The Gryphon is a fabulous mythological creature endowed with the fierce body of a lion, the majestic head and wings of an eagle, and a powerful back clothed in feathers. The Gryphon has become Chaminade's mascot because it symbolizes the union between strength, courage, and vigilance, keeps plunders at a distance and punishes those driven by human greed.

The School Crest

The crest is the pictorial essay of our raison d'etre. "Fortes in Fide" is our school motto, "strong in faith." We must have a deep faith in our Church and in our country. The Church is symbolized by the Archdiocesan coat of arms (top left section in the crest). Our civil authority is represented by the Maple Leaf which encourages us to become loyal, cultured, intelligent citizens of Canada (top right section in crest). MA represents the first to letters of Mary who is the special patron of the Christian Brothers and the Marianists who opened and first staffed the school. Lilies roses represent the virtues of innocence and charity that we should preserve in our hearts. The total is tied by the cross, which represents Christ in whom we breathe, move, live, from whom comes all things and who is our one and last end.