Regional tartans of Canada are represented by all Canada's provinces and territories having a regional tartan, as do many other regional divisions in Canada.

The Scottish Register of Tartans is an online database of tartan designs, established by the Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 and administered by the National Records of Scotland.

The British Columbia tartan was designed by Earl K. Ward of Victoria and officially approved by the British Columbia Centennial Committee for the 1966-1967 Centenaries. Represented in the design are the blue of the Pacific Ocean; the green of the forests; the red of the maple leaf; the white of the dogwood floral emblem; and the gold of the ...

Tartan (Scottish Gaelic: breacan [ˈpɾʲɛxkən]) is a patterned cloth consisting of crossing horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours, forming repeating symmetrical patterns known as setts.

Most commonly associated with Scotland, a tartan is a pattern of vertical and horizontal colours often displayed on cloth. The colours of B.C.’s tartan are blue for the ocean, white for the Pacific dogwood flower, green for the forests, red for the maple leaf, and gold for the Crown and sun.

The British Columbia tartan was designed by Earl K Ward of Victoria in 1967, and in 1974 it was officially adopted as the provincial tartan. Browse our items in this vibrant tartan.

Adopted as the official tartan in 1974 through the British Columbia Tartan Act. The Scottish ancestry of this most westerly of Canada's provinces is highlighted by an early suggestion that it be called New Caledonia.

In BC, the White Spot Pipe Band and Highland Dancers proudly wear the BC Tartan as its official band kilt. Tartan has without doubt become one of the most important symbols of Scotland and Scottish Heritage.

District tartans reflect geographical areas and are the most relevant in Canada today. The Canadian tartans link land and community through symbolic and imaginative use of colour. The Maple Leaf tartan is the official national tartan of Canada designated in 2011.

Apr 5, 2016 · British Columbia Designed by Eric Ward in 1966 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the union of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, the B.C. tartan is primarily blue and red, representing the Pacific Ocean and the maple leaf.