Samuel Bronfman

Argent a mount issuant in base Vert growing therefrom an oak tree fructed and wheat proper, on a chief wavy per fess wavy Argent and Azure four maple leaves in their autumnal colours proper;

The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The tree and the acorns represent the Bronfman family laying roots in Canada. The oak variety might refer to the barrels used to age the whisky that the family produced. The wheat possibly alludes to the Prairies, where the family first settled in Canada. The four maple leaves likely symbolize Mr. Bronfman’s children.

An eagle’s head couped Or gorged of rose leaves and maple leaves in their autumnal colours, all proper;

The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The rose leaves might refer to Mrs. Bronfman’s maiden name, Rosner, or to the rose branch in the arms of Westmount, Quebec, where the family lived.