In use: 1965 – present
Canada
Flag
Adopted: 1965
The Canadian flag features a red maple leaf centered on a white square, flanked by red vertical bands, adopted in 1965 to replace the British-influenced Red Ensign.
Flag fun fact: The maple leaf was chosen as a national symbol because it grows abundantly across Canada and represents unity among the country's diverse regions.
Colors
RedWhite
Design elements
plantcross
Flag family: Nordic cross variant
Country context
Capital city: Ottawa
Northern America · North America
Independent from British Empire · 1867
BritishFrench
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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