British Columbia (Canada)

The flag has a Union Jack in chief, defaced with a five-pointed crown, the field is wavy white and blue with a rising sun. Adopted 1960-07-20. ratio 3:5. Civil and state flag on land.
Željko Heimer, 16 July 1996

I thought I'd just contribute this little explanation of the BC Flag I found at the website of the BC Government.

(You can find it yourself at http://www.parl-bldgs.gov.bc.ca/almanac/armhist.htm)

The designs seen on the British Columbia flag are called the Arms of the Province. The wavy blue bars symbolize the Pacific Ocean, and the sun represents the glory of the province. The Union Jack, with the antique golden crown at its centre, reflects the Province's colonial origins. The 1906 Royal Warrant, which granted the Province's official Arms, allowed for them to be used "on Seals, Shields, Banners, Flags, or otherwise according to the Law of Arms." The design for the flag was prepared at once, and the display officially authorized in 1960 by Order-in-Council.
Michael Tillmann, 11 June 1998

I went to the BC government site and read this same account. Another interesting version I learned in school here was that the setting sun symbolised the fact that we were the western most part of the British Empire. Comments?
Steve Zillwood, 11 June 1998

Another account of the sun on the BC flag (perhaps supplementary to the others) is that it relates to the motto on the province's arms, "splendor sine occasu," or something like "splendor without setting (i.e. of the sun)."
Nick P., 11 June 1998

British Columbia (Canada)

Colombie-Britannique