List of Canadian flags

The Department of Canadian Heritage lays out protocol guidelines for the display of flags, including an order of precedence; these instructions are only conventional, however, and are generally intended to show respect for what are considered important symbols of the state or institutions.

The Canadian Museum of History, in Hull, Quebec has many culturally important flags in their collections.

Settlers, Rails & Trails Inc., in Argyle, Manitoba holds the second largest exhibit - known as the Canadian Flag Collection.

1929 (arms adopted) 2013 (flag adopted) –present The wave in the bottom centre has a dual meaning, representing the ocean and movements as well as honouring the journey of African Nova Scotian ancestors through the middle passage during the slave trade.

[22] Despite not being widely used, the Eagle flag was officially recognized and adopted by the Nova Scotian government in 1994.