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Par les présentes, pour et avec l'avis de Notre Conseil Privé et dans l'exercice des pouvoirs conférés par le premier article de la loi concernant l'Union avec l'Irlande, 1800, Nous décrétons et déclarons que les armoiries du Dominion du Canada seront tiercées en fasces, les deux premières parties formant l'écartelé suivant, savoir : au 1, de gueules, à trois léopards d'or, l'un sur l'autre; au 2, d'or, à un lion de gueules dans un double trescheur fleuré, contrefleuré du même; au 3, d'azur, à une harpe d'or, cordée d'argent, au 4, d'azur, à trois fleurs de lis d'or; la troisième fasce, d'argent, à trois feuilles d'érable tigées, au naturel.
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We do hereby, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, and in exercise of the powers conferred by the first Article of the Union with Ireland Act, 1800, appoint and declare that the Arms or Ensigns Armorial of the Dominion of Canada shall be Tierced in fesse the first and second divisions containing the quarterly coat following, namely, 1st Gules three lions passant guardant in pale or, 2nd, Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory gules, 3rd, Azure a harp or stringed argent, 4th, Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or, and the third division Argent three maple leaves conjoined on one stem proper. And upon a Royal helmet mantled argent doubled gules the Crest, that is to say, On a wreath of the colours argent and gules a lion passant guardant or imperially crowned proper and holding in the dexter paw a maple leaf gules. And for Supporters On the dexter a lion rampant or holding a lance argent, point or, flying there from to the dexter the Union Flag, and on the sinister A unicorn argent armed crined and unguled or, gorged with a coronet composed of crosses-patée and fleurs-de-lis a chain affixed thereto reflexed of the last, and holding a like lance flying there from to the sinister a banner azure charged with three fleurs-de-lis or; the whole ensigned with the Imperial Crown proper and below the shield upon a wreath composed of roses, thistles, shamrocks and lillies a scroll azure inscribed with the motto A mari usque ad mare, and Our Will and Pleasure further is that the Arms or Ensigns Armorial aforesaid shall be used henceforth, as far as conveniently may be, on all occasions wherein the said Arms or Ensigns Armorial of the Dominion of Canada ought to be used.
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