Queen Victoria [1]
Fountain		Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver	King Edward VII [2]
Bell		Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria	King George V [2]
Bell		Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria	Queen Mary [2]
Statue		University of British Columbia, Vancouver	King George VI [1]
Statue		Beacon Hill Park, Victoria	Queen Elizabeth II [1]
Bell		Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria	Prince William, Prince of Wales [2]

Manitoba

Monument	Image	Location	Individual honoured
Statue		legislative Building grounds, Winnipeg	Queen Victoria*
Statue		Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg	Queen Elizabeth II
Statue		Government House grounds, Winnipeg	Queen Elizabeth II*

The statue of Queen Victoria at the Manitoba Legislative Building and the statue of Queen Elizabeth II at Government House were torn down by a mob on July 1, 2021, in a protest about residential schools. The statue of Elizabeth II was repaired and reinstalled on June 2, 2023, though the statue of Queen Victoria was damaged beyond repair. ^[3]

New Brunswick

Monument	Image	Location	Individual honoured
Statue		River Glade	Queen Victoria

Ontario

Monument	Image	Location	Individual honoured
Stained glass window		Christ Church Royal Chapel, Deseronto	Queen Anne
Statue		Gore Park, Hamilton	Queen Victoria [1]
Statue		Victoria Park, Kitchener	Queen Victoria
Statue		Parliament Hill, Ottawa	Queen Victoria
Statue		Library of Parliament, Centre Block, Ottawa	Queen Victoria [1]
Statue		Queen's Park, Toronto	Queen Victoria [1]
Stained glass window		St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church, Ottawa	Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn [4]
Equestrian statue		Queen's Park, Toronto	King Edward VII [1]
Queen Alexandra Gates		Philosopher's Walk, Toronto	King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra [5]
Stained glass window		St. James Cathedral, Toronto	King George V [6]
Princes' Gates		Exhibition Place, Toronto	King Edward VIII and Prince George, Duke of Kent
Statue		Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Falls	King George VI [1]
Coronation Park		Toronto	King George VI [7]
Queen Elizabeth Way Monument		Sir Casimir Gzowski Park, Toronto	Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Princess Margaret Fountain		Exhibition Place, Toronto	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Equestrian statue		Parliament Hill, Ottawa	Queen Elizabeth II [1]
Stained glass window		Rideau Hall, Ottawa	Queen Elizabeth II
Silver Jubilee stained glass window		Cathedral Church of St. James, Toronto	Queen Elizabeth II
Diamond Jubilee stained glass window		Centre Block, Ottawa	Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria
Statue		Queen's Park, Toronto	Queen Elizabeth II

Quebec

Monument	Image	Location	Individual honoured
Bust		Place Royale, Quebec City	King Louis XIV [1]
George III Monument		Place d'Armes, Montreal	King George III
Victoria Memorial		Victoria Square, Montreal	Queen Victoria
Lion of Belfort		Dorchester Square, Montreal	Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria Monument		McGill University, Montreal	Queen Victoria
Edward VII Monument		Phillips Square, Montreal	King Edward VII [1]

Saskatchewan

Monument	Image	Location	Individual honoured
Equestrian statue		Legislative Building grounds, Regina	Queen Elizabeth II [1]

See also

• Royal monuments in Australia
• Royal eponyms in Canada
• List of National Historic Sites of Canada

References

1. "Royal Statues". Canadian Royal Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
2. "Victoria Ringers > The Bells". Christ Church Cathedral. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
3. Lambert, Steve (2 June 2023). "Statue of Queen Elizabeth repaired and reinstalled at Manitoba legislature, 2 years after vandalism". CTV News. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
4. "The History and Architecture of St. Barts". St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
5. "Living in Toronto > City Archives > Highlights > Toronto history FAQs". City of Toronto. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
6. The Cathedral of St. James Toronto (PDF), St. James Cathedral, retrieved 16 December 2014
7. "The King's Oak". The Globe and Mail. August 2, 1938. p. 7.