Bruce Patterson

Bruce Kenneth Patterson (born 1967) is a Canadian officer of arms at the Canadian Heraldic Authority who has been serving as Deputy Chief Herald of Canada since 2010 as well as Saint-Laurent Herald and Registrar since 2008.

Life and career

Patterson graduated from the University of Trinity College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, and also from the University of Western Ontario, wherein he obtained his Bachelor of Education. Prior to working in the heraldic field, Patterson worked as a teacher first in Hungary and later in Toronto as a secondary school teacher for English and history.

In the 1990s, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Heraldry Society of Canada (later Royal Heraldry Society of Canada) at both the National and Toronto Branch levels.

Ribbon Description Notes Ref80px Member of the Order of St. John Appointed Member in 2000 80px Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for Canada Awarded in 2002 80px Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for Canada Awarded in 2012

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