Coat of arms of Quebec

The coat of arms of Quebec was adopted by order-in-council of the Government of Quebec on 9 December 1939, replacing the arms assigned by royal warrant of Queen Victoria on 26 May 1868.

Symbolism

The shield is divided into three horizontal fields:Top – three gold fleurs-de-lis on a blue background, symbolizing royal France;Middle – a gold lion passant guardant on a red background, symbolizing the Kingdom of England;Bottom – three green maple leaves on a gold background, symbolizing Canada.
The shield is surmounted by the Tudor Crown and accompanied by a silver scroll bearing the province's motto,.

The blazon is:

Arms were first granted to the province in 1868 by Queen Victoria. They were blazoned as follows:
However, in 1939, the Quebec government adopted arms by order-in-council, replacing the two blue fleurs-de-lis on the golden field with the royal arms of France Modern in chief. Quebec is the only Canadian province to have adopted arms by its own authority.
The federal government primarily uses the 1939 variant, though the 1868 variant has been retained in some historical references, such as the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill and the badge of the Royal 22^e Régiment.
On January 23, 2026, the Coalition Avenir Québec provincial government announced that they were removing the Tudor Crown from the province's coat of arms. Simon Jolin-Barrette, Quebec's Minister of Justice and the French Language, said that the removal was because "The vast majority of Quebecers have no attachment to the British monarchy and reject it." A de jure change would need the approval of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.