•Canada’s Coat of Arms was officially proclaimed on November 21, 1921.

•The present Coat of Arms was approved in 1994. nThe beaver attained official status as an

emblem of Canada March 24, 1975 .

The maple leaf began to serve as a Canadian symbol as early as 1700 .

The colour of the maple leaves on the arms of Canada was changed from green to red in 1957.

1.The explorer depicted in the image is Jacques Cartier .

2.The Huron-Iroquois word for "village" or "settlement” was kanata.

3.The first use of "Canada" as an official name came in 1791 when the Province of Quebec was divided into the colonies of Upper and Lower Canada.

The Parliament Building

The Centre Block, The House of Commons, The Library of Parliament, The Senate Chamber