List of Canadian flags

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 sovereign'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 second largest exhibit - known as the Canadian Flag Collection.
==State==
===National===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1965–present	National Flag of Canada(Maple Leaf Flag, l'Unifolié)	A vertical bicolour triband of red, white, red with a red maple leaf emblem charged in the Canadian pale
===Provincial===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1965–present	Flag of Ontario 	A red field with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the shield of the coat of arms of Ontario charged in the fly
 	1948–present	Flag of Quebec(The ) 	A blue field with an ordinary white cross and a white fleur-de-lis in each quadrant
 	1858 (first use)
1929 (arms adopted)
2013 (flag adopted)
–present	Flag of Nova Scotia 	A banner of arms of the coat of arms of Nova Scotia
 	1965–present	Flag of New Brunswick 	A banner of the coat of arms of New Brunswick
 	1965–present	Flag of Manitoba 	A red field with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the shield of the coat of arms of Manitoba charged in the fly
 	1960–present	Flag of British Columbia 	A banner of the coat of arms of British Columbia
 	1964–present	Flag of Prince Edward Island 	A banner of the coat of arms of Prince Edward Island within a bordure compony of red and white
 	1969–present	Flag of Saskatchewan 	A field party per fess, green and yellow, with the shield of the coat of arms of Saskatchewan in the canton and western red lily emblem charged in the fly
 	1968–present	Flag of Alberta 	A blue field with the shield of the coat of arms of Alberta charged in the centre
 	1980–present	Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador	A blue and white field party per pale (at nombril point) with a white border, white ordinary cross and white saltire, two triangular divisions in the fly lined in red, a golden arrow between two triangular divisions
===Territorial===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1969–present	Flag of the Northwest Territories	A vertical bicolour triband of blue, white, blue with the shield of the coat of arms of the Northwest Territories charged in the Canadian pale
 	1968–present	Flag of Yukon 	A vertical tricolour triband of green, white, blue with the shield of the coat of arms of Yukon above a wreath of fireweed charged in the pale, with pale ratio of 1 to 1.5 to 1
 	1999–present	Flag of Nunavut 	A field party per pale, yellow and white, with a red inukshuk charged in the centre and a blue star in the upper fly
===Ceremonial===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1965–present	Royal Union Flag	The Cross of St. Andrew counterchanged with the Cross of St. Patrick and over all the Cross of St. George.
==Royal==
 
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	2023–present	Royal Standard of Charles III, King of Canada 	A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada undifferentiated
 	2011–present	Royal standard of the Prince of Wales 	A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada differentiated by a white three-pointed label and defaced with the Prince of Wales's feathers
 	2013–present	Royal standard of Princess Anne 	A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada differentiated by a white three-pointed label; the first and third labels bearing a red cross, the centre label bearing a red heart; and defaced with a royal cypher of Princess Anne
 	2014–present	Royal standard of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh	A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada differentiated by a three-pointed label; the centre label bearing a Tudor rose; and defaced with a royal cypher of Prince Edward
 	2015–present	Other members of the royal family 	A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada with a border of ermine
==Viceregal and administrative==
===Governor general===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1981–19992002–present	Flag of the governor general of Canada	A blue field with the crest of the Royal Arms of Canada charged in the centre
===Lieutenant governors and commissioners===
==Supreme Court of Canada==
Flag	Date	Use 	Description
 	2021	Flag of the Supreme Court of Canada	Gules on a Canadian pale Argent a lozenge lozengy Gules and Argent charged with maple leaves alternately Or and Gules
==Military and civilian law enforcement organizations==
===Canadian Armed Forces===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1968–present	Flag of the Canadian Armed Forces 	A white field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and the Canadian Armed Forces badge charged in the fly
 	1920–present	Flag of the Royal Military College of Canada 	A field tierced per pale, red, white, and red with the badge of the Royal Military College of Canada charged in the centre
 	1920–present	Flag of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean 	A field tierced per pale, blue, white, and blue with the badge of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean charged in the centre
 	2000–present	Banner of the Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation 	A field tierced per pale, blue, red, and azure, with the crest of the Royal Arms of Canada charged in the centre
 	2009–present	Camp flag of the Cadet Instructors Cadre 	The badge of the Cadet Instructors Cadre, with the traditional colours of the Navy, Army and the Air Force. The golden border represents the young people that CIC officers work for.
 	−1965 	King's Colour, as used by the Royal Military College of Canada	King's Colour of the Royal Military College of Canada with the Union Flag.
====Canadian Army====
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1939–1944 	Old flag of the Canadian Army 	
 	1968–1998 	Old flag of the Canadian Army 	
 	1998–2013 	Old flag of the Canadian Army 	
 	2013–2016 	Old flag of the Canadian Army 	
 	2016–present	Flag of the Canadian Army 	A scarlet red field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and the Canadian Army badge charged in the fly
 	–present 	Flag of the Commander of the Canadian Army	
====Royal Canadian Navy====
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1968–present 	Canadian Naval Ensign 	A white field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and charged in the fly with an anchor, eagle and naval crown in blue
 	1968–present 	Canadian Forces Auxiliary Jack 	A blue field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and charged in the fly with an anchor, eagle and naval crown in white
 	 	Flag of the Canadian Navy Board 	A field party per bend, blue and sanguine, with a fouled anchor in gold charged in the centre
 	RCN (1911–1965)RCSCC (1905–1965)	Used as the ensign of the Royal Canadian Navy and some Royal Canadian Sea Cadets corps. Used throughout the entire British Empire by the Royal Navy and by several former British colonies even after they became independent and established their own navies.	White Ensign, St George's Cross with the Union Flag in the canton.
 	RCN (1921–1957)RCSCC (1929–1953)	The Blue Ensign, worn as a jack by the Royal Canadian Navy and used by the RCSCC 	Blue Ensign defaced with the Royal Arms of Canada. The maple leaves at the bottom of the shield are green.
====Royal Canadian Air Force====
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1921–1940 	Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign	A field of air force blue with the Union Flag in the canton and the Royal Air Force roundel charged in the fly
 	1941–1968 	Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign	A field of air force blue with the Union Flag in the canton and the Royal Canadian Air Force roundel charged in the fly
 	1982–present	Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign	A field of air force blue with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and the Royal Canadian Air Force roundel charged in the fly
====Canadian Special Operations Forces Command====
Flag 	Date 	Use 	Description
Link to file	-present	Flag of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command	A white field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and the CANSOFCOM badge charged in the fly
===Canada Border Services Agency===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	2012–present	Flag of the Canada Border Services Agency	A Blue field with the National Flag of Canada in the canton and the Canada Border Services Agency badge charged in the fly
===Canadian Coast Guard===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1962–present	Flag of the Canadian Coast Guard	A banner of the arms of the Canadian Coast Guard: vertical diband of white and blue, a red maple leaf emblem charged in the hoist and a pair of fish in gold and facing opposite directions charged in the fly
 	–present 	Honorary Commissioner Flag 	Governor General's flag in the canton.
===Police services===
Flag 	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1991–present	Ensign of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police	A red field with a blue canton bordered yellow with a representation of the Badge of the RCMP.
Link to file	1998–present	Flag of the Ontario Provincial Police 	Blue with the heraldic badge of the OPP.
 	1983–present	Flag of the Sûreté du Québec 	A green field, on a Canadian Pale Yellow charged with the badge of the Sûreté du Québec.
 	–present 	Flag of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary	A blue field with the badge of the RNC in the centre.
=== Youth cadets organizations ===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1953–1976 	Former flag of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets 	A white flag with a Union Flag at the canton, with the badge of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets at the fly. This is the basis of the current flag of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets.
 	1976–present 	Flag of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets 	A white flag with a Canadian Flag at the canton, with the badge of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets at the fly.
 	2009–present 	Flag of the Navy League of Canada 	A white flag with a Canadian Flag at the canton, with the current badge of the Navy League of Canada at the fly.
 	1985–present 	Banner of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets 	A Canadian flag in the same shape as a queen's colour used in the Canadian Armed Forces, with the maple leaf modified with the badge of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. At the canton, the cypher of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as former colonel-in-chief of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. At the fly, a badge representing the Canadian Army (the crown of Saint Edward above crossed swords).
 	1944–1973 	Flag of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets used by individual Army Cadet Corps used before 1973.	
 	January 1973–present	Flag of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets used by individual Army Cadet Corps. 	
 	 	Camp Flag of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. 	On a white field, the badge of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets in the centre.
 	1995–present 	Flag of the Army Cadet League of Canada. 	A banner of the shield of the arms of the Army Cadet League of Canada. According to the heraldic grant, the shield of the arms of the Army Cadet League of Canada is "Argent two swords in saltire Argent fimbriated Gules hilted and pommelled Or surmounted by a maple leaf Gules veined Or all within an orle of twelve maple leaves stems inward Gules." The web site of the Governor General of Canada explains this description as follows: "The white shield, bearing a maple leaf and crossed broad swords, alludes to a central Canadian entity with direct connection to the military. The twelve smaller maple leaves show singleness of purpose but at the Branch level.
 	1991–present 	Banner of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets 	Based on the design of Queen's Colour for the Royal Canadian Air Force, with the badge of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets replacing the maple leaf. At the canton, the cypher of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as former air commodore in chief of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. On the bottom fly, the first badge of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, a golden maple leaf above an eagle.
 	1971–present 	Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets 	An Air Force blue flag, with a Canadian flag at the canton, with the historical badge of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.
 	 	Squadron Banner of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets 	An Air Force blue flag, with the badge of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets and a scroll stating the squadron's name and number (this example, 643 St-Hubert Squadron.
 	 	Camp flag of the Junior Canadian Rangers 	A 1/3 red and 2/3 green flag with the badge of the Junior Canadian Rangers on the fly.
==Civil==
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1922–1923	Canadian Civil Aviation Ensign, briefly used by the Air Board.	A field of light blue with the Union Flag in the canton and a shield with white albatross superimposed upon three maple leaves in the middle of the fly.
==Corporations==
===Crown corporations===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1992–present	Flag of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation	A blue and red field with the logo of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation charged in the centre; logo was first introduced in 1992
 	1978–present	Flag of the Royal Canadian Mint 	A red field with the logo of the Royal Canadian Mint charged in the centre; logo was first introduced in 1978
===Hudson's Bay Company===
==Religious==
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	–present	Flag of the Anglican Church of Canada 	
 	–present	Flag of the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada	
==Ethnic groups==
===Indigenous nations===
===Francophone peoples===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1884–present	Acadian flag 	Tri-colored flag, blue, white then red. A yellow star representing independence and unique culture from main land France.
 	1975–present	Flag of the Franco-Ontarians 	A field party per pale, green and white, with a white fleur-de-lys charged in the hoist and a green trillium emblem charged in the fly
 	1976–present	Flag of the Fransaskois 	A yellow field with a green Nordic cross centred towards the upper hoist and a red fleur-de-lis charged in the lower fly
 	1980–present	Flag of the Franco-Manitobans 	A white field with yellow over sanguine bars with a green plant emblem in four pieces charged in the hoist
 	1981–present	Flag of the Franco-Columbians 	A white field party per pale by a bar gemelles and dancetty, a fleur-de-lys and Pacific Dogwood emblem charged in the fly; Dogwood is the floral emblem of British Columbia, the blue stripes evoke the Pacific Ocean and the rising mountains beside, the yellow centre of the Dogwood flower represents the sun
 	1982–present	Flag of the Franco-Albertans 	A field party per bend sinister, blue and white, by a bend cotised white and blue with a white fleur-de-lys in the upper hoist and a red wild rose in the lower fly
 	1985–present	Flag of the Franco-Yukonnais 	A blue field and three diagonal stripes set from lower hoist to upper fly. The colours of the stripes are white and golden yellow. The effect created by the arrangement of the stripes is meant to represent Yukon's many mountains. Blue is for the French people and the sky. White is for winter and snow. Yellow represents the gold rush and the Franco-Yukonnais contributions to history of the territory.
 	1986–present	Flag of the Fédération des Francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador (Franco-Terreneuviens)	Three unequal panels of blue, white, and red, with two yellow sails set on the line between the white and red panels. The sail on top is charged with a spruce twig, while the bottom sail is charged with a pitcher flower.
 	1992–present	Flag of the Franco-Ténois 	A polar bear on a snowy hill, looking forward towards a snowflake/Fleur-de-lis combined, representing the French community of the Northwest Territories of Canada.
 	2002–present	Flag of the Franco-Nunavois 	Blue that represents the Arctic sky and white recalls the snow, abundantly present on the territory. The principal shape represent an igloo, and under this one, the inukshuk which symbolise the human presence. A single dandelion flower grows from beneath it.
===Other ethnic groups===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	2008–present	Flag of Gaelic Canadians 	Adopted by the Comhairle na Gàidhlig (The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia), the salmon represents the gift of knowledge in the Gaelic storytelling traditions of Nova Scotia, Scotland and Ireland and the Isle of Man. The “G” represents the Gaelic language and the ripples are the manifestations of the language through its rich culture of song, story, music, dance and custom and belief system.
 	2021–present	Flag of Black Nova Scotians	The red represents blood and sacrifice. The gold conveys cultural richness. The green symbolizes fertility and growth. The black stands for the people. 
The wave in the bottom centre has a dual meaning, representing the ocean and movements as well as honouring the journey of African Nova Scotian ancestors through the middle passage during the
slave trade. 
On the left is half of a stylized heart (a version of the Sankofa symbol) with a yin and yang-like symbol embedded to represent heartbreak balanced with awareness. 
The image is encompassed with an incomplete circle representing those
things absent but yet to come.
==Municipal==
File:Copyrighted flag.svg|Flag of Calgary
File:Copyrighted flag.svg|Flag of Edmonton
File:Flag of Hamilton.svg|Flag of Hamilton
File:Flag of Montreal.svg|Flag of Montreal
File:Flag of Ottawa, Ontario.svg|Flag of Ottawa
File:Flag of Quebec City.svg|Flag of Quebec City
File:Flag of Toronto, Canada.svg|Flag of Toronto
File:Flag of Vancouver.svg|Flag of Vancouver
File:Flag of Winnipeg.svg|Flag of Winnipeg
==Historical==
===National===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1497–1707	Flag on John Cabot's ship, and used during the English colonization of the Americas before the Act of Union.	White Ensign, St George's Cross.
 	1621–1707	Flag used during the Scottish colonization of the Americas before the Act of Union. 	White saltire on blue ensign, St. Andrew's Cross.
 	1689 	Merchant Flag of France 	
 	1707 	United Empire Loyalists (British North America) 	United Empire loyalist flag which was similar to the earlier version of the Union Jack but had slight changes in the fimbriation width. The United Empire Loyalists brought this flag to British North America when they left the United States. In present-day Canada, the flag continues to be used as symbol of pride and heritage for loyalist townships and organizations.
 	1801–1964	Union Flag ; Canadian Royal Union Flag 	
===Royal===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1643 	Royal standard of France 	
 	1534–1763	Royal Banner of France or "Bourbon Flag" was the most commonly used flag in New France	The banner flag has three gold fleur-de-lis on a dark blue field arranged two and one
 	1962–2022	Royal standard of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada 	A banner of the Royal Arms of Canada defaced with a royal cypher of Queen Elizabeth II
 	2011–2022	Royal standard of Prince William 	
====Coronation standards====
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1937 and 1953	Coronations of George VI and Elizabeth and Elizabeth II	Banner of arms of Royal Coat of Arms of Canada
 	1911 	Coronation of George V and Mary 	Banner of arms of Royal Coat of Arms of Canada
===Viceregal===
===Civil ensigns===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1892–1922	Canadian Red Ensign as authorized for use as a civil ensign through Admiralty warrant. Informal use of the Canadian Red Ensign as a symbol of Canada began as early as 1868.	
 	1907–1922	1907 informal version of the Canadian Red Ensign commonly used in western Canada. Note the inclusion of all the provincial emblems. 	
 	1922–1957	1922 version of the Canadian Red Ensign used from 1922 to 1957, which was also used as a de facto national flag. 	
 	1957–1965	1957 version of the Canadian Red Ensign that had evolved as the de facto national flag until 1965. 	
===Newfoundland===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1904–1949	Dominion of Newfoundland	
 	1870–1904	Newfoundland Colony 	
 	1862–1870	Newfoundland Colony 	
===Rebellions===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1968–1971	Front de libération du Québec 	Flag of the FLQ as seen at demonstrations in Montreal and the U.S. between 1968 and 1971Flags of the World (retrieved on 31 July 2007)
 	1812–1821	Pemmican War 	Metis Flag
 	1837 	Lower Canada Rebellion 	This flag was created by Marie-Louise Félix, Émilie Berthelot and Marie-Louise-Zéphirine Labrie in 1837, also involved in the Association of Patriotic Ladies of the Deux-Montagnes County. We see a maple branch surmounted by a muskellunge, surrounded by a crown of cone and pine branches. The C would mean "Canada" (in the sense that this term had for the Patriots at the time) and JB would mean "Jean-Baptiste", the patron saint of "Canadians" since the creation of the Société Saint-Jean- Baptiste in 1834. The original is in Château Ramezay, in Montreal.
 	1869-1870	North-West Rebellion 	Often mistaken as the flag used in the 1885 resistance, the flag used by the Provisional Government of Rupert's Land and the North-West was described in various ways. Most descriptions mention a fleur-de-lys, shamrock and a white background.
 	1885 	Provisional Government of Saskatchewan	The day of the provisional government's proclamation,  Father Vital Fourmond, a witness, wrote "As a flag [Riel] chose the white flag of ancient France [with a royal blue shield bearing three golden fleurs de lys], saying that he was called to renew its ancient glories. On it he placed a large image of Mary's immaculate heart."
=== Other ===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1827 	Flag of the short lived Republic of Madawaska which was situated between Canada and the US. 	
 	1868 	The Canadian Red Ensign used at Dominion Day celebrations in Barkerville, BC in support of Canadian Confederation, as Canada did not have an official flag.	
 	1910–1913 	Sledge flag used in Antarctica by C.S. Wright, a Canadian member of Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition. 	
 	Post 1910–	British Empire flag 	An unofficial flag of the British Empire featuring symbols of its constituent dominions and India. The Canadian coat of arms are present in the bottom left. It was flown by civilians as a display of patriotism on special occasions such as Empire Day. A surviving specimen from the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 is kept in the Canadian Flag Collection.
==Proposed==
The following is a list of flags proposed for the Canadian state.
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1832–1838	Patriote flag 	The proposed flag for the Republic of Lower Canada (1838). It is still used today by some souverainists, in mostly 4 variants: the original, and three versions with the yellow star in the top left corner. Of which, two of them have Henri Julien's Patriot painting of 1904, one in colour and the other stylised in black and white.
 	1837–1838	Flag of the Republic of Canada 	A blue-white-red vertical tricolor with two white stars representing the colonies of Upper and Lower Canada and a crescent moon representing the "hunter's clubs" that organized and led the insurrection affixed at the hoist.
 	1902 	Design reported in the Daily Express to have been proposed as part of a series of Empire flags that would replace the Union Jack in representing individual territories of the British Empire	The Cross of Saint George and the crown in the canton would have been present on all Empire flags to represent the English. In the top right would be the emblem of the territory flying the flag, and in this case, the coat of arms of Canada. A large sun in the centre symbolizes "the empire on which the sun never sets."
 	1930 	La Presse Proposal 	Design inspired by the Australian flag.
 	1939 	Ephrem Côté's Proposal 	
 	1946 	Proposed flag for Canada 	A red British ensign defaced with a large golden maple leaf outlined in white in the fly.
 	1947 	Adélard Godbout's Proposal 	
 	1957 	Jean-Francois Pouliot's Proposal 	Green, detailed maple leaf on a red background.
 	1962 	John-Guy Labarre's Proposal 	A green Compass rose on a white background.
 	1964 	Proposed flag for Canada by the Native Sons of Canada 	Party per bend Gules and Argent a maple leaf Gules
 	1964 	Proposal made during the Great Flag Debate featuring one maple leaf. "Group C" finalist considered by Parliamentary committee. 	
 	1964 	Proposal made during the Great Flag Debate featuring four maple leaves 	Four large maple leaves occupy the center of the flag. Behind them is a white diamond on a blue background. The leaves are arranged similarly to the modern heraldic mark of the Prime Minister, and their stems form the Cross of Saint George in the middle.
 	1964 	Proposal made during the Great Flag Debate featuring one maple leaf 	The background is like the British flag without the diagonal stripes, there is a green maple leaf in the center and there are three stars on either side in the red stripe and two stars on either side in the vertical red stripe.
 	1964 	Proposal made during the Great Flag Debate featuring ten maple leaves 	Ten maple leaves are spread across the flag, and they likely represent the provinces. On the left are red leaves on a red background. The right side features the same colours inverted.
 	1964 	Proposed flag for Canada, known as the Pearson Pennant 	A blue field with a white square containing a three-leaf maple. The blue sides were meant to represent John A. Macdonald's description of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Canada's geography, "From sea to sea".
 	1994 	Proposed flag for Canada, known as the Canadian Unity Flag 	Blue vertical stripes replacing part of the red bands, in approximate proportion to population of French heritage.
 	1996 	The Unilisé, a flag used by Canadian federalists in Quebec 	A banner combining the flags of Canada and Quebec. Made in 1996 after the Quebec independence referendum by federalists who supported remaining with Canada to represent national unity.
==Regional==
===Official===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1994–present	Flag of Cape Breton Island 	A white field with four narrow horizontal stripes at the bottom, blue over green over yellow over gray with a narrow black fimbriation. Toward the fly, the green bar rises to silhouette a hill or island. Toward the hoist is a green, stylized eagle in flight.
Despite not being widely used, the Eagle flag was officially recognized and adopted by the Nova Scotian government in 1994.
 	1938–present	Flag of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean	A field party per fess, green and yellow, with a red-bordered grey ordinary cross; green represents the region's forests, yellow its agriculture, grey its industry and commerce, and red the vitality of the population
===Unofficial===
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	Disputed–present	Flag of Cape Breton Island 	A field tierced per forest green and white, with a green saltire and yellow circle reading "Cape Breton Island" on the top, and "Canada" on the bottom, with a green stylized map of Cape Breton Island in the middle. The green is taken from the island's tartan. 
Though being the most commonly used flag it is not the official flag and is disputed by supporters of the officially recognized 1993 flag designed by Kelly Gooding
 	1974–present 	Flag of Labrador 	A field party per fess, white and azure, with a green horizontal band across the centre and a spruce twig in the upper hoist
 	1880s–present 	Newfoundland Tricolour 	A field tierced per pale green, white, and pink
 	1949–present 	Flag of Outer Bald Tusket Island	Flag used by one of the first micronations, named Principality of Outer Baldonia, it is sometimes used on fishing boats and on souvenirs.
 	1988–present 	Flag of Vancouver Island 	A Blue Ensign defaced with the great seal of the Colony of Vancouver Island. Used informally today.FOTW Flags of the World: Vancouver Island (British Colony, Canada) This unofficial flag was designed in the 1980s to retroactively represent the colony (1849–1866). In 1865 the Crown gave colonies permission to place their badges on the fly of the Blue Ensign; thus vexillologists could argue that this flag is official.Flags of Canada: British Columbia
 	1988–present 	Flag of Western Canada 	Originally used by the Western Independence Party, it was designed in 1988 ahead of the party's first election.
==House flags of Canadian freight companies==
Flag	Date 	Use 	Description
 	1965–present	Canada Steamship Lines 	
 	1958-1965 	Canada Steamship Lines 	
 	1867-1958 	Quebec Steamship Company and Canada Steamship Lines	
 	1944–present	Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien 	The project differs in different periods of the company's activity.
 	1811–2019 	Bowring Brothers 	
 	1893–1953 	Canadian Australasian Line 	
 	1919–1986 	Canadian National Steamship Company 	
 	1887–2005 	CP Ships 	
 	19th–1967 	Job Brothers & Co., Limited 	
 	1910–1916 	Royal Line 	
==Yacht clubs of Canada==
Burgee	Club
 	Armdale Yacht Club
 	Barrachois Harbour Yacht Club
 	Bay of Quinte Yacht Club
 	Bras d'Or Yacht Club
 	Bronte Harbour Yacht Club
 	Buffalo Canoe Club
 	Dobson Yacht Club
 	Etobicoke Yacht Club
 	Northern Yacht Club
 	Oakville Yacht Squadron
 	Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
 	Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club
 	Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
 	Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
 	Royal Victoria Yacht Club
 	Royal Canadian Yacht Club
 	Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
 	Windsor Yacht Club
 	Queen's University at Kingston (College team)
 	University of British Columbia (College team)
==See also==
* Canadian Heraldic Authority
* Canadian heraldry
* Canadian royal symbols
* Great Canadian Flag Debate
* List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
* National symbols of Canada
==References==
==External links==
* World Flag Database
* Canadian Government Homepage- The National Flag of Canada
* Flags used in 1837-39 in Lower Canada
* Settlers, Rails & Trails (museum) Canadian Flag Collection
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