Flag of Yukon

The flag of Yukon is a green-white- blue tricolor with the territorial coat of arms in the middle white box about two intersecting narrow-leaved willow herb ( Chamerion angustifolium ), the official flower of the territory. The coat of arms includes a crest a sled dog, who belongs to the breed Alaskan Malamute. The coat of arms includes a George Cross, symbolizing England. More icons are for the mountains and their natural resources and the Yukon River. The Green symbolizes the forests Yukon, white snow and blue lakes and rivers. Although the layout of the fields is similar to that of the national flag, but does not correspond entirely to the pattern of the " Canadian pile " However, the average field is one and a half times as wide as the outer fields instead of twice. The aspect ratio is 2:1.

In 1956 received the (then as Yukon Territory designated ) area a coat of arms. To the right was connected to use a flag, of which but little use has been made. These were a Blue Ensign with the coat of arms in a white disk in the fly.

In view of the centenary of the Canadian Confederation in 1967, a design competition for a new flag took place. The Whitehorse section of the veterans organization Royal Canadian Legion took over the patronage. Among the 137 submissions a post by Lynn Lambert has been selected, a student at Yukon College. Lambert had submitted a total of ten proposals.

The Competition Commission sent a flag prototype to Ottawa to determine an appropriate heraldic description. However, an expert changed the design to the effect that the three fields are exactly the same width, and sent back the corrected version. The Commission, however, insisted on the original version, which was officially launched on 1 December 1967.