Flag of Alberta

What the flag looks like

A royal blue field with the provincial shield in the center: a red St George's cross on white above snow-capped mountains, green hills, prairie and a golden wheat field.

What it means

The shield shows the province's landscape from west to east, from the Rocky Mountains through the foothills to the wheat-growing prairie, beneath the cross of St George.

How to remember it

Alberta is a royal blue flag carrying a whole landscape on its shield: a red cross above the Rockies, green hills and golden wheat.

Fun facts

• The shield on the flag was granted by royal warrant in 1907, two years after Alberta became a province.
• Alberta is named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, a daughter of Queen Victoria.

Alberta at a glance

Type

Province

Joined Confederation

1905

Capital

Edmonton

Region

Western Canada

Population

4.3 million

Area

661,848 km²

Languages

English

Currency

Canadian dollar ($)

Flag adopted

1968