Editing Monarchy of Canada (section)

===Symbols, associations, and awards===
{{Main|Canadian royal symbols|Monarchy of Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces}}

The main symbol of the monarchy is the sovereign himself,<ref name=Tidridge16/> described as "the personal expression of the Crown in Canada,"<ref>{{Harvnb|MacKinnon|1976|p=69}}</ref> and his image is thus used to signify Canadian sovereignty and government authority—his image, for instance, appearing on [[Canadian dollar|currency]], and his portrait in government buildings.<ref name=CIC29/> The sovereign is further both mentioned in and the subject of songs, [[loyal toast]]s, and salutes.<ref>{{Citation |last=Department of National Defence |author-link=Department of National Defence (Canada) |title=The Honours, Flags and Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces |place=Ottawa |publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada |date=1 April 1999 |pages=404, 449–450 |url=http://www.saskd.ca/heritage.pdf |id=A-AD-200-000/AG-000 |access-date=23 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325162006/http://www.saskd.ca/heritage.pdf |archive-date=25 March 2009}}</ref> A [[royal cypher]], appearing on buildings and official [[Seal (emblem)|seals]], or a crown, seen on provincial and [[Coat of Arms of Canada|national coats of arms]], as well as [[police]] force and [[Canadian Forces]] regimental and maritime badges and rank insignia, is also used to illustrate the monarchy as the locus of authority,<ref name=DCH2>{{Harvnb|Department of Canadian Heritage|2010|p=2}}</ref> the latter without referring to any specific monarch.
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Since the days of King [[Louis XIV]],<ref name=McCreery1>{{Cite conference |last=McCreery |first=Christopher |title=The Crown and Honours: Getting it Right |conference=The Crown in Canada: Present Realities and Future Options |place=Kingston |publisher=Queen's University Press |date=10 June 2010 |page=1 |url=http://www.queensu.ca/iigr/conf/ConferenceOnTheCrown/CrownConferencePapers/The_Crown_and_Honours.pdf |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5sGgu5vLO?url=http://www.queensu.ca/iigr/conf/ConferenceOnTheCrown/CrownConferencePapers/The_Crown_and_Honours.pdf |archive-date=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=11 August 2010}}</ref> the monarch is the [[Fount of honour|fount]] of all [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada|honours in Canada]] and the orders,<ref name=McCreery1/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hon/nat-honour-honneur/index-eng.htm |author=Royal Canadian Mounted Police |title=Honours and Recognition Programs > Canadian National Honours |publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada |access-date=20 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323114038/http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hon/nat-honour-honneur/index-eng.htm |archive-date=23 March 2009}}</ref> decorations, and medals form "an integral element of the Crown."<ref name=McCreery1/> Hence, the insignia and medallions for these awards bear a crown, cypher, and/or portrait of the monarch. Similarly, [[Canadian Heraldic Authority|the country's heraldic authority]] was created by Queen Elizabeth II and, operating under the authority of the governor general, grants new [[coats of arms]], [[flag]]s, and [[Heraldic badge|badges]] in Canada. Use of the royal crown in such symbols is a gift from the monarch showing royal support and/or association and requires his approval before being added.<ref name=DCH2/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Crown and Cypher |url=http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1445001063723 |website=Government of Canada |access-date=4 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220031029/http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1445001063723 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Members of the royal family also act as ceremonial [[Colonel-in-Chief|colonels-in-chief]], [[Commodore-in-Chief|commodores-in-chief]], [[Captain general|captains-general]], [[Air Commodore-in-Chief|air commodores-in-chief]], [[General (Canada)|generals]], and [[Admiral (Canada)|admirals]] of various elements of the Canadian Forces, reflecting [[The Canadian Crown and the Canadian Forces|the Crown's relationship with the country's military]] through participation in events both at home and abroad.{{#tag:ref|Such events include [[Trooping the Colour|Troopings of the Colour]], inspections of the troops, and anniversaries of key battles; whenever the sovereign or a member of his family is in [[Ottawa]], they lay a wreath at the [[National War Memorial (Canada)|National War Memorial]].|group=n|name=CF}} The monarch also serves as the Commissioner-in-Chief, and Prince Edward and Princess Anne as Honorary Deputy Commissioners, of the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Jackson|2013|p=57}}</ref>

A number of Canadian civilian organizations have association with the monarchy, either through their being founded via a [[Royal charter#Canada|royal charter]], having been granted [[List of Canadian organizations with royal prefix|the right to use the prefix ''royal'' before their name]], or because at least one member of the royal family serves as a [[Patronage|patron]]. In addition to [[The Prince's Trust#Subsidiaries|The Prince's Trust Canada]], established by Charles III when Prince of Wales, some other charities and volunteer organizations have also been founded as gifts to, or in honour of, some of Canada's monarchs or members of the royal family, such as the [[Victorian Order of Nurses]], a gift to Queen Victoria for her [[Diamond Jubilee#Commonwealth Realms/British Empire|Diamond Jubilee]] in 1897; the Canadian Cancer Fund, set up in honour of King George V's [[Silver Jubilee#Silver Jubilees in the British Empire and Commonwealth Realms|Silver Jubilee]] in 1935; and the Queen Elizabeth II Fund to Aid in Research on the Diseases of Children. A number of [[List of Canadian awards|awards in Canada]] are likewise issued in the name of previous or present members of the royal family. Further, organizations will give commemorative gifts to members of the royal family to mark a visit or other important occasion. All Canadian coins bear the image of the monarch reigning at the time of the coin's production, with an inscription, {{Lang|la|[[Dei gratia Rex]]}} (often abbreviated to {{Lang|la|DG Rex}}), a Latin phrase translated to English as, "[[by the grace of God]], king".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mint.ca/store/mint/learn/faces-of-the-monarch-1100026 |title=Faces of the Monarch on Coins |publisher=Royal Canadian Mint}}</ref> During the reign of a female monarch, {{Lang|la|rex}} is replaced with {{Lang|la|regina}}, which is Latin for 'queen'.

Throughout the 1970s, symbols of the monarch and monarchy were slowly removed from the public eye. For instance, the Queen's portrait was seen less in [[Public school (government funded)|public schools]] and the Royal Mail became [[Canada Post]]. Smith attributed this to the attitude the government of the day held toward Canada's past;<ref>{{Harvnb|Smith|1995|p=47}}</ref> though, it never raised the policy in public or during any of the constitutional conferences held that decade.<ref name=Toporoski1998/> Andrew Heard argued, however, that dispensing with such symbols was necessary to facilitate the simultaneous increasing embrace of the monarch as Queen of Canada.<ref>{{Harvnb|Heard|2018|p=116}}</ref> Emblems such as the Royal Coat of Arms remained, however, and others, such as the [[Royal standards of Canada|monarch's royal standard]], were created. With the later developments of the [[flag of the governor general of Canada|governor general's flag]], foundation of the Canadian Heraldic Authority, royal standards for other members of the royal family, and the like, Canada, along with New Zealand, is one of the two [[Commonwealth realm|realms]] that have "paid the greatest attention to the nationalization of the visual symbols of the monarchy."<ref>{{Harvnb|Palmer|2018|p=215}}</ref>