Half-masting of the Flag Notices
The following notices provide details about half-masting events in Canada, or in special circumstances, in a foreign country. See the Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada for more information.
Subscribe NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 11, 2013 | |
| Occasion: | The funeral of the late Peter Kormos, who passed away March 30, 2013 | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the riding of Welland, Ontario | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From May 11 until sunset on the memorial service, Saturday May 18, 2013. | |
| Occasion: | The memorial service of the late Honourable Doug Finley, who passed away May 11, 2013. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the city of Simcoe, Ontario. Further, the flag will be flown at half-mast on the Peace Tower from sunrise to sunset on the day of the memorial service. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 7) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 4, 2013 | |
| Occasion: | The funeral of the late Robert Elgie, who passed away April 3, 2013 | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the riding of Beaches - East York, Ontario | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From sunrise to sunset on Sunday, April 28, 2013. | |
| Occasion: | Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace (Workers' Mourning Day). | |
| Masting location(s): | Peace Tower in Ottawa and on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across Canada. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 11) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | Wednesday, April 17, 2013, from sunrise to sunset. | |
| Occasion: | Funeral of the late Margaret Thatcher, who passed away April 8, 2013. | |
| Masting location(s): | Peace Tower in Ottawa. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 16) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From March 29, 2013 until sunset Friday, April 5, 2013, the day of the memorial service. | |
| Occasion: | Death of Ralph Klein who passed away March 29, 2013. | |
| Masting location(s): | On all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the Province of Alberta. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
Updated! NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From today until sunset the day of the funeral April 1, 2013. | |
| Occasion: | Death of the late Honourable J. Léonce Bernard, who passed away March 26, 2013. | |
| Masting location(s): | On all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in Prince Edward Island. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
Updated! NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From sunrise to sunset on Thursday March 21, 2013, day of the funeral. | |
| Occasion: | Death of Constable Jennifer Kovach, who passed away March 14, 2013. | |
| Masting location(s): | On all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the city of Guelph, Ontario. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, the day of the funeral of Mrs. Claudette Boyer. | |
| Occasion: | Death of Claudette Boyer. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the riding of Ottawa-Vanier, Ontario (with the exception of the Peace Tower). | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From sunrise to sunset on Friday, March 1, 2013, the day of the funeral. | |
| Occasion: | Death of Herb Epp on February 25, 2013. | |
| Masting location(s): | On all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From sunrise to sunset on Saturday, February 23, 2013, the day of the funeral. | |
| Occasion: | Death of Marion Helen Bryden. | |
| Masting location(s): | On all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the riding of Beaches-East York, Ontario. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From February 20 until sunset the day of the funeral or memorial service (date to be confirmed) | |
| Occasion: | Death of The Honourable Eugene Whelan on February 19, 2013 | |
| Masting location(s): | On all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the city of Amherstburg, Ontario; on the Peace Tower from sunrise to sunset on the day of the funeral or the memorial service. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 7) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From now until sunset, February 2, 2013, the day of the commemorative service of the Honourable Diane Marleau, who passed away January 30, 2013. | |
| Occasion: | Death of the Honourable Diane Marleau. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the city of Sudbury, Ontario. Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on February 2, 2013, the day of the commemorative service. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 7) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From January 25 until sunset, February 2, 2013 the day of the funeral of the late Right Honourable Martial Asselin. | |
| Occasion: | Death of the Right Honourable Martial Asselin, who passed away on January 25, 2013. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the city of Québec, Quebec. Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on February 2, 2013, the day of the funeral. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 7) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From January 22, until sunset, Saturday January 26, 2013, day of the funeral of the late Mr. John Melville Turner, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. | |
| Occasion: | Death of Mr. John Melville Turner, former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and Speaker of the Ontario Legislative Assembly, who passed away January 20, 2013. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the Riding of Peterborough, Ontario. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
Updated! NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From January 16, 2013 until sunset Monday January 21, 2013, day of the funeral of the late Honourable Robert Gordon Robertson. | |
| Occasion: | Death of the late Honourable Robert Gordon Robertson, who passed away on Tuesday January 14, 2013. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, with the exception of the Peace Tower. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 7) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From sunrise to sunset Thursday, December 6, 2012. | |
| Occasion: | National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across the country, including the Peace Tower in Ottawa. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 11) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From November 27, 2012, until sunset on on the day of the funeral or commemorative service (date to be confirmed), in honour of the late Honourable Gilbert R. Clements, former Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, who passed away on November 26, 2012. | |
| Occasion: | Death of the Honourable Gilbert R. Clements, former Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the province of Prince Edward Island. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From November 21, 2012, until sunset on Friday, November 23, 2012, the day of the funeral for the late Mr. Clifford Pilkey, former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, who passed away November 17, 2012. | |
| Occasion: | Death of the late Mr. Clifford Pilkey, former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the Riding of Oshawa, Ontario. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
Updated! NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From November 13, 2012, until sunset Tuesday, November 20, 2012, the day of the funeral of Constable Adrian Oliver, who died while on duty November 13, 2012 in Surrey, British Columbia. | |
| Occasion: | Death of Constable Adrian Oliver of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all buildings and establishments of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police across the country. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 14) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From sunrise to sunset on Remembrance Day, Sunday, November 11, 2012. | |
| Occasion: | Remembrance Day. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across the country, including the Peace Tower, will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Remembrance Day, Sunday, November 11, 2012. When half-masting occurs at the National War Memorial or a place where remembrance is being observed, the half-masting can occur at 11:00 a.m. (or according to the prescribed order of service) until sunset. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 11) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From sunrise to sunset on November 6, 2012, the day of the funeral of the late honourable Robert Kaplan, who passed away on Monday, November 5, 2012. | |
| Occasion: | Death of the Honourable Robert Kaplan, P.C., former Member of Parliament for the Riding of York Centre. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the city of Toronto, Ontario will be flown at half-mast. Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will be flown at half-mast on November 6, 2012, until sunset, the day of the funeral. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 7) | |
Updated! NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From October 23, 2012, until October 29, 2012, the day of the Memorial Service for the late Honourable Mr. Harvie Andre. | |
| Occasion: | Death of the Honourable Mr. Harvie Andre, former Member of Parliament for the Riding of Calgary Centre (1972-1988), who passed away on Sunday October 21, 2012. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the city of Calgary, Alberta, will be flown at half-mast from now until sunset on the day of the funeral or commemorative service (date to be confirmed). Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on October 29, 2012, the day of the Memorial Service. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 7) | |
Updated! NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From October 19, 2012, until sunset on Friday, October 26, 2012, the day of the funeral of the late Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander. | |
| Occasion: | Death of The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, who passed away on October 19, 2012. | |
| Masting location(s): | All Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the province of Ontario, with the exception of the Peace Tower. Further, the flag on the Peace Tower will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Friday, October 26, 2012, day of the funeral. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From now until sunset today, October 11, 2012 | |
| Occasion: | Funeral for the late Mr. John Cleary, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, who passed away October 6, 2012. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the Ridings of Cornwall and Stormont --Dundas—Charlottenburgh in Ontario will be flown at half-mast. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From sunrise to sunset on Sunday, September 30, 2012, | |
| Occasion: | To recognize Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across the country, including the Peace Tower in Ottawa, will be flown at half-mast | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 11) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From September 26, 2012 until sunset on October 5, 2012 | |
| Occasion: | Death of The Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk, former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, who passed away September 26, 2012. | |
| Masting location(s): | Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the province of Saskatchewan will be flown at half-mast | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
Updated! NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From September 14, 2012, until sunset on the Friday, September 21, 2012, the day of the memorial service of the Honourable E. Peter Lougheed. | |
| Occasion: | Death of the Honourable E. Peter Lougheed, P.C., C.C., A.O.E., Q.C., Former Premier of Alberta, who passed away on September 13, 2012. | |
| Masting location(s): | All Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the Province of Alberta. Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Friday, September 21, the day of the memorial service of the Honourable E. Peter Lougheed. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 7). | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | Friday, August 24, 2012, the day of the memorial service of Peace Officer Rod Lazenby | |
| Occasion: | Death of Peace Officer Rod Lazenby from the Municipal District of Foothill in Alberta, who was killed on duty on August 10, 2012 | |
| Masting location(s): | All Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the City of High River, Alberta | |
| Additional details: | As per the Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 10) | |
Updated! NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From July 20, 2012, until sunset Sunday, July 29, 2012, the day of the memorial service | |
| Occasion: | Death of Constable Derek Pineo of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who died while on duty, on July 20, 2012 in Wilkie, Saskatchewan. | |
| Masting location(s): | All buildings and establishments of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, across the country | |
| Additional details: | As per the Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 14) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From July 18, 2012 until sunset on Friday, July 20, 2012, the day of the funeral of Correctional Officer Michael Gaucher. | |
| Occasion: | Death of Correctional Officer Michael Gaucher from the Drumheller Minimum Security Unit in Alberta | |
| Masting location(s): | All Department of Public Safety Correctional Services Canada facilities in the Prairie Region (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta), as well as Community Operation Offices in north west Ontario and the Northwest Territories. | |
| Additional details: | Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada (Section 14) | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | Sunrise to sunset on Saturday, June 23, 2012 | |
| Occasion: | National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism | |
| Masting location(s): | Peace Tower, Ottawa | |
| Additional details: | As per the Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across the country will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, June 23, 2012, to mark this day. | |
NOTICE OF HALF-MASTING | ||
| Masting Period: | From 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 4, 2012 | |
| Occasion: | Memorial Service for Deceased Parliamentarians | |
| Masting location(s): | Peace Tower in Ottawa | |
| Additional details: | The Flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will be flown at half-mast from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 4, 2012, for the duration of the annual Memorial Service on Parliament Hill to remember deceased Parliamentarians. | |
