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Blazon

Gules a bend wavy Argent charged with two cotises wavy Azure over all a beaver Or the sinister forepaw resting on a log of silver birch proper.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The design is derived from the unofficial pre-war and war-time badge of Ottawa, a beaver on a log of wood. The white and blue wavy bend represents the Ottawa River after which the ship is named. The red field is intended to refer to those Outaouais or Ottawans who travelled this river and from whom the name was derived.

Remarks

Previously: St. Laurent Class Helicopter Destroyer; Presently Halifax Class Patrol Frigate

Motto

EGOR BEOFOR (Ocean beaver)

Colours

Red and White

Battle Honours

The Second World War
ATLANTIC, 1939-45, NORMANDY, 1944, ENGLISH CHANNEL, 1944, BISCAY, 1944.

References

The Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces Volume 2, Part 1 Extant Commissioned Ships, Directorate of History and Heritage, January 1, 2001.

CFP 267 - Badges of the Canadian Forces, Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1977.