What Do Canada's Flags Mean? 

Flags are fun.

“The cross of st. George represents British rule” as if the massive Union Jack also on the flag doesn’t

he refers to the Inuksuk as "a monument of stone" *slow clap*

Maritime flags: Water and Lions Quebec flag: Frenchy Ontario and Manitoba flag: Britishy Saskatchewan and Alberta: Nature is goood British Columbia flag: Water and Britishy Territories flag: Snowy

"Quebec is like phoebe from the magic school bus show, how she never shuts the hell up about her old school". Best line

6:35 "The largest *province* in Canada" right after you finish saying it's a territory too.

Who is just Canadian watching this

4:15 "the lion is golden and the background is red." *looks at flag* the lion is red and the background is yellow

I'm guessing Nova Scotia means New Scotland? Correct me Canadians

no, the red represents THE BLOOD OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR THEIR FREEDOM!!!!

Did he just say "noonavoot"? I'm dieing xD

5:58 Thank you from Canada for the correct spelling of "TricoloUr"!

Thanks!!!! I'm Canadian!

5:20 they aren't called native americans in Canada normally. they're actually known as first nations

"....trident symbolizing a strong fishing economy." Oh the irony of this today. RIP little cod.

As a Brit, I'm so proud to know that most of you guys are proud of acknowledging your British heritage. We'll always have your back, old friends.

And what does the maple leaf represent you guessed it Texas

lol he called Nunavut a province

Nobody: New Brunswick: **B O A T T I M E**

It's pretty correct but he sounds like a foreigner explaining Canadian flags, lol

Do a video explaining how the provinces and territories work.

British Columbia sounds like a rich place for drug dealers.

6:35 Nunavut is a territory not a province

4:15 "the lion is golden" "the background is red"

2:28 Didn't even mention that Nova Scotia means New Scotland!

What's a noonavoot I'm Canadian so I know how it's pronounced it's nun-of-it because there is no people there

The minimalist in me is quite fond of NL’s design which creatively evokes its British heritage via its negative space without resorting to including the Union Jack in all its glory. Salutations from a marooned Anglo-Quebecer. 🙃

The flag of Alberta would need more oil for more accurate representation.

lol at "noon-a-voot" It's closer to "none of it"

I feel obliged to say that the flag you referred to as the "Royal Military Flag" is actually the flag of the Royal Military College of Canada, the flag upon which our current flag is based, and that there is no such thing as a "Royal Military Flag". The TDV crest in the middle is the insignia of the Canadian Military Colleges, RMCC and CMRSJ, and is worn as the cap brass at the two colleges. I apologize for such a nit picky comment, but I felt the need to address this small issue and hope you can find the time to remedy it. All in all it was a great video though, and I hope you keep them coming. Cheers.

i live in the maritimes, Nova Scotia Halifax 🙌🏻🇨🇦🇨🇦

Nova Scotia was never a colony of Scotland. It was a colony of Great Britian. The reason why it has the references to Scotland is because of the high percentage of people who have Scottish ancestry. As well as the high amount of immigration from Scotland in the 1700s and 1800s. Nova Scotia is actually latin for New Scotland.

Flags of the Caribbean next?

At 4:21 you said the Lion was Golden and the background was red. You probably just got your words mixed up, something a simple annotation can fix.

"Of which the province was previously a part.... of." This sentence bothered me more than i would like to admit

1:34 This is the best description of Québecois culture I've ever heard 😂😂😂

so it doesn't mean a big weed leaf just in the middle? *disappointing*

Great little review. Ask any Québécois though and they'll tell you how different we actually are from our French cousins.

Nonsense! I am not named Steve.

Even as a Canadian, I didn't know half of these things... :P

7:05 IT'S CALLED AN INUKSHUK!!!

Why does every good youtuber (CGPgrey, brady, GeographyNow, Artifaxian, GeographyHub, everyone) seem to like flags? I don't hate them or anything, but why flags?

Did he say Noon-a-voot? I always said Nuh-n-a-vuht, and I’m Canadian... (referencing the pronunciation of Nunavut)

Nice job. A fair, impartial, informative and brief overview of Canada's flags, free of unnecessary commentary and partisanship.

Typo it should be what DO Canada's flags mean

Do an alternate history video where the Northwest Territories are renamed to Bob

He called the inuksuk a "momument of stone" 😓😖😭

"everyone except steve" Kinda ironic, I'm Canadian and have like 4 or 5 friends name steve or steven

OH MY GOD YOUR PRONUNCIATION OF NUNAVUT ITS PRONOUNCED nun-a-voht but like kinda fast like nunavoht

Wtf is that pronunciation of Nunavut?

Just some little things: Newfoundland and Labrador is in the maritimes, Manitoba is a province Nunavut is a territory. Otherwise, very good video!

1:11 "To the left is the shield of Ontario's coat of arms..." Begging your forgiveness, but isn't that on the right? 3:38 "The Union Jack sits in the right corner..." That's on the left. 4:15 "The lion is golden... The background is red" That's a red lion on a golden background. Well done, Cody... Well done. *slow clap*

fun fact. the Canadians flag was originally a weed leaf-snoop dog 1969 fun fact. the flag was a pun, for dont leaf me (Quebec) and as all Americans know the Canadians love puns- George Bush 2001 fun fact. the flag was changed from having the union jack so that Yanks (and the rest of the world) would stop asking (are you part of the UK?) -tony Blair 2002 Fun fact. the flag was changed to reflect the issue of global warming...10 years before it was an issue. -Al Gore inventor of the internet - 1999 fun fact. the flag is red and has a leaf to represent the raping of our native land and the blood spilt by the white man-Elizabeth Warren -2012 fun fact. the flag was changed because they really wanted America to notice them -Trump 2018 Fun fact. the flag was suspose to include the majestik møøse A Møøse once bit my sister... No realli! -someone who was sacked -1975

It's a common mistake, but for anyone reading it's pronounced New fin Land rather than New Fin Lind

In manitoba, "The union jack sits in the right corner" *is in top left corner* breh

The lion looks like hes getting a good stretch after he just woke up from a good night's sleep

hey Cody how are you doing? can you do a video explaining the flags of Asia please?

Your pronouncing it wrong as a Newfie I take this seriously

On a side note about British Columbia's Flag, the Crown in the center of the Union Flag represents that British Columbia was a Crown Colony.

great video I always enjoy seeing people educate others on canadian culture, probably way too late to put this out there the stone monument you mentioned in nunavut's flag would be called an inukshuk (pronounced in-ook-shook) it has many meanings such as balanced, cooperations, however some cases it was used as a marker for people to find their way.

Please please please pronounce NewFoundLand right

3:51 "Saskatchewan is located in the centre of Canada." As a Manitoban, U WAT?! Manitoba is in the centre of the country, not Saskatchewan. All the signs when you drive into Winnipeg (Manitoba's capital and largest city) have "Heart of the Continent" written on them! Manitoba is called the "Keystone Province". The longitudinal centre of the country is in Manitoba (and Nunavut too). Why am I getting all uppity about this? Because Manitoba and Saskatchewan don't like each other... Rough Riders can suck it.

O wow your videos quality have gotten wildly better holy!

Do Australian state flags?

Still waiting for that video on the state flags that just have their seal.

It's interesting that Canada is like the 2nd biggest country on the planet, while having a population lower than that of Poland. I like to imagine visiting their neighbors must be a 2-day trip.

Slight bit disappointed he didn't explain that the sun in British Columbia's flag relates back to the phrase "the sun never sets on the British Empire."

1:11 *Ontarios coat of arms on the right* "To the left"

"Quebec is like phoebe from the magic school bus show, how she never shuts the hell up about her old school." And with God's help, we never will! Vive le Québec! Je me souviens.

There's so many errors in this video it hurts

as a Canadian, I never knew the difference between the provinces and territories, thank you for clarifying

That was pretty good. I am Canadian so good job. You said some stuff that I didn't know, and I love flags. So that was really well done.

The "red monument " is called an inukshuk, in-nook-shook , you saw that and said nope lol

So most Canadian Province flags are already better then many US State Flags. GG Murica.

I had to learn all of this in school when i was younger because i had to do a project that included info on every single flag and crest.. yeah... that was fun...

Cant believe I just found you for the first time, loved this video. You did miss the Acadian flag, mainly seen in New-Brunswick and Nova-Scotia but can also be seen sometimes in Louisiana in the US.

The sun was setting in the west The birds were singing on every tree All nature seemed inclined to rest But still there was no rest for me Farewell Nova Scotia The sea-bound coast Let your mountains dark and dreary be For when I am far away On your briny ocean tossed Will you ever heave a sigh Or a wish for me I grieve to leave my native land I grieve to leave my comrades all And my parents whom I held so dear And the bonny, bonny lassie That I do adore The drums they do beat And the wars do alarm The Captain calls, I must obey So farewell, farewell To my Nova Scotia home For it's early in the morning That I'm far, far away I had three brothers and they are at rest Their arms are folded on their chests But a poor, simple sailor just like me Must be tossed and driven On the deep, blue sea.

New Brunswicker right here!!

I was going to suggest doing one of these for Australia but then I realised they're the most obvious self explanatory flags in the world

My Canadian brain watching this be like isn’t this just common knowledge. The video is pretty good, butchered some names, and forgot some details but pretty well done

Flags of Britain

I collect flags because flags are cool

3:14 Of course Newfoundland’s flag is white representing the cold weather. Newfoundland seems weirdly proud of how awful it is to live there. Here are the actual lyrics to “ode to Newfoundland”, their national anthem. When sun rays crown thy pine clad hills, And summer spreads her hand, When silvern voices tune thy rills, We love thee, smiling land. We love thee, we love thee, We love thee, smiling land. When spreads thy cloak of shimmering white, At winter's stern command, Thro' shortened day, and starlit night, We love thee, frozen land. We love thee, we love thee We love thee, frozen land. When blinding storm gusts fret thy shore, And wild waves lash thy strand, Thro' spindrift swirl, and tempest roar, We love thee windswept land. We love thee, we love thee We love thee windswept land. As loved our fathers, so we love, Where once they stood, we stand; Their prayer we raise to Heaven above, God guard thee, Newfoundland God guard thee, God guard thee, God guard thee, Newfoundland. What kind of place, when singing about how great they are, refers to themself as “thee frozen land” and talks about “blinding storms” and tempests?

Was legit waiting to hear you say the star on the Nunavut flag was in homage to Texas 😅

Did you pay your royalties to Dr Sheldon Cooper?

And the star on the right... You guessed it, Texas

When Most of the Flags have the Shield on it and Cody doesn't go crazy.

The Fleur de lis is actually the symbol of the Borboun dynasty as it also appears in the spanish coat of arms.

3:03 for future refrence I belive it is pronounced Newf-In-Land Not Newf-en-lund

The Canadian version of Sheldon Coopers "Fun With Flags".

I love the comments in this video! It's just fellow Canadians throwing history books at each other and laughing at pronunciations and the odd few non-Canadians try to ask questions! Hahahahah!

I never know so much about my province thanks 😊🇨🇦

for nunavut u should have said the star represents texas.

Everyone else except Steve. We all give steve shit because hes canadian. Admit it we all do it

I'm new to your channel and I don't know if you've talked about this yet, but why are the flags of Texas and Chile so similar?

that comparison between Quebec and Phoebe from the magic school bus was 100% accuarte

Newfoundland squad where you at

When u actually r Canadian and skip the whole intro

had a spittake moment when you said "except steve" 'cause i'm a canadian named that

the calm voice lulled me but i ended up jolting awake from hearing him pronounce nunavut as "noonavoot"