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Flag of Canada: the maple leaf and facts for kids

A red band at each side and a wide white band in the middle with a red maple leaf.

The flag of Canada is red and white, with a red maple leaf. Here is where it came from, which flags look like it, and a quick quiz to try.

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What does the flag of Canada look like?

The flag of Canada has a red band at each side and a wide white band in the middle, with a red maple leaf on it. It is known as the Maple Leaf flag.

Where did the flag come from?

For nearly a hundred years, Canada had no official national flag of its own. A flag called the Red Ensign was often used in its place.

After months of debate, the Maple Leaf flag was chosen, and it became Canada's flag on 15 February 1965.

Flags that look like the flag of Canada

Some flags use the same colours or the same shape. Here is how to tell them apart:

Flags that look like the flag of Canada, and how each one differs
FlagHow it differs
PeruRed, white and red stripes going up and down too, but with no maple leaf.
LebanonRed, white and red too, but the stripes go across, with a green cedar tree in the middle.

Canada in a nutshell

Quick quiz: the flag of Canada

Try these, then tap Show answer under each one.

  1. In which year did the Maple Leaf flag become Canada's flag?

    • 1867
    • 1919
    • 1965
    • 2001

    1965.

  2. What is the capital city of Canada?

    • Toronto
    • Ottawa
    • Vancouver
    • Montreal

    Ottawa. Ottawa was chosen as the capital by Queen Victoria in 1857.

  3. Which country is next door to Canada?

    • Mexico
    • The United States
    • Russia
    • Brazil

    The United States.

  4. Which of these countries has a flag of red, white and red stripes going up and down, with no maple leaf?

    • Peru
    • Austria
    • Poland
    • Japan

    Peru.

  5. True or false: Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world.

    True.

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