Canadian Centennial Canada Tartan Collection
Canadian Centennial Tartan Collection
Celebrate the Canadian Centennial tartan — woven to mark one hundred years of Confederation in 1967, a year when the whole country seemed to be building something.
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About the Canadian Centennial Tartan
The Canadian Centennial tartan is a commemorative sett, made to mark the hundredth anniversary of Confederation in 1967. It belongs to no clan and no family: like the other Canadian commemorative and regional tartans, it is open to anyone who wishes to wear it.
Canada's official national tartan is a separate design, the Maple Leaf tartan, drawn up by David Weiser in 1964 in anticipation of the centennial and formally adopted as a national symbol many years later, in 2011. The Centennial sett belongs to the celebration itself.
Canadian Centennial Tartan Pattern and Colours
This collection draws on the centennial palette of reds and golds with deeper lines — the red of the maple leaf and the flag raised only two years before, and the gold and brown of the Canadian autumn.
Centennial Heritage
In 1967 Canada turned one hundred, and the country marked it on a scale that is still remembered: Expo 67 in Montreal, the Centennial train and caravans touring the provinces, thousands of local projects — halls, arenas, libraries and parks — built in towns from Newfoundland to the Yukon. The new maple leaf flag had been raised only two years earlier, and the centennial gave it its first great outing.
Tartan had already become part of Canadian civic life: most provinces adopted official setts in the years around the centennial, and pipe bands were fixtures at every celebration. A centennial tartan let Canadians of every background mark the anniversary in cloth, whether or not they had a Scottish name.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for Canadians of every background, families who remember 1967, Scottish-Canadian households, pipe bands, expatriates abroad and anyone who wants a Canadian tartan open to all.
- ✓ Canadians of every background
- ✓ Centennial and Confederation heritage
- ✓ Scottish-Canadian families
- ✓ Pipe bands and civic events
- ✓ Canada Day and national occasions
- ✓ Red and gold tartan style
How to Wear Canadian Centennial Tartan
Canadian Centennial tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts. Its warm red palette makes a bold statement for national days, family gatherings and everyday wear.
Canadian Centennial Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Canadian Centennial tartan, who may wear it and how it relates to Canada's national sett.
Is the Centennial tartan a clan tartan?
No — it is a commemorative tartan for the country, open to anyone who wishes to wear it.
What does it commemorate?
The centennial of Canadian Confederation in 1967, marked across the country by Expo 67 and thousands of local projects.
Is this Canada's official national tartan?
No — the official national tartan is the Maple Leaf tartan, designed by David Weiser in 1964 and adopted as a national symbol in 2011.
Do I need Scottish ancestry to wear it?
Not at all. Commemorative and regional tartans in Canada are open to everyone.
Which provinces have their own tartans?
Nearly all of them — most adopted official setts in the years around the centennial.
Is it a good gift?
Yes — it suits Canada Day, citizenship celebrations, family reunions and gifts for Canadians abroad.
Wear the Canadian Centennial Tartan
Discover Canadian Centennial tartan clothing, accessories and gifts — maple red and autumn gold for a hundred years of Confederation.
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