Banners on Confederation Boulevard
Each year, Canadian Heritage flies more than 500 banners along Confederation Boulevard, the Capital’s ceremonial route in downtown Ottawa and Gatineau. The banners highlight Canada’s provinces and territories as well as anniversaries of significance.
Provincial and territorial banners
Sequences of colourful, provincial and territorial banners offer a novel portrayal of the provinces and territories that make up our Confederation. These banners include details and imagery representing each province and territory and recognize Canada’s Capital Region. The banner displays change every year, featuring themes such as floral, avian and animal emblems or provincial and territorial landscapes.
Discover the 2026 provincial and territorial banners
Inspired by the bold, impressionist style of Canadian landscape painters, this series of banners celebrates the official birds of the provinces and territories. A mix of contemporary graphic design techniques was used to capture the character of each bird against the diversity of Canada’s rugged wilderness. You might also spot hints of the official trees found across this great land.
Commemorative banners
Each year, Canadian Heritage works with partners to develop commemorative banners and special banners honouring exceptional occasions to install on Confederation Boulevard. These banners highlight:
- key milestones in Canadian history
- Canadian culture
- major Canadian figures and achievements
Discover the 2026 commemorative and special banners
Canada in Space
In partnership with the Canadian Space Agency, Canadian Heritage commemorates the 25th anniversary of space mission STS-100, which installed the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the International Space Station and marked the first spacewalk by a Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield.
Destination Moon
We also spotlight the successful completion of the 2026 Artemis II mission, carrying four astronauts on a lunar fly-around in the Orion spacecraft. The crew included Jeremy Hansen, the first Canadian to venture into space beyond low Earth orbit. These four astronauts jointly broke the record for the farthest humans have travelled from Earth.