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{{Short description|Representative in Nova Scotia of the Canadian monarch}}
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The '''Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia''' {{IPAc-en|l|ɛ|f|ˈ|t|ɛ|n|ə|n|t}} is the [[Viceroy|viceregal]] representative in [[Nova Scotia]] of the {{Canadian monarch, current}}, who [[Monarchy in Nova Scotia|operates distinctly within the province]] but is also shared equally with the [[Canadian federalism|ten other jurisdictions of Canada]], as well as the other [[Commonwealth realm]]s and any subdivisions thereof, and resides predominantly in {{Canadian monarch, current|genderp=*}} oldest realm, the [[United Kingdom]]. The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is appointed in the same manner as [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)|the other provincial viceroys in Canada]] and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties.<ref>{{Cite journal| last=Victoria| author-link=Victoria of the United Kingdom| publication-date=29 March 1867| title=Constitution Act, 1867| series=V.58| publication-place=Westminster| publisher=Queen's Printer| url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1867.html| accessdate=15 January 2009}}</ref> The present, and 32nd, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is [[John James Grant]], who has served in the role since 12 April 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/02/16/ns-grant-lieutenant-governor.html| title=Military man named next N.S. lieutenant governor| date=16 February 2012| publisher=CBC| accessdate=16 February 2012}}</ref>
The '''lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ɛ|f|ˈ|t|ɛ|n|ə|n|t}}) is the representative in [[Nova Scotia]] of the monarch, who [[Monarchy in Nova Scotia|operates distinctly within the province]] but is also shared equally with the [[Canadian federalism|ten other jurisdictions of Canada]], as well as the other [[Commonwealth realm]]s and any subdivisions thereof, and resides predominantly in {{Canadian monarch, current|genderp=*}} oldest realm, the [[United Kingdom]]. The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia is appointed in the same manner as [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)|the other provincial viceroys in Canada]] and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties.<ref>{{Cite journal| last=Victoria| author-link=Victoria of the United Kingdom| publication-date=29 March 1867| title=Constitution Act, 1867| series=V.58| publication-place=Westminster| publisher=Queen's Printer| url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1867.html| access-date=15 January 2009}}</ref> The present, and 33rd lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia is [[Arthur Joseph LeBlanc]], who has served in the role since 28 June 2017.


==Role and presence==
==Role and presence==
{{further|Lieutenant governor (Canada)}}
{{further|Lieutenant governor (Canada)}}
The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is vested with [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)#Constitutional role|a number of governmental duties]] and is also expected to undertake [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)#Ceremonial role|various ceremonial roles]]. For instance, the lieutenant governor acts as patron, honorary president, or an honorary member of certain Nova Scotia institutions, such as the [[Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia]], the [[Nova Scotia Salmon Association]], and the [[Royal Canadian Legion]] (Nova Scotia-Nunavut Command).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://lt.gov.ns.ca/en/roles-and-responsibilities.aspx#patronage| last=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia| title=The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia > Role and Responsibilities > Patronage| publisher=Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia| accessdate=11 July 2009}}</ref> Also, The viceroy, him or herself a member and Chancellor of the order,<ref>{{Cite journal| last=Elizabeth II| author-link=Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom| publication-date=12 March 2007| title=Order of Nova Scotia Act| series=6| publication-place=Halifax| publisher=Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia| url=http://www.canlii.org/eliisa/highlight.do?text=order+of+nova+scotia&language=en&searchTitle=Search+all+CanLII+Databases&path=/en/ns/laws/stat/sns-2001-c-9/latest/sns-2001-c-9.html| accessdate=21 June 2009| ref=harv| postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> will induct deserving individuals into the [[Order of Nova Scotia]] and, upon installation, automatically becomes a Knight or Dame of Justice and the Vice-Prior in Nova Scotia of the [[Venerable Order of Saint John|Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sja.ca/Canada/AboutUs/TheOrder/Pages/TheOrderofStJohninCanada.aspx| title=Canada Wide > About Us > The Order of St. John > The Order of St. John in Canada| publisher=St. John Ambulance Canada| accessdate=2 June 2009}}</ref> The viceroy further presents numerous other [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Canadian provinces#Nova Scotia|provincial honours and decorations]], as well as [[List of Canadian awards#Viceregal awards 6|various awards that are named for and presented by the lieutenant governor]]; these are generally created in partnership with another government or charitable organization and linked specifically to their cause.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://lt.gov.ns.ca/en/awards.aspx| last=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia| title=The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia > Lieutenant Governor's Awards| publisher=Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia| accessdate=11 July 2009}}</ref> These honours are presented at official ceremonies, which count amongst hundreds of other engagements the lieutenant governor partakes in each year, either as host or guest of honour; the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia in 2006 undertook 289 engagements and 384 in 2007.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Eugene |last=Berezovsky |editor-last=Staff of Canadian Monarchist News |title=$1.52 per Canadian: The Cost of Canada's Constitutional Monarchy |year=2009 |edition=4 |page=3 |place=Toronto |publisher=Monarchist League of Canada |url=http://www.monarchist.ca/new/docs/cc2009.pdf |accessdate=15 May 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707114038/http://www.monarchist.ca/new/docs/cc2009.pdf |archivedate= 7 July 2009 |df= }}</ref>
The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia is vested with [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)#Constitutional|a number of governmental duties]] and is also expected to undertake [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)#Ceremonial|various ceremonial roles]]. For instance, the lieutenant governor acts as patron, honorary president, or an honorary member of certain Nova Scotia institutions, such as the [[Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia]], the [[Nova Scotia Salmon Association]], and the [[Royal Canadian Legion]] (Nova Scotia-Nunavut Command).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://lt.gov.ns.ca/en/roles-and-responsibilities.aspx#patronage| last=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia| title=The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia > Role and Responsibilities > Patronage| publisher=Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia| access-date=11 July 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602094353/http://lt.gov.ns.ca/en/roles-and-responsibilities.aspx#patronage#patronage| archive-date=2009-06-02| url-status=dead}}</ref> Also, The viceroy, him or herself a member and Chancellor of the order,<ref>{{Cite journal| last=Elizabeth II| author-link=Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom| publication-date=12 March 2007| title=Order of Nova Scotia Act| series=6| publication-place=Halifax| publisher=Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia| url=http://www.canlii.org/eliisa/highlight.do?text=order+of+nova+scotia&language=en&searchTitle=Search+all+CanLII+Databases&path=/en/ns/laws/stat/sns-2001-c-9/latest/sns-2001-c-9.html| access-date=21 June 2009}}</ref> will induct deserving individuals into the [[Order of Nova Scotia]] and, upon installation, automatically becomes a Knight or Dame of Justice and the Vice-Prior in Nova Scotia of the [[Venerable Order of Saint John|Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sja.ca/Canada/AboutUs/TheOrder/Pages/TheOrderofStJohninCanada.aspx| title=Canada Wide > About Us > The Order of St. John > The Order of St. John in Canada| publisher=St. John Ambulance Canada| access-date=2 June 2009}}</ref> The viceroy further presents numerous other [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Canadian provinces#Nova Scotia|provincial honours and decorations]], as well as [[List of Canadian awards#Viceregal awards 6|various awards that are named for and presented by the lieutenant governor]]; these are generally created in partnership with another government or charitable organization and linked specifically to their cause.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://lt.gov.ns.ca/en/awards.aspx| last=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia| title=The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia > Lieutenant Governor's Awards| publisher=Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia| access-date=11 July 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422131915/http://lt.gov.ns.ca/en/awards.aspx| archive-date=22 April 2009}}</ref> These honours are presented at official ceremonies, which count amongst hundreds of other engagements the lieutenant governor partakes in each year, either as host or guest of honour; the lieutenant governor in 2006 undertook 289 engagements and 384 in 2007.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Eugene |last=Berezovsky |editor-last=Staff of Canadian Monarchist News |title=$1.52 per Canadian: The Cost of Canada's Constitutional Monarchy |year=2009 |edition=4 |page=3 |place=Toronto |publisher=Monarchist League of Canada |url=http://www.monarchist.ca/new/docs/cc2009.pdf |access-date=15 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707114038/http://www.monarchist.ca/new/docs/cc2009.pdf |archive-date= 7 July 2009 }}</ref>


[[File:Lieutenant Governor's Commission of Appointment, 1925.jpg|thumb|Lieutenant Governor's Commission of Appointment, 1925. Appointing James Robson Douglas as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.]]
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At these events, the lieutenant governor's presence is marked by [[Flags of the Lieutenant Governors of Canada|the lieutenant governor's standard]], consisting, unlike most other viceregal flags in Canada, of the [[Union Jack|Royal Union Flag]] defaced with the escutcheon of the [[Coat of arms of Nova Scotia|Arms of {{ucfirst:{{Canadian monarch, current|genderp=*}}}} Majesty in Right of Nova Scotia]] surrounded by a circle of 18 green maple leaves. This is the last of the Canadian governors' flags to retain the original design set out by Queen Victoria in 1869, though for a period in the 1950s, the lieutenant governor used a flag bearing simply the arms of the province.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://flagspot.net/flags/ca-ns.html#lg| last=Nelson| first=Phil| title=Flags of the World > Nova Scotia > Flag of the Lieutenant-Governor| publisher=| date=13 December 2008| accessdate=11 July 2009}}</ref> Within Nova Scotia, the lieutenant governor also follows only the sovereign in the [[Order of precedence in Nova Scotia|province's order of precedence]], preceding even other members of the [[Monarchy of Canada#Canadian Royal Family|Canadian Royal Family]] and the [[Governor General of Canada|Queen's federal representative]].
[[File:Dissolution of the Nova Scotia Legislature, 2017.jpg|thumb|Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Brigadier-General the Honourable J.J. Grant, signing the Order in Council dissolving the Provincial House of Assembly and calling a provincial general election, 30 April 2017.]]
[[File:Lieutenant Governor's Commission of Appointment, 2006.jpg|thumb|Lieutenant Governor's Commission of Appointment, 2006. Appointing Mayann E. Francis as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.]]
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At these events, the lieutenant governor's presence is marked by [[Flags of the lieutenant governors of Canada|the lieutenant governor's standard]], consisting of a blue field bearing the escutcheon of the [[Coat of arms of Nova Scotia|Arms of {{ucfirst:{{Canadian monarch, current|genderp=*}}}} Majesty in Right of Nova Scotia]] surmounted by a crown and surrounded by ten gold maple leaves, symbolizing the ten provinces of Canada. Prior to 2024, the lieutenant governor used a flag consisting of the [[Union Jack|Royal Union Flag]] defaced with the escutcheon of the arms surrounded by a circle of 18 green maple leaves. This was the last of the Canadian governors' flags to retain the original design set out by Queen Victoria in 1869, though for a period in the 1950s, the lieutenant governor used a flag bearing simply the arms of the province.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://flagspot.net/flags/ca-ns.html#lg| last=Nelson| first=Phil| title=Flags of the World > Nova Scotia > Flag of the Lieutenant-Governor| date=13 December 2008| access-date=11 July 2009}}</ref> Within Nova Scotia, the lieutenant governor also follows only the sovereign in the [[Order of precedence in Nova Scotia|province's order of precedence]], preceding even other members of the [[Monarchy of Canada#Canada's royal family and house|Canadian Royal Family]] and the [[Governor General of Canada|King's federal representative]].


The [[Aide-de-camp#Canada|aides-de-camp]] who serve the lieutenant governor wear on their uniforms a badge consisting of the flag of the lieutenant governor in the form of a shield surmounted by a [[St Edward's Crown|St. Edward's Crown]]. The [[Canadian Heraldic Authority]] designed the badge, with the authorisation on 20 May 2011 of [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[David Johnston]], as well as of Queen Elizabeth II for the use of the royal crown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lt.gov.ns.ca/government-house/adc-badge/ |last=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia |title=Government House > Badge of the Honorary Aides-de-Camp |publisher=Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia |accessdate=1 November 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020081842/http://lt.gov.ns.ca/government-house/adc-badge/ |archivedate=20 October 2012 |df= }}</ref>
The [[Aide-de-camp#Canada|aides-de-camp]] who serve the lieutenant governor wear on their uniforms a badge consisting of the flag of the lieutenant governor in the form of a shield surmounted by a [[St Edward's Crown|St. Edward's Crown]]. The [[Canadian Heraldic Authority]] designed the badge, with the authorisation on 20 May 2011 of [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[David Johnston]], as well as of Queen Elizabeth II for the use of the royal crown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lt.gov.ns.ca/government-house/adc-badge/ |last=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia |title=Government House > Badge of the Honorary Aides-de-Camp |publisher=Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia |access-date=1 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020081842/http://lt.gov.ns.ca/government-house/adc-badge/ |archive-date=20 October 2012 }}</ref>
[[File:Lieutenant Governor's Recognition Badge.tif|thumb|Lieutenant Governor's Recognition Badge]]


==History==
==History==
{{See also|List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia}}
{{See also|List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia}}
[[File:Flags of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1870-1929).svg|right|thumb|Standard of the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia from 1870 to 1929]]
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The office of Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia came into being in 1786, when the government of [[William Pitt the Younger|William Pitt]] adopted the idea that Nova Scotia, along with [[New Brunswick]], [[Quebec]], and [[Prince Edward Island]], should have as their respective governors a single individual. The earlier post of [[List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia#Governors of Nova Scotia, 1710-1786|Governor of Nova Scotia]] thus came to be occupied by the overreaching authority of the [[List of Governors General of Canada#Governors-in-Chief/Governors General of The Canadas, 1786-1840|governor-in-chief]], who was represented in the colony by a lieutenant. The modern incarnation of the office, however, was established in 1867, upon Nova Scotia's entry into [[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]].<ref>{{Harvnb| Victoria| 1867| loc=V.63}}</ref> Since that date, 30 lieutenant governors have served the province, amongst whom were notable firsts, such as [[Myra Freeman]]{{spaced ndash}} the first female lieutenant governor of the province{{spaced ndash}} and Mayann Francis{{spaced ndash}} the first lieutenant governor of [[Black Nova Scotians]] ancestry. The shortest mandate by a Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia was [[Joseph Howe]], for three weeks in July 1873, while the longest was [[Malachy Bowes Daly]], from 1890 to 1900.
[[File:Flag of the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (1929–2024).svg|right|thumb|Standard of the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia from 1929 to 2024]]
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The office of lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia came into being in 1786, when the government of [[William Pitt the Younger|William Pitt]] adopted the idea that Nova Scotia, along with [[New Brunswick]], [[Quebec]], and [[Prince Edward Island]], should have as their respective governors a single individual. The earlier post of [[List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia#Governors of Nova Scotia, 1710-1786|governor of Nova Scotia]] thus came to be occupied by the overreaching authority of the [[List of Governors General of Canada#Governors-in-Chief/Governors General of The Canadas, 1786–1840|governor-in-chief]], who was represented in the colony by a lieutenant. The modern incarnation of the office was established in 1867, upon Nova Scotia's entry into [[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]].<ref>{{Harvnb| Victoria| 1867| loc=V.63}}</ref> Since that date, 30 lieutenant governors have served the province among whom were notable firsts, such as [[Myra Freeman]], the first female lieutenant governor of the province, and [[Mayann Francis]], the first lieutenant governor of [[Black Nova Scotian]] ancestry. The shortest mandate by a Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia was [[Joseph Howe]], for three weeks in July 1873, and the longest was [[Malachy Bowes Daly]], from 1890 to 1900.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Monarchy in the Canadian provinces]]
* [[Monarchy in the Canadian provinces]]
* [[Government of Nova Scotia]]
* [[Government of Nova Scotia]]
* [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)|Lieutenant Governors of Canada]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}
==Further reading==

{{cite book |last=Heard |first=Andrew |editor-last=Jackson |editor-first=D. Micahel |title=Royal Progress: Canada's Monarchy in the Age of Disruption |publisher=Dundurn Press |date=2020 |pages=43–77 |chapter=Chapter 2: The Provincial Crown and Lieutenant Governors |isbn=978-1459745735}}

{{cite book |last= Burke|first=Scott |title=Presiding by Desire: Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant
|date=20 March 2020 |location=Halifax |publisher=Tellwell Talent |isbn=978-0228824992}}

{{cite book |last=McCreery |first=Christopher |date=2020 |title=Government House Halifax: A Place of History and Gathering |url=https://gooselane.com/products/government-house-halifax?_pos=1&_sid=c1fd28c8f&_ss=r |location=Fredericton |publisher=Goose Lane Editions |isbn= 9781773102016}}

{{cite book |last=McCreery |first=Christopher |editor-last=Jackson |editor-first=D. Micahel |title=Canada and the Crown |publisher=McGill-Queen’s University Press |date=2014 |pages=141–161 |chapter=Chapter 10: The Provincial Crown: The Lieutenant Governor’s Expanding Role |isbn=978-1553392040}}

{{cite book |last=Jackson |first=D. Michael |date=2013 |title= The Crown and Canadian Federalism|url=https://www.dundurn.com/books/Crown-and-Canadian-Federalism |location=Toronto |publisher=Dundurn Press |isbn= 978-145970988-1}}
{{cite book |last=Jackson |first=D. Michael |editor-last=Jackson |editor-first=D. Michael |title=The Evolving Canadian Crown |publisher=Dundurn Press |date=2012 |pages=11–31 |chapter=Chapter 1: The Crown in the Provinces: Canada’s Compound Monarchy |isbn=978-1553392026}}

{{cite book |last=Beck |first=J. Murray |date=1957 |title= The Government of Nova Scotia|location=Toronto |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn= 978-1442651753}}

{{cite book |last=Saywell |first=John T. |date=1957 |title= The Office of Lieutenant-Governor|location=Toronto |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn= 0-773045538}}


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[[Category:Provincial and territorial political office-holders in Canada|Nova Scotia]]

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Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Emblem of the lieutenant governor
Flag of the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia
since 28 June 2017
Viceroy
StyleHis Honour the Honourable
ResidenceGovernment House, Halifax
AppointerThe governor general on the advice of the prime minister
Term lengthAt the governor general's pleasure
Formation1 July 1867
First holderSir Charles Hastings Doyle
Websitelt.gov.ns.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia (/lɛfˈtɛnənt/) is the representative in Nova Scotia of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Commonwealth realms and any subdivisions thereof, and resides predominantly in his oldest realm, the United Kingdom. The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties.[1] The present, and 33rd lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia is Arthur Joseph LeBlanc, who has served in the role since 28 June 2017.

Role and presence

Further information: Lieutenant governor (Canada)

The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia is vested with a number of governmental duties and is also expected to undertake various ceremonial roles. For instance, the lieutenant governor acts as patron, honorary president, or an honorary member of certain Nova Scotia institutions, such as the Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Salmon Association, and the Royal Canadian Legion (Nova Scotia-Nunavut Command).[2] Also, The viceroy, him or herself a member and Chancellor of the order,[3] will induct deserving individuals into the Order of Nova Scotia and, upon installation, automatically becomes a Knight or Dame of Justice and the Vice-Prior in Nova Scotia of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.[4] The viceroy further presents numerous other provincial honours and decorations, as well as various awards that are named for and presented by the lieutenant governor; these are generally created in partnership with another government or charitable organization and linked specifically to their cause.[5] These honours are presented at official ceremonies, which count amongst hundreds of other engagements the lieutenant governor partakes in each year, either as host or guest of honour; the lieutenant governor in 2006 undertook 289 engagements and 384 in 2007.[6]

Lieutenant Governor's Commission of Appointment, 1925. Appointing James Robson Douglas as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Brigadier-General the Honourable J.J. Grant, signing the Order in Council dissolving the Provincial House of Assembly and calling a provincial general election, 30 April 2017.
Lieutenant Governor's Commission of Appointment, 2006. Appointing Mayann E. Francis as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

At these events, the lieutenant governor's presence is marked by the lieutenant governor's standard, consisting of a blue field bearing the escutcheon of the Arms of His Majesty in Right of Nova Scotia surmounted by a crown and surrounded by ten gold maple leaves, symbolizing the ten provinces of Canada. Prior to 2024, the lieutenant governor used a flag consisting of the Royal Union Flag defaced with the escutcheon of the arms surrounded by a circle of 18 green maple leaves. This was the last of the Canadian governors' flags to retain the original design set out by Queen Victoria in 1869, though for a period in the 1950s, the lieutenant governor used a flag bearing simply the arms of the province.[7] Within Nova Scotia, the lieutenant governor also follows only the sovereign in the province's order of precedence, preceding even other members of the Canadian Royal Family and the King's federal representative.

The aides-de-camp who serve the lieutenant governor wear on their uniforms a badge consisting of the flag of the lieutenant governor in the form of a shield surmounted by a St. Edward's Crown. The Canadian Heraldic Authority designed the badge, with the authorisation on 20 May 2011 of Governor General David Johnston, as well as of Queen Elizabeth II for the use of the royal crown.[8]

Lieutenant Governor's Recognition Badge

History

See also: List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia
Standard of the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia from 1870 to 1929
Standard of the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia from 1929 to 2024

The office of lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia came into being in 1786, when the government of William Pitt adopted the idea that Nova Scotia, along with New Brunswick, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island, should have as their respective governors a single individual. The earlier post of governor of Nova Scotia thus came to be occupied by the overreaching authority of the governor-in-chief, who was represented in the colony by a lieutenant. The modern incarnation of the office was established in 1867, upon Nova Scotia's entry into Confederation.[9] Since that date, 30 lieutenant governors have served the province among whom were notable firsts, such as Myra Freeman, the first female lieutenant governor of the province, and Mayann Francis, the first lieutenant governor of Black Nova Scotian ancestry. The shortest mandate by a Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia was Joseph Howe, for three weeks in July 1873, and the longest was Malachy Bowes Daly, from 1890 to 1900.

See also

References

  1. ^ Victoria (29 March 1867). "Constitution Act, 1867". V.58. Westminster: Queen's Printer. Retrieved 15 January 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. "The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia > Role and Responsibilities > Patronage". Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  3. ^ Elizabeth II (12 March 2007). "Order of Nova Scotia Act". 6. Halifax: Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia. Retrieved 21 June 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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Further reading

Heard, Andrew (2020). "Chapter 2: The Provincial Crown and Lieutenant Governors". In Jackson, D. Micahel (ed.). Royal Progress: Canada's Monarchy in the Age of Disruption. Dundurn Press. pp. 43–77. ISBN 978-1459745735.

Burke, Scott (20 March 2020). Presiding by Desire: Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant. Halifax: Tellwell Talent. ISBN 978-0228824992.

McCreery, Christopher (2020). Government House Halifax: A Place of History and Gathering. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions. ISBN 9781773102016.

McCreery, Christopher (2014). "Chapter 10: The Provincial Crown: The Lieutenant Governor's Expanding Role". In Jackson, D. Micahel (ed.). Canada and the Crown. McGill-Queen’s University Press. pp. 141–161. ISBN 978-1553392040.

Jackson, D. Michael (2013). The Crown and Canadian Federalism. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-145970988-1. Jackson, D. Michael (2012). "Chapter 1: The Crown in the Provinces: Canada's Compound Monarchy". In Jackson, D. Michael (ed.). The Evolving Canadian Crown. Dundurn Press. pp. 11–31. ISBN 978-1553392026.

Beck, J. Murray (1957). The Government of Nova Scotia. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1442651753.

Saywell, John T. (1957). The Office of Lieutenant-Governor. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-773045538.

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