Many Canadians are aware that Canada’s Maple Leaf Flag is of relatively recent design. But few realize the design process took almost half of our nation’s life—75 years. In 1895, heraldry expert Edward Chadwick first recommended to Parliament that Canada depart from British Jacks and Ensigns and fly its own flag, based on a maple leaf design. Parliamentary committees struck in 1925 and 1946 failed to bring a design to a vote. The current design—a single red maple leaf within two red borders—owes its life to the government of Lester B. Pearson, who commissioned a search for a national emblem in early 1964. The design received Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II on January 28, 1965. Flying Colours International is proud to be an official provider of Canadian and provincial flags for federal and provincial governments, organizations and distributors worldwide, in sizes ranging from desktop to stadium-sized, and in fabrics offering the most durability and best value.
Our National Flag and our most popular flag. Available in a wide range of fabrics and sizes to suit all your patriotic requirements. Flying Colours International has proudly been making the symbols of our Nation for over 100 Years.
Our exclusive formulations of nylon and polyester offer ruggedness, colourfastness and weatherproofness for any environment, from long-term deployment in the harshest of conditions to value-priced banners for single-day promotions. Whatever fabric you choose for your flag or banner, Flying Colours International offers:
Our nylon fabrics are specifically created for flag and banner use, waterproof, self-cleaning and designed to fully accept our True Canada Colour inks. our Nylite flags are digitally or silkscreened printed on an 8 colour printer with dyes that provide extreme colour fastness to hold colour longer and resist fading. It is specially treated to resist ultraviolet light and has a self cleaning feature from an oil resistant coating applied during the wash and dry process.
Nylite 70 HT: Our government –specification fabric offers the optimal combination of flyability, colour intensity, and image quality. It is the lightest nylon meant for extreme flyability with a colour penetration that can print highly detailed art.
Nylite 200D: This is our most popular flag and banner fabric with rugged dependability – our best value for the money
Nylite 210: Similar in appearance to our Nylite 200 denier nylon, Nylite 210 is an industry favourite with a high tenacity construction that provides a “rich” look and feel that can stand up to the harshest weather.
Made for quality and economy, our woven or knitted polyester fabrics are either digitally printed on a 4 colour printer or silkscreened and undergo a special luster treatment for colour vibrancy. Fast-drying, wrinkle-, and fray resistant, they have easy dye-ability for strong colour penetration.
Tuff-Fly Bunting: Our heaviest-duty polyester fabric, designed for long service cycles under extreme conditions. Tuff-Fly Bunting is commonly used for marine flags
Durapoly: Our most popular knit-polyester fabric provides flexibility in indoor and outdoor performance, making it a popular choice for residential and commercial display
Valuetex: These woven polyester flags are a cheerful garnish to short-term events—economically priced, but bright and resilient.
Our biggest single panel flags and banners aren’t big enough? Celebrating a really huge event? The sky’s the limit with our applique flags. We sew together panels of our best-selling 200 denier Nylite at our Toronto plant to create flags and banners of literally any size. Bleacher-size? Arena-size? Stadium-size? No flag is too big. Applique flags can be sewn single- or double-sided for indoor or outdoor use.
Durapoly is a durable and economical fabric with good colour intensity.
Sizes Available:
18”x 36”, 27“x 54”, 36”x 72”,
45“x 90”, 54“x 108”, 72”x 144”
Heavy duty fabric for extreme weather conditions.
Sizes Available:
72”x 36”, 108”x 54”
Our most popular fabric. 200 denier Nylite has a traditional look and is durable even in extreme weather conditions.
Sizes Available:
9”x 18”, 12”x 24”, 15”x 30”,
18”x 36’, 27”x 54”, 36”x 72”,
45”x 90”, 54”x 108”, 60“x 120”,
72“x 144”
Sizes Available:
18”x 36”, 27”x 54”, 36”x 72”,
60”x 120”, 72”x 144”, 90”x 180”,
108”x 216”, 120”x 240”, 144”x 288”,
180”x 360”, 216”x 432”, 240”x 480”
Fabric with similar in appearance to the 200D Nylite, but has capabilities for extra strength on the the fly end.
Sizes Available:
72”x 36”, 54”x 108”
Offers the optimal combination of flyability, colour intensity, image quality and durability. Government Specified Fabric.
Sizes Available:
4” x 6”, 6” x 10“, 72”x 36”, 108”x 54”
Economical fabric, used for single day events
Sizes Available :
72”x 36”, 108”x 54”
