Great Seal of Canada
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The Great Seal of Canada (
History
The first Great Seal of Canada was carved in the
In view of the intended
Appearance
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Queen Elizabeth no longer on the throne.(April 2023) |
Dies (seal-making devices) for old seals are destroyed whenever a new
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The Great Seal in the reign of Queen Victoria.
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The Great Seal in the reign of King George V.
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The Great Seal in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It remains in use under Charles III until a new seal has been created.
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The royal proclamation of the flag of Canada, bearing an impression of the great seal at lower left[9]
Inscriptions on the Great Seal
Province of Quebec
- George III. SIGILLUM Ÿ PROVINCIÆ Ÿ NOSTRÆ Ÿ QUEBECENSIS Ÿ IN Ÿ AMERICA
Province of Canada
- Victoria. VICTORIA D꞉ G꞉ BRITANIARUM REGINA FID꞉ DEF꞉ SIGILLUM PROVINCIÆ CANADÆ
Canada
- Victoria. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR꞉ REGINA F꞉ D꞉ IN CANADA SIGILLUM
- Edward VII. EDWARDUS VII D꞉ G꞉ BRITT ET TERRARUM TRANSMAR QUÆ IN DIT꞉ SUNT BRIT REX F꞉ D꞉ IND꞉ IMP꞉ IN CANADA SIGILLUM 1904
- George V. GEORGIUS V D꞉ G꞉ BRITT ET TERRARUM TRANSMAR QUÆ IN DIT꞉ SUNT BRIT REX F꞉ D꞉ IND꞉ IMP꞉ IN CANADA SIGILLUM 1912
- George VI. GEORGIUS VI D꞉ G꞉ MAG BRIT HIB ET TERR TRANSMAR QUÆ IN DIT꞉ SUNT BRIT REX F꞉ D꞉ IND꞉ IMP꞉ IN CANADA SIGILLUM
- Elizabeth II. REINE DU CANADA • ELIZABETH II • QUEEN OF CANADA
Legal status
Like the Great Seal of the United Kingdom in respect of the Crown in right of that country, the Great Seal of Canada is the chief seal of the Crown of Canada, and is used to show the Canadian monarch's approval of important state documents. The sovereign acts on the advice of the government of the day.[10]
The Canadian Great Seal is used not only for administrative purposes, but also ceremonially, when it is put into the custody of a new governor general as part of the customary swearing-in and installation procedure.[2] It is protected under the Security of Information Act, Section 5(2)(e) stating: "Every person who, without lawful authority or excuse, manufactures or sells, or has in his possession for sale, any die, seal or stamp referred to in subsection (1) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years or by summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 12 months or to a fine of not more than $2,000."[11]
See also
- Great Seal (disambiguation)
- Great Seal of Ontario
- Great Seal of Quebec
- National symbols of Canada
References
- ^ Library and Archives Canada. "Proclamation of the Constitution Act 1982". Image of original proclamation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ a b General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "The Governor General of Canada". The Governor General of Canada.
- ^ a b Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (2012). "Consolidation - Formal Documents Regulations" (PDF).
- ^ "Unofficial symbols of Canada". Government of Canada. 2017.
- ^ "Emblems of Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
- ^ Jones, J. Mervyn (1946). Full Powers and Ratification. A study in the development of treaty-making procedure. Cambridge University Press. pp. 45–46, fn.4.
- ^ Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1939 Royal Visit, J. William Galbraith, as an information Officer with the federal government.[1]
- ^ "Great Seal of Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
- ^ Royal Proclamation on Parliament Hill
- ^ Great seal of the realm
- ^ Branch, Legislative Services (July 12, 2019). "Consolidated federal laws of canada, Security of Information Act". laws-lois.justice.gc.ca.