Canadian symbols

The National … was adopted by Parliament on October 22, 1964. It is

a … flag containing in the center a … square with a single red … leaf. Red and white have been Canada’s official … since 1921.

The Coat of Arms displays a …, a traditional royal symbol, holding the … flag, and a … , a mythological creature with the … of … . on the crest there is a heraldic representation of the … crown. Beneath the crown is a … wearing a red … leaf in its front right paw, and standing on a … of red and white cloth. The shield represents the emblems of … and … to indicate the British and … background of the country. Beneath the shield there is a motto: “…….”. the base is represented with the floral emblems – a … of Scotland, a … of England, a … of Northern Ireland and a … of Quebec.

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