Editing Flag of Canada (section)

==Protocol==
[[File:NB - Hartland Bridge2.jpg|thumb|[[Hartland Covered Bridge]], with the Canadian flag on its tallest flagpole]] 
No law dictates the proper use of the Canadian flag. Canadian Heritage has released rules for flying the National Flag of Canada alone and with other flags. The rules deal with the order of precedence in which the Canadian flag is placed, where the flag can be used, how it is used, and what people should do to honour the flag. The suggestions, titled ''National Flag of Canada Etiquette,'' were published by Canadian Heritage online and last updated in 24 February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 2022 |title=National Flag of Canada etiquette |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/flag-canada-etiquette.html |website=Canada.ca}}</ref>  [[Canadian Forces]] also have a unique protocol for folding the Canadian flag for presentations, such as during a funeral ceremony; CF does not recommend this method for everyday use.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/pub/oth-aut/pcf-cpd/index-eng.asp |title=Process for the Ceremonial Folding of the National Flag of Canada |access-date=September 17, 2009 |date=April 23, 2008 |publisher=Directorate of History and Heritage – National Defence Canada |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118200202/http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/pub/oth-aut/pcf-cpd/index-eng.asp |archive-date=November 18, 2011}}</ref>

The flag can be displayed on any day at buildings operated by the Government of Canada, airports, military bases, diplomatic offices, and citizens during any time of the day. When flying the flag, it should be flown using its pole and should not be inferior to other flags, save for, in descending order, the [[Royal standards of Canada#The sovereign|King's standard]], the [[Flag of the Governor General of Canada|governor general's standard]], any of the personal standards of members of the [[Monarchy of Canada#Canada's royal family and house|Canadian Royal Family]], or flags of the [[Lieutenant Governor (Canada)|lieutenant governors]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=March 25, 2008 |url=http://www.saskd.ca/heritage.pdf |title=The Honours, Flags and Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces |publisher=[[Department of National Defence (Canada)|Department of National Defence]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325162006/http://www.saskd.ca/heritage.pdf |archive-date=March 25, 2009 }}</ref> The Canadian flag is [[Half-mast#Canada|flown at half-mast in Canada]] to indicate a period of mourning.