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 Flag for Canada is supreme in the order of precedence, followed by those for the monarch's representatives, 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.

National and provincial flags

National

Provincial

Territorial

Ceremonial

Royal

FlagDateUseDescription
2023–presentSovereign's Flag for CanadaA banner of the royal arms of Canada undifferentiated
2011–presentPersonal flag of the Prince of Wales for use in CanadaA banner of the royal arms of Canada differentiated by a white three-pointed label and defaced with the Prince of Wales's feathers
2013–presentPersonal flag of the Princess Royal for use in CanadaA 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–presentPersonal flag of the Duke of Edinburgh for use in CanadaA 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, Duke of Edinburgh
2015–presentOther members of the royal familyA banner of the royal arms of Canada with a border of ermine

Viceregal and administrative

Governor general

Lieutenant governors and commissioners

Supreme Court of Canada

Military and civilian law enforcement organizations

Canadian Armed Forces

Canadian Army

Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Air Force

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

Canada Border Services Agency

Canadian Coast Guard

Police services

Youth cadets organizations

Civil

Corporations

Crown corporations

Hudson's Bay Company

Civic organizations

Religious

Ethnic groups

Indigenous nations

Francophone peoples

Other ethnic groups

Municipal

Historical

Historical national flags

Royal

FlagDateUseDescription
1643Royal standard of France
1534–1763Royal Banner of France or "Bourbon Flag" was the most commonly used flag in New FranceThe banner flag has three gold fleur-de-lis on a dark blue field arranged two and one
1962–2022Queen Elizabeth II's personal Canadian flagA banner of the royal arms of Canada defaced with a royal cypher of Queen Elizabeth II
2014–2025Personal flag of the Duke of York for use in CanadaNo longer used after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's withdrawal from public roles.
2011–2022Personal flag of the Duke of Cambridge for use in Canada

Coronation standards

Viceregal

Civil ensigns

Government ensigns

Newfoundland

Rebellions

FlagDateUseDescription
1968–1971Front de libération du QuébecFlag of the FLQ as seen at demonstrations in Montreal and the U.S. between 1968 and 1971
1812–1821Pemmican WarMetis Flag
1837Lower Canada RebellionThis 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" 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.
1832–1838Patriote flagThe proposed flag for the Republic of Lower Canada. 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.
1837–1838Flag of the Republic of CanadaA blue-white-red vertical tricolour 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.
1869-1870North-West RebellionOften 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.
1885Provisional Government of SaskatchewanThe day of the provisional government's proclamation,  Father Vital Fourmond, a witness, wrote "As a flag chose the white flag of ancient France , saying that he was called to renew its ancient glories. On it he placed a large image of Mary's immaculate heart."

Other

Proposed

Regional

Official

Unofficial

House flags of Canadian freight companies

Yacht clubs of Canada