Jacques Saint-Cyr had the idea of having a maple leaf on the flag.
The Maple leaf represents the Maple trees in Canada. Also That Maple syrup is made.
The maple leaf flag was not created until 1965. It was created by George Stanley. The flag in 1914 was the Red Ensign.
rosh maliyil made the first maple leaf ever in history
The first known flag to fly in Canada was St George's Cross, carried by George Abbot in 1534.
The maple leaf flag was not created until 1965. It was created by George Stanley. The flag in 1914 was the Red Ensign.
The idea of having a maple leaf on the flag was Jacques Saint-Cyr. The designers were George F. G. Stanley and John Matheson.
1936. When the Settlers arrived in Canada the Maple Tree was the only source of shelter, fuel, and wood. The Settlers then made a flag depicting the leaves on the tree and the white and red background is for the snow and the sweat and blood that was spilt to make their great country.
February 15, 1965. Before that, Canada used the Union Flag (as part of the former Britisch Empire).
The current Canadian flag with its distinctive red 'Maple Leaf' was officially made the national flag on the 15th of December 1965. An earlier version was used in 1964 but had a slightly different maple leaf design.
Because people like nationalists wanted to have a flag that didn't include a British symbol. They wanted Canada to have its own identity. Queen Elizabeth Signed a proclamation that authorized Canada to have its own flag. On February 15 , 1965 the maple leaf flag made its first appearance on the Canadian flag.
The red stripes represent the sacrifices made for Canada, the white square symbolizes the ice and snow of the North, the maple leaf represents the country's cultural heritage and its natural beauty, and the flag as a whole symbolizes unity and pride for the nation.
At the time of Confederation, Canada's national flag remained the Royal Union Flag or the Union Jack. However, Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, flew the Canadian Red Ensign as a distinctive flag of Canada. Following the Second World War, in 1945, an Order in Council authorized the flying of the Canadian Red Ensign from federal government buildings, in Canada and abroad. In 1964, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson made the creation of a new Canadian flag a priority. John Matheson, Member of Parliament, was Prime Minister Pearson's key advisor and supporter in this objective. On June 15, 1964, the Prime Minister presented his proposed flag to the House of Commons, launching a divisive Canadian flag debate. After three months without resolution, the question of a national flag was referred to an all-party committee. In October 1964, after eliminating thousands of proposals, the Special Committee on a Canadian Flag was left with three possible designs: one incorporating three red maple leaves with blue bars (nicknamed the "Pearson Pennant"), a flag with a single stylized red maple leaf on a white square with red bars, and another version that contained both the Union Jack and three fleurs-de-lis. On October 29, 1964, the committee recommended to the House of Commons that the single-leaf, red and white design be adopted. Debate in Parliament continued, however, and it was only at the early hour of 2:15 a.m. on December 15, 1964, that the motion to adopt the National Flag of Canada was carried by a vote of 163 to 78. Approval by the Senate came on December 17, 1964, and on January 28, 1965, the National Flag of Canada was proclaimed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to take effect on February 15, 1965. The inspiration for a red and white flag came from Dr. George Stanley, Dean of Arts at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. Impressed by the Commandant's flag at the College (a mailed fist holding three maple leaves on a red and white ground), Dr. Stanley suggested to Mr. John Matheson a similar design with a single red maple leaf at the centre. This red - white - red pattern bore a strong sense of Canadian history: the combination had been used as early as 1899 on the General Service Medal issued by Queen Victoria.