This is a list of flags used in Canada. The Department of Canadian Heritage lays out protocol guidelines for the display of flags, including an order of precedence; these instructions are only conventional, however, and are generally intended to show respect for what are considered important symbols of the state or institutions. The Queen's personal standard is supreme in the order of precedence, followed by those for the monarch's representatives (depending on jurisdiction), the personal flags of other members of the Royal Family, and then the national flag and provincial flags.
Many museums across Canada display historic flags in their exhibits. The Canadian Museum of History, in Hull, Quebec has many culturally important flags in their collections. Settlers, Rails & Trails Inc., in Argyle, Manitoba holds the 2nd largest exhibit - known as the Canadian Flag Collection.
Royal
Viceregal and administrative
Governor general
Lieutenant governors
Commissioners
Civil and state
National
Ceremonial
Provincial
Territorial
Regional (unofficial)
Military, police, coast guard and border services
Canada Border Services Agency
Canadian Armed Forces
Coast Guard
Police
Municipal
Crown corporations
Indigenous nations
Francophone peoples
Historical flags
National flags
Vice-regal flags
Military flags
Others/Non-official flags
University flags
Organizational flags
Corporate flags
A number of private corporations also use their own flags, but they are often used alongside the Maple Leaf.
A list of corporations with corporate flags:
- CIBC
- Sheraton Hotels
- RBC
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- HBC
See also
- Canadian royal symbols
- Flags of the Lieutenant Governors of Canada
- Great Canadian Flag Debate
- List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
References
External links
- World Flag Database
- Canadian Government Homepage- The National Flag of Canada
- Fransaskois on Flags of The World
- Franco-Manitobains on Flags of The World
- Franco-Columbians on Flags of The World
- Franco-Yukonnais on Flags of The World
- Monarchist League of Canada on Flags of The World
- Franco-Albertans on Flags of The World
- Franco-Nunavois on Flags of The World
- Flags used in 1837-39 in Lower Canada
- Settlers, Rails & Trails (museum) Canadian Flag Collection