Editing Union Jack (section)

====Protocol====
[[File:Ottawa on Commonwealth Day (March 14) 2022.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The Royal Union Flag flown in [[Ottawa]] during [[Commonwealth Day]], 2022]]
The parliamentary resolution passed on 18 December 1964 assigned two purposes for the Royal Union Flag: a flag representing the United Kingdom and an official ceremonial flag of Canada.<ref name=can3/> When used to represent the United Kingdom, the flag takes precedence before the flag of a Canadian province or territory. However, when the flag is used as a ceremonial flag of Canada, the flag of a Canadian province or territory takes precedence before the Royal Union Flag.<ref name=can3/>

The parliamentary resolution requires the Royal Union Flag to be flown alongside the national flag of Canada (if there are at least two flag poles available) on federal properties on [[Commonwealth Day]], [[Victoria Day]] (the [[King's Official Birthday#Canada|monarch's official birthday]] in Canada), 11 December (the anniversary of the enactment of the [[Statute of Westminster 1931|Statute of Westminster, 1931]]), and when otherwise instructed to do so by the [[National Defence Headquarters]].<ref name=ruf2/><ref name=can3/> The Royal Union Flag may also be formally flown alongside the flag of Canada at federal locations in Canada for ceremonies, anniversaries, and other events relating to the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] or other forces in the Commonwealth.<ref name=ruf2/><ref name=can3/>
[[File:Hartland covered bridge 2008.jpg|thumb|The Royal Union Flag atop the [[Hartland Covered Bridge]]. It is positioned right of the national and provincial flags, per protocol.]]
Items and properties that the parliamentary resolution applies to includes buildings operated by the federal government, military installations, federally-operated airports, at the masthead of [[Royal Canadian Navy]] ships within Canadian waters, and other appropriate establishments. The requirement for federal properties to fly the Royal Union Flag applies only when there are two or more flagpoles on the property, to ensure that the national flag of Canada is not taken down in place of the Royal Union Flag.<ref name=ruf2/><ref name=can3/><ref>{{cite web|author=Evan Dyer |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/we-stand-on-guard-for-whom-union-jack-at-crossing-sends-mixed-message-1.2648862 |title=We Stand on Guard for Whom? Union Jack at crossing sends mixed message – Ottawa – CBC News |website=Cbc.ca |access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>