Regional tartans of Canada

Tartans were first brought to Canada by Scottish settlers; the first province to adopt one officially was Nova Scotia in 1956 (when registered at the Court of the Lord Lyon; adopted by law in 1963), and the most recent province was Ontario, in 2000.

[1] The maple leaf tartan was designed in 1964 by David Weiser to commemorate the new Canadian flag.

[3] The Maple Leaf tartan is used by the Royal Canadian Regiment Pipes and Drums, and has been worn by the second, third and fourth Battalions.

When spreads thy cloak of shimmering white At winter's stern command Thro' shortened day, and starlit night We love thee, frozen land.

[3] Black for the wealth of our coal mines Grey for our Cape Breton Steel Green for our lofty mountains, our valleys and our fields Gold for the golden sunsets shining bright on the lakes of Bras d'Or To show us God's hand has lingered To Bless Cape Breton's shore.