Flag of Toronto
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The City of Toronto flag, often simply referred to as the flag of Toronto, is the flag adopted by Toronto City Council to represent the city. The flag was designed by Renato De Santis and includes a white outline of Toronto City Hall on a blue field, and a red maple leaf at the base of the towers.
Other names | Toronto flag, City of Toronto flag |
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Use | > |
Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | November 1999; 24 years ago (1999-11) |
Use | > |
Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 6 November 1974 (1974-11-06) |
Relinquished | 1 January 1998 (1998-01-01)[lower-alpha 1] |
Design | A blue field and a white outline of Toronto City Hall slightly left-of-centre with a red maple leaf at the base. |
Designed by | Renato De Santis |
An early flag of Toronto was adopted by the former City of Toronto in 1967 and included the city's coat of arms on a blue and white field. However, that flag was replaced by De Santis' design in 1974, which remained in use until the former City of Toronto was amalgamated in 1998. In 1999, a 1:2 proportioned version of De Santis' flag was adopted by the new City of Toronto.