Municipal Flag Raising


Municipal Flag Policy

The purpose of this process is to ensure that flags at the Municipality of Chatham-Kent sites are flown and displayed properly and that the procedure followed ensures the dignity and respect for who the flags are flown.

As per the Chatham-Kent flag policy:

  • Requests will be processed on a first come first served basis.
  • The Municipality of Chatham-Kent will not display flags for business or commercial purposes, or flags deemed to be inappropriate, offensive in nature or supporting discrimination, prejudice, political or religious movements.
  • An event flag shall be flown no more than once per calendar year.
  • All flag requests must be made six (6) weeks prior to the requested date.
  • For recurring requests for annual dates of significance, each request must be resubmitted annually.