There are several symbols of Manitoba, one of the ten provinces of Canada. [1] [2] [3] [4] These symbols are designated by The Coat of Arms, Emblems and the Manitoba Tartan Act, which came into force on Feb 1, 1988. [5]
There are several symbols of Manitoba, one of the ten provinces of Canada. [1] [2] [3] [4] These symbols are designated by The Coat of Arms, Emblems and the Manitoba Tartan Act, which came into force on Feb 1, 1988. [5]
| Type | Image | Symbol | Adopted | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coat of arms |  | Coat of arms of Manitoba | May 10, 1905 | The coat of arms was granted by royal warrant of King Edward VII. It was augmented on October 23, 1992, by Governor-General Ray Hnatyshyn and granted royal assent on July 27, 1993. |
| The center begins with a crown, followed by a beaver sejeant holding a prairie crocus, red and silver mantling, and the shield of arms, which rests on seven croci. A unicorn and a white horse support the left and right sides. It also includes maple leaves, the wheel of a Red River cart, and Prairie Indian beadwork and bone decorations. The base is composed of a wheat field and a forest of white spruce. The bottom shows a banner bearing the provincial motto in Latin. [4] [5] | ||||
| Motto |
| July 27, 1993 | Granted with the augmented coat of arms by royal assent. | |
| It is a reference to the eighth line of "O Canada". | ||||
| Shield of arms |  | Shield of Manitoba | May 10, 1905 | Granted by the royal warrant of King Edward VII. |
| The design is based on the 1870 Great Seal of Manitoba. It includes a bison, meant to represent Manitoba's Indigenous peoples who used them for both food and clothing. The red cross on white at the top of the shield is Saint George's Cross. [4] | ||||
| Flag |  | Flag of Manitoba | June 12, 1961 | The flag was given royal approval by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in October 1965. |
| The flag is a Red Ensign, which features the Union Jack in the canton, and the coat of arms on a red field or ground. | ||||
| Mammal |  |
| June 10, 2014 | |
| Used to identify government programs and organizations | ||||
| Great Seal | The Great Seal of the Province of Manitoba [6] | Authorized by an Order-in-Council. | ||
| The Minister of Justice and Attorney General is also the Keeper of Great Seal. | ||||
| Fossil |  | June, 2015 | ||
| The mosasaur was Manitoba's largest ancient marine reptile from the Cretaceous period, approximately 80 million years ago. The fossilized Mosasaur, nicknamed Bruce the Mosasaur, is permanently displayed at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden, the city where it was discovered nearby in 1974. Bruce is the world's largest fossilized specimen of the prehistoric marine reptile. [4] | ||||
| Bird |  |
| July 16, 1987 | |
| The great gray owl is North America's largest owl, with a wingspan of 1.3 metres (4.3 ft). | ||||
| Fish |  |
| June 10, 2014 | The walleye became the official fish of Manitoba after winning 1,450 votes of 4,000 votes from Manitobans. [4] |
| The commercial walleye industry in Manitoba is the 2nd largest inland fishery in Canada. [4] | ||||
| Tree |  | |||
| The white spruce is found throughout most of Manitoba. The white spruce is disease resistant and capable of growing in most climatic conditions. | ||||
| Flower |  | Prairie Crocus (Anemone patens) | March 16, 1906 | |
| The Prairie Crocus is the first flower to bloom on the prairies each spring. Its mauve petals are often seen before the last snow has melted, so it is a sign that spring has arrived in Manitoba. | ||||
| Grass emblem |  | Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) | June 10, 2014 | Big Bluestem became Manitoba's official provincial grass emblem after a public voted that took place from April 15 to December 15, 2009. [7] |
| Able to reach a height of 150 cm (4.9 ft), Big Bluestem is one of the main species of the Tallgrass prairie, and it occurs throughout the prairie grassland areas of southern Manitoba. Its wide long blue-green leaves sometimes tipped with red or purple and its purplish flowering head that resembles the foot of turkey. | ||||
| Official tartan |  | Manitoba Tartan | May 1, 1962 | The provincial tartan was approved by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. |
| The dark red squares represent the Red River Settlement; the dark green (tartan green) squares represent the natural resources of Manitoba; and the azure blue represent Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, founder of the Red River Settlement. The intersecting blue lines represent The Forks, created by the joining of the Red and Assiniboine rivers; the gold lines represent Manitoba's agricultural heritage; and the dark green lines represent the people of Manitoba. [4] The 6th of April is recognized as Manitoba Tartan Day, in recognition of the influence of Scottish Manitobans in the cultural heritage of the province. [5] | ||||
| Orders |  | Order of Manitoba | 1999 | |
| The Order of Manitoba is the highest honour that the Province can bestow. | ||||
| Soil | Newdale soil (Orthic Black Chernozem ) | June 17, 2010 | ||
| Newdale soil covers approximately 1.3 million acres (5,300 km2), and Manitoba has more of it than any other province in Canada. Newdale soil is a specific type of Orthic Black Chernozem that is found north of Brandon. The name Newdale takes its name from a town on the Yellowhead Highway, west of Minnedosa. [4] | ||||
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The flag of Manitoba consists of a Red Ensign defaced with the shield of the provincial coat of arms. Adopted in 1965 shortly after the new national flag was inaugurated, it has been the flag of the province since May 12 of the following year. Its adoption was intended to maintain the legacy of the Canadian Red Ensign as the country's unofficial flag, after the adoption of the Maple Leaf Flag in 1965. Manitoba's flag has been frequently mistaken for the flag of the neighbouring province of Ontario, which is also a Red Ensign with its respective coat of arms. This along with criticisms of a lack of inclusivity of the flag, has led some Manitobans to call for a new and more distinct flag.
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