ðə jˈuːs ɪn kˈænədə ʌvðə ɹˈeɪnɪŋ mˈɑːnɚks sˈaɪfɚ, wˌɪtʃ ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz juːnˈiːkli sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɐ ɡˈɑːɹlənd ʌv mˈeɪpəl lˈiːvz, ɪz æz ɐ sˈɪmbəl nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ʌvðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn hˌɪm ɔːɹ hɜːsˈɛlf, bˌʌt ʌv kˈænədəz fˈʊl sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnti.
The use in Canada of the reigning monarch's cypher, which is sometimes uniquely surrounded by a garland of maple leaves, is as a symbol not only of the sovereign him- or herself, but of Canada's full sovereignty.