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Created 1987, copyright for Canadian governmental works lasts 50 years.
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According to Section 1 of the Provincial Symbols and Honours Act, "A person ... must not, without the permission of the minister, assume, display or use the Coat of Arms of British Columbia or a design so closely resembling it as to be likely to deceive."[3]
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