Flag of the Governor General of Canada

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Flag of the Governor General of Canada (1981–1999, since 2002)

The flag of the Governor General of Canada was introduced in 1981. The picture shows the helmet jewel of the Canadian national coat of arms , a crowned golden lion on a blue background, standing on a red and white bead of a helmet and holding a red sugar maple leaf with a yellow border in its right front paw. The aspect ratio is 3: 2 on land and 2: 1 on water.

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1901-1921
1921-1931
1931-1981
1999-2002

The flag of the governor-general takes precedence over the national flag . On the other hand, in terms of protocol, it stands behind the monarch's Royal Standard and behind the flags of the vice-governors of the provinces in their residences or when the governor-general is a guest at an official act of a vice-governor.

The flag is hoisted at the residences of the Governor General, Rideau Hall in Ottawa and Citadel of Québec if the Governor General is there. It is also hoisted at all other buildings visited by the Governor General in an official capacity and is attached to his official car. When visiting abroad, however, the more popular national flag is used.

Former governor general flags

The Governor General's first flag was introduced in 1901 and was based on similar flags in the British Empire : A Union Flag with the crowned Canadian coat of arms in the center, surrounded by a laurel wreath. The design was adjusted in 1921 when the state coat of arms got its current appearance. In 1931 the flag was changed to visually emphasize the consequences of the Balfour Declaration (1926) : The Governor General was now the representative of the monarch of the Canadian Dominion and not, as before, the representative of the British monarch in Canada. This shift in meaning was emphasized even more with the introduction of the current flag on February 23, 1981.

Governor General Roméo LeBlanc made an amendment that went into effect on April 16, 1999. LeBlanc thought the lion was too "rude" because he stuck out his tongue and stuck his claws towards visitors. His successor Adrienne Clarkson did not adopt the change and used the previously existing flag.

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