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Symbols of Saskatchewan

Symbols of Canadian province

Saskatchewan is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.

Symbols

Symbol	Image	Adopted	Remarks	Coat of arms	Shield of arms	Provincial symbol	Flag	The Great Seal	Flower	Bird	Tree	Mineral
Coat of arms of Saskatchewan	[[File:Coat of arms of Saskatchewan.svg	92px	Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan	alt=Saskatchewan coat of arms.svg]]	September 16, 1986	Granted by royal proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Shield of Saskatchewan	[[Image:Shield of arms of Saskatchewan.svg	92px	center	Shield of Arms of Saskatchewan]]	August 25, 1906	Shield of arms granted by the Royal Warrant of King Edward VII.
Saskatchewan's Wheat Sheaf		1977	Used to identify government programs and organizations.
Flag of Saskatchewan	[[Image:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg	92px	center	Flag of Saskatchewan]]	1969	Green for northern forests, gold for southern grain fields.
The Great Seal of Saskatchewan	[[File:Great Seal of SK.jpg	92px	Great Seal of SK	alt=Great Seal of SK.jpg]]	May 7, 1991	First Great Seal of Saskatchewan granted by royal warrant of King Edward VII on August 25, 1906, The Great Seal of Saskatchewan of 1991 was authorized by an Order-in-Council.
Western red lily
Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum	[[Image:Lilium concolor.jpg	64px	center	Flower: Western red lily]]	access-date= 2018-04-28	date=April 2018	author= Government of Saskatchewan	url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-6	title= Saskatchewan's Provincial Flower}}	It is a protected species.
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Pedioectes phasianellus jamesi	[[File:Sharp-Tailed Grouse (26089894256) (cropped).jpg	center	114x114px	Bird: Sharp-tailed Grouse]]	1945	url=http://sd71.bc.ca/Sd71/Edulinks/Canada/saskindex.htm	title=Saskatchewan	author=Comox School District	access-date=2007-04-05	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010102539/http://sd71.bc.ca/Sd71/Edulinks/Canada/saskindex.htm	archive-date=2007-10-10 }}
Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera	[[Image:Brzoza paierowa Betula papyrifera.jpg	92px	center	Tree: Paper Birch]]	1988	Used as firewood, for plywood, and for construction of canoes.
Potash	[[Image:PotashUSGOV.jpg	92px	center	Mineral: Potash]]	February 1996	Was given official status by amendments to The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act in May 1997.
White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus	[[File:SK WhiteTailed Deer.jpg	92px	center	Animal: White-tailed Deer]]	2001	First appeared on Saskatchewan's coat of arms in 1986.
Needle-and-thread grass
Hesperostipa comata	[[File:Needleandthreadgrass2.jpg	64px	center	Grass: Needle-and-thread grass]]	2001	It was selected by a coalition of environmental, wildlife and agricultural organizations.
Saskatoon Berry
Amelanchier alnifolia	[[File:Amelanchier alnifolia 2802.JPG	64px	center	Fruit: Saskatoon berry]]	2005
Walleye
Sander vitreus	[[File:Sander vitreus.jpg	100px	center	Fish: Walleye]]	2005
Fransaskois Flag	[[File:Flag of the Fransaskois.svg	92px	center	Fransaskois Flag]]	2005	The gold color represents the wheat fields of Saskatchewan, the cross is for the Catholic Church in Fransaskois, and the green color is for northern forests. The red fleur de lis symbolizes "la Francophonie".
Curling	[[Image:Curlingrock.jpg	92px	center	Curling rock]]	2001	A well known sport in Saskatchewan since the 1880s.
District Tartan	[[Image:Tartan of Saskatchewan.png	92px	center	The provincial tartan]]	1961	The provincial tartan was registered with the Court of Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland.
Dress Tartan		1997	Saskatchewan dress tartan was introduced for competitive highland dancers on the occasion of the Canadian Interprovincial Highland Dancing Championships. The original provincial tartan, with the off-white line becoming the background colour of the dress version.

References

Government of Saskatchewan. "Symbols of Saskatchewan".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Shield of Arms of Saskatchewan".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Wheat Sheaf".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Flag of Saskatchewan".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "The Great Seals of Saskatchewan".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Flower".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Bird".
Comox School District. "Saskatchewan".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Tree".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Mineral".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Animal".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Grass".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Fish".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Fish".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Curling — Official Sport of Saskatchewan".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Provincial Tartan of Saskatchewan".
Government of Saskatchewan. (April 2018). "Dress Tartan of Saskatchewan".

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