apart from newfoundland and labrador, each province and territory bears at least some elements from its coat of arms upon its flag. the flags of british columbia, new brunswick, nova scotia, and prince edward island are banners of the provincial arms, while alberta, manitoba, ontario, saskatchewan, the northwest territories, and the yukon each have the shield of the local coat of arms on their flags, with other design elements. the flag of nunavut uses some elements from its coat of arms along with other symbols and colours. the shield of the arms of each province, on a blue background and circled with ten gold maple leaves, the whole surmounted by a crown, forms the main element of the flag of the lieutenant-governor of that province. the exceptions are nova scotia, which uses the union flag defaced with the shield of nova scotia, surrounded by green maple leaves, and quebec, which uses the shield on a white circle with the provincial motto inscribed below.