Appendix B: Information on the positioning of flags

Information on the position of flags

Regular Visit

 


2-pole display


3-pole display


4-pole display

Foreign Visit

 

in this order : Sovereign Nation, National and Provincial
3-pole display

in this order : National, Sovereign Nation, Provincial and Municipal
4-pole display

in this order : National, Sovereign Nation, Provincial, Other Province or State and Municipal
5-pole display

Royal or vice-regal Visit

 

in this order : Royal or Vice-Regal, National, Provincial and Municipal
4-pole display

The royal and vice-regal flags of H.M. the Queen, the Governor General and the Lieutenant Governors have precedence over all other flags.

Community Event

 

in this order : Municipal, Organizational (United Way)
2-pole display

Display sequence of provincial and territorial flags

 

in this order : Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Newfoundland, North West Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
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Facing the building, an observer would find the flags positioned in the order shown above from the extreme left to the right.

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