Canadian National Anthem and Symbols

Important Symbols and emblems:

• The Maple Leaf was referred to as the chosen emblem of Canada since 1848, but was formally adopted in 1860.
• The Beaver, a major attraction in the past for explorers for its pelt, became an official emblem of Canada on March 24, 1975, when an "act to provide for the recognition of the beaver (castor canadensis) as a symbol of the sovereignty of Canada" received Royal assent. A  quote about the beaver: "The beaver, which has come to represent Canada as the eagle does the United States and the lion does Britain, is a flat-tailed, slow-witted, toothy rodent known to bite off its own testicles or to stand under its own falling trees." -June Callwood
• Canadian Coat of Arms
• Canadian Official Seal
• Other well-known Canadian symbols are: West Coast totem poles, the RCMP Musical Ride, the birch-bark canoe, the Canada Goose, and the Schooner Bluenose