The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada contains the

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emblems that have been granted, registered, approved or confirmed by the

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since its inception on June 4, 1988. In 2005, the Canadian Heraldic Authority began the process of creating a

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version of the register available online. Completed grant documents are recorded in the register and the notice of the grant is published in the ''

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''. The register is divided up in volumes, with each volume being reserved for each serving Governor General since 1988. Volume I, from 1988 to 1990, is for arms granted during the term of Jeanne Sauvé, Volume II, from 1990 to 1995, is reserved for Ramon Hnatyshyn, Volume III is reserved for

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, who served from 1995 to 1999, Volume IV for

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, 1999-2005, and Volume V for

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, 2005-2010. The current Governor General,

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, has his grants entered into Volume VI. Requests for registrations of existing arms also take the form of a "petition", as described above. The CHA will normally only register existing arms if the petitioner was unable to petition for a Canadian grant at the time the existing arms were granted, i.e., the arms of immigrants or arms granted to Canadians before the creation of the CHA in 1988. In addition, the existing arms must normally come from a source recognized by the Chief Herald (e.g. the

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, the South African

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, etc.). Registration documents are recorded in the Public Register, and the notice of the registration is published in the ''Gazette''. If the petitioner so desires, their design can be published in the ''

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''. That can be arranged through the offices of the Authority, but a separate fee is required which is paid to the

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References

External links

The Online RegisterThe Royal Heraldry Society of Canada
{{Heraldry in Canada Canadian Heraldic Authority

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