Commercial use

• The National Flag of Canada
• Proportions and Description of the flag
• Birth of the Canadian flag
• The Making of the Canadian flag
• First "Canadian flags"
• Elements of the flag
• You were asking...
• Ceremonial Dress Flag
• Dipping the flag
• National Flag of Canada - Colour Specifications
• Pledge to the Canadian flag
• Half-masting of flags
• The Royal Union flag
• Commercial use of the flag
• Flag Etiquette in Canada
• Folding the National Flag of Canada

The Trade Marks Act protects the National Flag of Canada against unauthorized use. Requests to use the flag should be addressed to:

State Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols
State Ceremonial and Corporate Events Directorate
Department of Canadian Heritage
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0M5
Tel: (819) 994-1616
Fax: (819) 997-8550
CeremonialetSymboles_CeremonialandSymbols@pch.gc.ca

Note: A sketch of the intended use must be submitted by email or fax.

The national flag and representations of it should always be shown, represented or used in a dignified manner. It should not be defaced by way of printing or illustrations or masked by other objects, but displayed in a manner which may be described as aloft and free, in which all symbolic parts of the flag can be identified.