Arms of Canada

The Arms of Canada (French: Armoiries du Canada), also known as the Royal (Coat of) Arms of Canada (Armoiries royales du Canada), or formally as the Arms of the President of the Canadian Republic (Armoiries du Président du République canadienne) is, since 1988, the official coat of arms of the President of Canada and thus also the Canadian Republic. It is modelled after the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, with French and distinctive Canadian elements replacing or added to those derived from the British version.

The maple leaves in the shield, blazoned "proper", were originally drawn vert (green) but were redrawn gules (red) in 1957, and a circlet of the Order of Canada was added to the arms for limited use in 1987. Following Canada's transition from a constitutional monarchy to a republic in 1988, the crown hovering above the arms (which represented the British monarchy was removed, although the smaller, slightly tilted crown mounted atop the lion's head was retained, as a throwback to Canada's days as a monarchy.