Northwest Territories (Canada)

ISO 3166-2 Code: CA-NT
MARC Code: ntc

From: http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/VisitorInfo/Symbols/

The Flag was adopted by the Council of the Northwest Territories in January 1969.¹ The design incorporates the territorial shield on a white centre section with blue sections on each end.

The blue panels represent the NWT lakes and waters. The white centre panel, equal in width to the two blue panels combined, symbolizes the ice and snow of the North. The design was the result of a nation-wide competition submitted to the flag committee of the territorial Council. Robert Bessant of Margaret, Manitoba designed the winning entry.

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The Coat of Arms (or Armorial Bearings) of the NWT was approved by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on February 7, 1957.

The coat of arms consists of two gold narwhals guarding a compass rose, symbolic of the magnetic North Pole. The white upper third of the crest represents the polar ice pack and is crossed by a wavy blue line symbolizing the Northwest Passage. The diagonal line separating the red and green segments of the lower portion of the shield reflects the treeline. The green symbolizes the forested areas south of the treeline, while the red represents the tundra to the north. Minerals and fur, the important bases of the northern wealth, are represented by gold billets in the green portion and the mask of the white fox in the red.

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FLAG ACT
R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.F-7

INCLUDING AMENDMENTS MADE BY
S.N.W.T. 1999,c.1
In force March 31, 1999

FLAG ACT

1. The flag described in the Schedule is adopted as the flag of the Northwest Territories.
2. The national flag of Canada and the flag of the Northwest Territories shall always be present in the place where and during the time when the Legislative Assembly is in session.
3. This Act does not apply in that portion of the Territories described as Nunavut in section 3 of the Nunavut Act. S.N.W.T. 1999,c.1,Sch.B,s.1.

SCHEDULE (Section 1)

Description:

The flag is one of the proportions of two by length and one by width and consists of three vertical panels. The panels adjac