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Old canadian flags pictures. This is a list of flags used in canadathe department of canadian heritage lays out protocol guidelines for the display of flags including an order of precedence. Find canadian flag stock images in hd and millions of other royalty free stock photos illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection. Awesome canadian flag designs that got cut photos michael bolen the huffington post canada. Download canadian flag stock photos.
The canadian government and population used them on land as a matter of course. Red and white have been canadas official colours since the royal arms of canada were introduced in 1921. The canadian government has a federal identity program which sets out the colour values that should be used when reproducing official government symbols including the flagthe red colour is known as fip red and the values are. Canada became a country in 1867 but didnt actually get its own flag until 1965.
Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images photos and vectors. Images photos vector graphics illustrations videos. Shortly after canadian confederation in 1867 the need for distinctive canadian flags emerged. Previously the british union jack or canadian red ensign red field with union jack in one corner and coat of arms in another were flown.
Jul 20 2015 in 1965 a statute was enacted decreeing the red and white maple leaf design as the official canadian flag. 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 queens personal standard is supreme in the order of. Find high quality stock photos that you wont find anywhere else.
Search from 60 top canadian flag pictures and royalty free images from istock. The various unofficial red and blue ensigns shown on this page were unofficial only in so far as they were not recognized by the british admiralty which regulated the flags used to identify commonwealth ships at sea. The first canadian flag was that then used as the flag of the governor general of canada a union flag with a shield in the centre bearing the quartered arms of ontario quebec nova scotia and new brunswick surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves.