Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador
Officially Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
What the flag looks like
A mostly white flag with blue triangles and rectangles at the hoist, and in the fly two red triangles edged in gold with a gold arrow between them.
What it means
The blue section recalls the Union Jack; white stands for snow and ice, blue for the sea, red for human effort and gold for confidence, while the arrow points towards a brighter future.
How to remember it
Newfoundland and Labrador
is an angular, mostly white flag: blue triangles at the hoist and a red-and-gold arrow shape in the fly, with no shield or emblem at all.
Fun facts
- The flag was designed by the Newfoundland painter Christopher Pratt and first flown on 24 June 1980.
- Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, the last province to do so.
Newfoundland and Labrador at a glance
- Type
- Province
- Joined Confederation
- 1949
- Capital
- St. John's
- Region
- Atlantic Canada
- Population
- 510,550
- Area
- 405,212 km²
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Canadian dollar ($)
- Flag adopted
- 1980