Great Seal of Canada
E610218
The Great Seal of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the Canadian Crown and federal government.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of Canada canonical | 6 |
| Great Seal of the Province of Canada | 1 |
| Great Seal of the United Province of Canada | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6668977 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Seal of Canada Context triple: [Letters Patent, 1947, sealedWith, Great Seal of Canada]
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A.
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and acts of the provincial government in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Ontario’s Great Seal
Ontario’s Great Seal is the official emblem used to authenticate important provincial documents and proclamations issued in the name of the Crown in Ontario.
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C.
Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate the Court’s documents and symbolize its authority as the country’s highest judicial body.
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D.
Great Seal of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Great Seal of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is the official emblem used to authenticate important provincial documents and acts of state in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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E.
Great Seal of Australia
The Great Seal of Australia is the official emblem used to authenticate important federal documents and acts of state on behalf of the Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Seal of Canada Target entity description: The Great Seal of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the Canadian Crown and federal government.
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A.
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and acts of the provincial government in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Ontario’s Great Seal
Ontario’s Great Seal is the official emblem used to authenticate important provincial documents and proclamations issued in the name of the Crown in Ontario.
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C.
Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate the Court’s documents and symbolize its authority as the country’s highest judicial body.
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D.
Great Seal of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Great Seal of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is the official emblem used to authenticate important provincial documents and acts of state in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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E.
Great Seal of Australia
The Great Seal of Australia is the official emblem used to authenticate important federal documents and acts of state on behalf of the Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great seal
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
paper documents
ⓘ
parchment documents ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
federal government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| associatedWithOffice | Office of the Governor General of Canada ⓘ |
| authority | King in Right of Canada ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian monarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian system of constitutional monarchy
Government of Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
National symbols of Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| custodian | Governor General of Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstVersion | 1869 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Royal Arms of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian coat of arms
monarch of Canada in armorial form ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Coat of Arms of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian coat of arms
Seal of the Governor General of Canada ⓘ provincial great seals of Canada ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Canadian constitutional conventions
ⓘ
federal statutes of Canada ⓘ |
| hasPart |
obverse design
ⓘ
reverse design ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
instrument of the royal prerogative in Canada
ⓘ
official seal of Canada ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Seal of the Realm
ⓘ
Great Seal of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of the Realm
|
| replaced |
Great Seal of the Province of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of Canada
Great Seal of the United Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of Canada
|
| scope | federal ⓘ |
| sealType | embossed seal ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the Canadian Crown
ⓘ
authority of the federal government of Canada ⓘ sovereignty of Canada ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Governor General of Canada
ⓘ
King of Canada ⓘ Privy Council Office ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Orders in Council
ⓘ
linked to:
Orders of Council
authentication of important state documents ⓘ commissions ⓘ letters patent ⓘ proclamations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
appointments of judges
ⓘ
appointments of ministers ⓘ constitutional processes of Canada ⓘ granting of royal assent instruments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Seal of Canada Description of subject: The Great Seal of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the Canadian Crown and federal government.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Great Seal of Canada
linked to: Great Seal of Canada