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.

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 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) Provincial fossil: Elasmosaur 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 ptarmiganRock 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 RetrieverSable 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 jayRed 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

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

References