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Claude Comtois

Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
April 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 176

Arms of Claude Comtois
Arms of Claude Comtois

Arms of Claude Comtois

Blazon

Or on a grassy mount issuant in base an elm tree proper, on a chapé Vert two garbs Or each bound with a wreath of maple leaves proper;

Symbolism

The elm tree (orme in French) refers to the Ferme des ormes (“Farm of the Elms”), which his grandfather the Honourable Paul Comtois, P.C., inherited and managed for a long time. The garbs allude to the Honourable Paul Comtois’s training as an agronomist and to his work as a farmer.

Crest of Claude Comtois

Blazon

A lion’s gamb eradicated Or billety Azure holding a miner’s pick proper;

Symbolism

The miner’s pick recalls that the Honourable Paul Comtois, P.C., was Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys of Canada (1957-1961) before becoming lieutenant governor of Quebec (1961-1966).

Motto of Claude Comtois

Blazon

SOIS FRANC ET HONNÊTE;

Symbolism

This French phrase, SOIS FRANC ET HONNÊTE, means “Be upfront and honest.”

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on December 7, 2019 in Volume 153, page 4267 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of Claude Comtois

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of the heralds of the College of Arms, London (1963).

Painter

Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres

Calligrapher

* Not applicable / Sans objet

Recipient Type

Individual

Notes

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 20 February 1963, is the name of his late grandfather the Honourable Paul Comtois, P.C.

The recipient's emblems are based on those recorded in the name of Paul Comtois in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume VI, page 602, 15 April 2016.