THE STANDARD is a royal blue flag featuring the shield of the Arms of Ontario encircled by ten gold maple leaves to represent Canada’s provinces and surmounted by a Crown to symbolize the role of the Lieutenant Governor as The Queen's representative.

The Standard is flown outside the Lieutenant Governor's Suite at Queen's Park when His Honour is in the provincial capital. It is displayed in his office and in the Music Room, where ceremonies take place. It is mounted on the car in which His Honour travels and is flown outside of buildings where he is on an official visit.

In Ontario, the Lieutenant Governor’s standard takes precedence over all other flags, except for the standard of The Queen and, on some occasions, that of the Governor General.

Created at the request of the Ontario government, this standard was approved by the Governor General in 1981, as the first in a series of vice-regal standards now introduced in all provinces.