Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

The Ontario Coat of Arms includes the Shield of Arms surrounded by common Ontario animals — the moose, deer and black bear.

The Latin motto — Ut incepit fidelis sic permanent — means: "Loyal she began, loyal she remains." This motto refers to the United Empire Loyalists who settled in Ontario to avoid becoming Americans in the days of the American Revolution.

Did you know?
Although the moose, deer and black bear appear on the coat of arms, Ontario has no official mammal.