Which flag served as Canada’s flag for about 100 years before the maple leaf flag?
- The Canadian Red Ensign
- The French tricolour
- The Hudson’s Bay Company flag
- The flag of Quebec
Answer: The Canadian Red Ensign
The Canadian Red Ensign served as Canada’s flag for about 100 years, and veterans have carried it officially since 2005. The fleur-de-lys, revived at Confederation, was included in the Red Ensign. A new Canadian flag was raised for the first time in 1965.
Learn more: Flags and national colours
- The new Canadian flag was first raised in 1965.
- Its red-white-red pattern comes from the flag of the Royal Military College in Kingston, founded in 1876.
- Red and white had been colours of France and England since the Middle Ages.
- Red and white have been Canada’s national colours since 1921, when King George V assigned them.
- The Union Jack is Canada’s official Royal Flag.
- The Canadian Red Ensign served as Canada’s flag for about 100 years. Veterans have carried it officially since 2005.
- The fleur-de-lys was included in the Canadian Red Ensign.
- Provinces and territories have their own flags that reflect their traditions.