Coat of arms of Ottawa
| Coat of arms of Ottawa | |
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| Details | |
| Armiger | Ottawa |
| Adopted | 1954 (College of Arms), reissued 2001 (CHA) |
| Crest | A white pine fructed proper charged with a bezant thereon an oak tree eradicated and fructed proper |
| Torse | Argent and azure |
| Helmet | A gentleman's helm mantled azure doubled argent |
| Escutcheon | Argent a cross wavy Azure charged with a like cross Argent between in the first quarter the Royal Crown proper and in the fourth quarter a maple leaf Gules on a chief also Gules an astrolabe Argent between to the dexter two arrows in saltire points upwards Argent surmounted by an Indian canoe paddle erect Or and to the sinister a spade and pick axe in saltire Argent surmounted by a grenade Or fired proper |
| Supporters | Dexter a timber trimmer of the date 1850 holding in the exterior hand a trimming axe head downwards and on the sinister an officer of the Civil Service Rifle Regiment all proper |
| Compartment | A grassy mound strewn with white pine cones |
| Motto | ADVANCE OTTAWA EN AVANT |
| Use | Stationery, chain of office, some proclamations, seals, certificates, invitations, souvenirs, gifts |
The coat of arms of Ottawa was presented to the municipality of Ottawa by Vincent Massey on 20 October 1954.
Engraver John Henry Walker designed an original crest for Bytown and later one for the City of Ottawa in the 1850s.
In 1954, the Duke of Norfolk, acting in his capacity as Earl Marshal, issued letters patent granting arms to the city of Ottawa. The city formally declared the use of the arms in force as of 1 January of the following year.
Upon amalgamation of the city of Ottawa with surrounding municipalities in 2001, the new City Council requested that the arms be reissued to the newly formed municipality. In March of that year, the Canadian Heraldic Authority issued a new grant of arms. The new arms are exactly the same as the old.
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