Ontario is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.[1]
Official symbols
| Symbol | Image | Adopted | Remarks | |
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| Coat of arms | Coat of Arms of Ontario |  |
1909 [1] | Originally granted by King Edward VII[1] |
| Motto | Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet Loyal she began, loyal she remains |
1909 [1] | Granted with other elements of the coat of arms | |
| Shield of Arms | Shield of Arms of Ontario | 1868 [1] | The shield was granted by the Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria. | |
| Flag | Flag of Ontario |
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May 21, 1965[1] | |
| The Great Seal | The Great Seal of the Province of Ontario |
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January 1, 1870 [1] | The Great Seal was authorized by an Order-in-Council. |
| Bird | Common Loon Gavia immer |
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June 23, 1994[1] | |
| Tree | Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus |
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May 1, 1984[1] | |
| Gemstone | Amethyst |
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1975 [1] | Amethyst can be found in the areas surrounding Bancroft, North Bay and Thunder Bay. |
| Flower | White trillium Trillium grandiflorum |
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1937[1] | |
| Tartan | Red and white with three shades of green and two shades of blue | June 23, 2000 [1] | Symbolizing the forests and fields and water | |
| Flag | The Franco-Ontarian Flag |
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June 29, 2001 [1] | Recognized under provincial law as the emblem of the French-speaking community in Ontario. |
| Provincial Brand | trillium |
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2006 | replaced an earlier trillium brand introduced in 1964 [2] |
| Provincial Licence plate slogan | Yours to Discover | 1982 | replaced earlier slogan Keep it Beautiful c.1973; 'Tant a decouvrir was added in 2003 |
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