List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols


This is a list of the symbols of the provinces and territories of Canada. Each province and territory has a unique set of official symbols.

Provinces and territories

NameFlagCoat of armsEscutcheonBirdAnimal FishFlowerTreeMineralMottoOther
AlbertaGreat horned owlBighorn sheepBull troutWild roseLodgepole pinePetrified woodFortis et liber
Provincial grass: rough fescue,
song: "Alberta",
gemstone: ammolite
British ColumbiaSteller's jaySpirit bearPacific salmonPacific dogwoodWestern redcedarJadeSplendor sine occasu
Provincial fossil: Elasmosaur
ManitobaGreat grey owlPlains bisonWalleyePrairie crocusWhite spruceGloriosus et liber
Provincial grass: big bluestem,
fossil: Tylosaurus pembinensis,
soil: Newdale soil
New BrunswickBlack-capped chickadeePurple violetBalsam firSpem reduxit
Provincial soil: Holmesville,
Salmon Fly: Picture Province
Newfoundland and LabradorAtlantic puffin
Willow ptarmigan
Rock ptarmigan
Woodland caribou

Newfoundland pony
Purple pitcher plantBlack spruceLabradoriteQuaerite primum regnum dei
Anthem: "Ode to Newfoundland",
Newfoundland Tricolour,
Labrador flag
Northwest TerritoriesGyrfalconArctic graylingMountain avensTamarack larchGoldTerritorial gemstone: diamond
Nova ScotiaOspreyNova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Sable Island horse
Brook troutMayflowerRed spruceStilbiteMunit haec et altera vincit
Sailing ambassador: Bluenose II,
Nova Scotia tartan;
berry: wild blueberry;
fossil: Hylonomus lyelli;
gemstone: agate
NunavutRock ptarmiganCanadian Inuit DogPurple saxifrageNunavut Sanginivut
OntarioCommon loonWhite trilliumEastern white pineAmethystUt incepit fidelis sic permanet
Prince Edward IslandBlue jayRed foxLady's slipperRed oakParva sub ingenti
Provincial soil: Charlottetown;
anthem: "The Island Hymn"
QuebecSnowy owlBlue flag irisYellow birchJe me souviens
Provincial symbol: fleur-de-lis
SaskatchewanSharp-tailed grouseWhite-tailed deerWalleyeWestern red lilyWhite birchPotashMultis e gentibus vires
Provincial grass: needle-and-thread grass,
fruit emblem: Saskatoon berry, Fossil: Tyrannosaurus rex
YukonCommon ravenFireweedSubalpine firLazulite