British Columbia

===Official symbols===
[[File:Dogwood Blooms (3629970675).jpg|thumb|The flower of the Pacific dogwood is often associated with British Columbia.]]
The government of British Columbia has designated several [[Symbols of British Columbia|official symbols]]:<ref name="Act">{{cite web |url=http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/ID/freeside/00_96380_01#section1 |title=Provincial Symbols and Honours Act |year=1996 |publisher=Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia |access-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160754/http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/ID/freeside/00_96380_01#section1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

* Flag: [[Flag of British Columbia]]
* Coat of arms: [[Coat of arms of British Columbia]]
* Floral emblem: [[Pacific dogwood]]
* Mineral emblem: [[Jade]]
* Tree emblem: [[Western red cedar]]
* Bird emblem: [[Steller's jay]]
* Mammal emblem: [[Kermode bear|"Spirit" or Kermode bear]]
* Fish emblem: [[Pacific salmon]]
* Tartan emblem: [[Regional tartans of Canada#British Columbia|British Columbia Tartan]]
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