Coat of arms of Ontario

E110031

coat of arms provincial symbol

The Coat of arms of Ontario is the official heraldic emblem of the Canadian province of Ontario, featuring a shield with a St. George’s Cross and three golden maple leaves, supported by a moose and a deer beneath a black bear crest.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of Ontario canonical	2
Ontario shield of arms	2
Coat of Arms of Ontario	1
Ontario coat of arms	1
coat of arms of Ontario	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T928482 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coat of arms of Ontario
Context triple: [Order of Ontario, symbolOnInsignia, Coat of arms of Ontario]

A. Coat of arms of New South Wales
The Coat of arms of New South Wales is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of New South Wales, featuring symbols that represent its British heritage, agricultural wealth, and historical identity.
B. Coat of Arms of Queensland
The Coat of Arms of Queensland is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of Queensland, featuring symbols of its agriculture, natural wealth, and royal connections.
C. Coat of arms of New Zealand
The Coat of arms of New Zealand is the official heraldic emblem of the country, featuring symbols representing its sovereignty, bicultural heritage, and key aspects of its history and economy.
D. Coat of arms of Bermuda
The Coat of arms of Bermuda is the official heraldic emblem of the British Overseas Territory, featuring a red lion holding a shield that depicts a shipwreck on a rock, symbolizing the islands’ maritime history and perilous reefs.
E. Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms
The Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms is a historic heraldic emblem featuring symbols of the fur trade and northern wilderness that represents one of the oldest commercial corporations in North America.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coat of arms of Ontario
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Ontario is the official heraldic emblem of the Canadian province of Ontario, featuring a shield with a St. George’s Cross and three golden maple leaves, supported by a moose and a deer beneath a black bear crest.

A. Coat of arms of New South Wales
The Coat of arms of New South Wales is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of New South Wales, featuring symbols that represent its British heritage, agricultural wealth, and historical identity.
B. Coat of Arms of Queensland
The Coat of Arms of Queensland is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of Queensland, featuring symbols of its agriculture, natural wealth, and royal connections.
C. Coat of arms of New Zealand
The Coat of arms of New Zealand is the official heraldic emblem of the country, featuring symbols representing its sovereignty, bicultural heritage, and key aspects of its history and economy.
D. Coat of arms of Bermuda
The Coat of arms of Bermuda is the official heraldic emblem of the British Overseas Territory, featuring a red lion holding a shield that depicts a shipwreck on a rock, symbolizing the islands’ maritime history and perilous reefs.
E. Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms
The Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms is a historic heraldic emblem featuring symbols of the fur trade and northern wilderness that represents one of the oldest commercial corporations in North America.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ provincial symbol ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Ontario ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
dateOfGrant	1868-05-26 ⓘ
grantedBy	Queen Victoria ⓘ
grantingAuthority	Royal Warrant ⓘ linked to: Royal Warrant (for royal title and status)
hasCharge	St. George’s Cross ⓘ linked to: Flag of England three golden maple leaves ⓘ
hasCompartment	grassy mound ⓘ
hasComponent	compartment ⓘ crest ⓘ motto scroll ⓘ shield ⓘ supporters ⓘ
hasCrest	black bear ⓘ
hasDesignElement	green field with three golden maple leaves ⓘ red cross of St. George on white field ⓘ
hasElement	Union Flag canton (via St. George’s Cross association) ⓘ
hasField	St. George’s Cross ⓘ linked to: Flag of England
hasHeraldicAuthority	Canadian Heraldic Authority ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	Government of Ontario ⓘ
hasMotto	Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet ⓘ
hasSupporter	deer ⓘ moose ⓘ
hasSupporterDexter	moose ⓘ
hasSupporterSinister	deer ⓘ
hasTincture	gules ⓘ or ⓘ vert ⓘ
hasType	armorial achievement ⓘ
inception	1868 ⓘ
isDepictedOn	Ontario’s Great Seal ⓘ
isOfficialSymbolOf	Ontario ⓘ
isRelatedSymbol	Flag of Ontario ⓘ
isUsedBy	Executive Council of Ontario ⓘ Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslationEn	Loyal she began, loyal she remains ⓘ
represents	Province of Ontario ⓘ linked to: Ontario
symbolCategory	heraldic emblem ⓘ
symbolizes	Ontario’s British heritage ⓘ Ontario’s Canadian identity ⓘ
usedOn	Ontario government buildings ⓘ Ontario statutes and proclamations ⓘ official documents of Ontario government ⓘ
uses	shield ⓘ
usesMapleLeafAsSymbolOf	Canada ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Order of Ontario → symbolOnInsignia → Coat of arms of Ontario ⓘ

Legislative Assembly of Ontario → coatOfArms → Coat of arms of Ontario ⓘ

Ontario’s Great Seal → hasPart → Coat of Arms of Ontario ⓘ