Flag Raising Policy and Application

All organizations and/or persons submitting a request for a flag raising must complete a Flag Raising Application, which can be found at the link below. This application will be retained by the Office of the Clerk and will be reviewed as part of the approval process. 

Requests are to be submitted at least three (3) weeks prior to the day requested for the raising of the flag.

Flag Raising Application

• in honour of national holidays;
• in support of fundraising drives; and
• to celebrate multi-cultural and civic events.

The Community Flagpoles will not be used to fly flags:

• of Political Parties;
• of Religious Groups;
• in support of fundraising drives that are political or religious in nature; or
• in support of groups, organizations, or events that promote beliefs contrary to any other City policy.

All flag raising requests will be reviewed by the Office of the Clerk to determine if they meet the criteria listed above. The Clerk will notify requestors if their request does not meet the Community Flag Raising Criteria.

Requests that meet the Community Flag Raising Criteria will be forwarded to the Office of the Mayor for approval.

The Office of the Mayor will review and approve flag raising requests, when a flag raising request is approved by the Mayor, the Office of the Mayor will notify applicants of the approved request and copy all Members of Council and the City Clerk.

Once a flag raising request has been approved, the following communication will be carried out:

1. A letter will be sent from the Office of the Mayor to the organization whose flag raising request is approved with all Members of Council and the City Clerk copied.
2. The Office of the Clerk will arrange to include notice of the flag raising on the City’s website.