Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Here is a list of the symbols of Canadian provinces and territories. Alberta Provincial flower: Wild rose, Rosa acicularis Provincial bird: Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus Provincial tree: Lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta var. latifolia Provincial mammal: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep Provincial fish: Bull trout, ''Salvelinus confluentus Provincial stone: Petrified wood Provincial motto: Fortis et liber (Strong and free) Provincial colours: Gold and blue Coat of Arms of Alberta Flag of Alberta Symbols (Government of Alberta) British Columbia Provincial flower: Pacific dogwood, Cornus nuttalli Provincial bird: Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri Provincial tree: Western red cedar, Thuja plicata donn Provincial gemstone: Jade Provincial motto: Splendor sine occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Coat of Arms of British Columbia [1] Flag of British Columbia Symbols (Government of BC) Manitoba Provincial flower: Prairie crocus, Anemone patens Provincial bird: Great Grey Owl, Strix nebulosa Provincial tree: White spruce Provincial motto: Gloriosus et liber (Glorious and free) Provincial symbol: Bison Coat of Arms of Manitoba Flag of Manitoba Symbols (Government of Manitoba) New Brunswick Provincial flower: Purple violet, Viola cucullata Provincial bird: Black-capped Chickadee, Parus atricapillus Provincial tree: Balsam fir, Abies balsamea Provincial motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored) Coat of Arms of New Brunswick Flag of New Brunswick Symbols (Government of New Brunswick) Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial flower: Northern pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea Provincial bird: Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula arctica Provincial game bird: Ptarmigan, Lagopus spp. Provincial motto: Quaerite primum regnum dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Coat of Arms of Newfoundland and Labrador Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador Symbols (Government of Nfld.-Lab.) Nova Scotia Provincial flower: Mayflower or trailing arbutus, Epigaea repens Provincial bird: Osprey, Pandion haliaetus Provincial tree: Red spruce Provincial berry: Wild blueberry Provincial dog: Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever Provincial gemstone: Agate Provincial mineral: Stilbite Maritime ambassador: Bluenose II Provincial motto: Munit haec et altera vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Coat of Arms of Nova Scotia Flag of Nova Scotia Symbols (Government of Nova Scotia) Ontario Provincial flower: White trillium, Trillium grandiflorum Provincial bird: Common Loon, Gavia immer Provincial tree: Eastern white pine, Pinus strobus Provincial mineral: Amethyst Provincial motto: Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Provincial symbol: Trillium flower Coat of Arms of Ontario Flag of Ontario Symbols (Government of Ontario) Prince Edward Island Provincial flower: Pink lady's slipper, Cypripedium acaule Provincial bird: Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata Provincial tree: Red oak, Quercus rubra Provincial soil: Charlottetown soil Provincial motto: Parva sub ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Coat of Arms of Prince Edward Island Flag of Prince Edward Island Symbols (Government of PEI) Quebec Provincial flower: Blue flag, Iris versicolor Provincial bird: Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca Provincial tree: Yellow birch, Betula alleghaniensis Provincial motto: Je me souviens (I remember) Provincial symbol: Fleur de lis Coat of Arms of Quebec Flag of Quebec Symbols (Government of Quebec) Saskatchewan Provincial flower: Western red lily, Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum Provincial bird: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Pedioectes phasianellus jamesi Provincial tree: White birch, Betula papyrifera Provincial grass: Needle-and-thread grass, Hesperostipa comata Provincial mammal: White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus Provincial mineral: Potash Provincial sport: Curling Provincial motto: Multis e gentibus vires (From many peoples, strength) Provincial symbol: Sheaf of wheat Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan Flag of Saskatchewan Symbols (Government of Saskatchewan) Northwest Territories Territorial flower: Mountain avens, Dryas octopetala Territorial bird: Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus Territorial tree: Tamarack, Larix laricina Territorial fish: Arctic grayling, Thymallus arcticus Territorial mineral: Gold Territorial gemstone: Diamond Territorial motto: none Coat of Arms of the Northwest Territories Flag of the Northwest Territories Symbols (Government of the NWT) Nunavut Territorial symbol: Inukshuk Territorial motto: Nunavut sanginivut (Nunavut our strength) Coat of Arms of Nunavut Flag of Nunavut Symbols (Government of Nunavut) Yukon Territorial flower: Fireweed, Epilobium angustifolium Territorial bird: Raven, Corvus corax Territorial tree: Sub-alpine Fir, Abies lasiocarpa Territorial gemstone: Lazulite Territorial motto: none Coat of Arms of Yukon Flag of Yukon Symbols (Government of Yukon) This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.