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{{National flag infobox |Name = 加拿大国旗 |Article = |Image = Flag of Canada.svg |Nickname = 枫叶旗(The Maple Leaf),单叶旗(l'Unifolié) |Use = 111110 |Symbol = |Proportion = 1:2 |Adoption = 1965年2月15日 |Design = 紅白二色三條縱旗,中央有紅色的楓葉標誌。 |Diminutive = 楓葉旗(英语)或單葉旗(法语) |Designer = {{link-en|乔治·斯坦利|George Stanley}} }}
The flag of Canada, often referred to as the Canadian flag, or unofficially as the Maple Leaf and {{lang|fr|l'Unifolié}} (French for "the one-leafed"), is a national flag consisting of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of 1:2:1, in the middle of which is featured a stylized, red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre.[1] It is the first ever specified by law for use as the country's national flag.
In 1964, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson formed a committee to resolve the ongoing issue of the lack of an official Canadian flag, sparking a serious {{tsl|en|Great Canadian Flag Debate||debate about a flag change}} to replace the Union Flag. Out of three choices, the maple leaf design by {{tsl|en|George Stanley||George Stanley}},[2] based on the flag of the {{tsl|en|Royal Military College of Canada||Royal Military College of Canada}}, was selected. The flag made its first official appearance on February 15, 1965; the date is now celebrated annually as {{tsl|en|National Flag of Canada Day||National Flag of Canada Day}}.
The Canadian Red Ensign had been unofficially used since the 1890s and was approved by a 1945 {{tsl|en|Order in Council||Order in Council}} for use "wherever place or occasion may make it desirable to fly a distinctive Canadian flag".[3][4] Also, the Royal Union Flag remains an official flag in Canada. There is no law dictating how the national flag is to be treated. There are, however, conventions and protocols to guide how it is to be displayed and its place in the order of precedence of flags, which gives it primacy over the aforementioned and most other flags.
Many different flags created for use by Canadian officials, government bodies, and military forces contain the maple leaf motif in some fashion, either by having the Canadian flag charged in the canton, or by including maple leaves in the design.