Flag of Canada

The National Flag of Canada, popularly known as the Maple Leaf Flag (French: l'Unifolié "the one-leaved"), is a base red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a red stylized 11-pointed maple leaf.

Royal Union Flag

The Union Flag, sometimes called the Union Jack, was used as a de jure flag until the adoption of the current flag in 1965. Currently, federal agencies can fly the Union Flag beside the Maple Leaf on the following holidays: Victoria Day, the anniversary of the Statute of Westminster (December 11), and Commonwealth Day. The Union Flag can also be flown at the National War Memorial or at other locations during ceremonies that honour Canadian involvement with forces of other Commonwealth nations during times of war. The Union Flag is always preceded by the Canadian flag. The Union Flag is part of the provincial flags of Ontario and Manitoba, and a modified version is used on the flag of British Columbia. Several of the provincial lieutenant governors formerly used a modified Union Flag as their personal standard, but the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia is the only one who retains this design. {{ref|Unionflag}}

Related Topics:
Union Flag - Victoria Day - Statute of Westminster - December 11 - Commonwealth Day - Ontario - Manitoba - British Columbia - Lieutenant governor - Nova Scotia

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