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The national flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and , is a red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a stylized 11-pointed red maple leaf. Its adoption in 1965 marked the first time a national flag had been officially adopted in Canada to replace the Union Flag...

Timeline of Events

1964

10.22.1964

Canada: A Multi-Party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which becomes the new official Flag of Canada.

1965

1.28.1965

The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament.

2.15.1965

A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.