Flag of Canada

The Maple Leaf flag became Canada's flag on 15 February 1965.

Use	National flag
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	February 15, 1965 (1965-02-15)

The Red Ensign Flag of Canada. Before 1957 the Maple leafs were green

A Red Ensign Flag of Canada.In 1921 Canada got a new coat of arms from the College of Arms in London.

A Red Ensign Flag of Canada. Before 1921 Canada's coat of arms was a collection of the provincial coats of arms.

Before this, Canada used the British Red Ensign with Canada's coat of arms on it. Flag experts say that the Red Ensign was defaced by the coat of arms.

Flag and heraldry experts also call the design of the flag a Canadian Pale. This is because the white stripe in the middle (called a pale in heraldry) was not the usual narrow stripe but was half the width of the flag. This was the first time a design like this was used.

On some days the Canadian government flies the Royal Union Flag next to the Maple Leaf Flag. The Royal Union Flag is the British Union Jack, and is a symbol that Canada is a member of the Commonwealth, and that Canada and Britain share a history and a monarch.

The Queen of Great Britain, had some say in what the flag was to be. She thought that the maple leaf greatly represents the country of Canada.

Flag Of Canada Media

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  Construction sheet for the national flag of Canada

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  Depiction of Jacques Cartier meeting with Iroquoians at Stadacona. Another member of Cartier's party is holding the royal banner of France.

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  A Canadian postcard marking the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911, depicting a Canadian Red Ensign with a crowned composite shield of Canada in the fly, and the Union Flag below it

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  A flag design created by Alan Beddoe, and dubbed the Pearson Pennant, being Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson's favoured design

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  Flag design created by George Stanley and selected by the parliamentary committee

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  Flag of the Royal Military College of Canada

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  Royal proclamation of the national flag of Canada

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  The Canadian flag flying at Peace Tower. An official ceremony inaugurating the flag was held on Parliament Hill in 1965.

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  A Canadian Red Ensign, Royal Union Flag, and the flag of Canada flown next to a cenotaph in Cartwright, Manitoba

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  Royal Standard of Canada (used by Charles III, King of Canada)

Other websites

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTMdH9-kmDk The real story behind the Canadian flag CBC