Flag of Canada
The flag of Canada or in French Le drapeau du Canada, often referred to as the Canadian flag, or unofficially as the Maple Leaf and l'Unifolié (French for "the one-leafed"), is a national flag consisting of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of 1:2:1, in the middle of which is featured a stylized, red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre. It is the first specified by law for use as the country's national flag.
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Name | Canadian flag, The Maple Leaf |
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Use | National flag, civil and state ensign ![]() |
Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | February 15, 1965 |
Design | A vertical triband of red (hoist-side and fly-side) and white (double width) with the red maple leaf centred on the white band. |
Designed by | George F. G. Stanley |
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Variant flag of Canada
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Name | Flag of Canada, using Pantonespecifications |
Proportion | 1:2 |