The new badge for The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada which now includes the “The” has been officially posted in the Canada Gazette on March 22, 2014:
Le 22 mars 2014 Gazette du Canada Partie I 657 Bearings have been made, as entered in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada (Volume, page): Approval of the Badge of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, July 15, 2013 (Vol. VI, p. 248). Approval of the Badge of the Combat Training Centre, Oromocto, New Brunswick, July 15, 2013 (Vol. VI, p. 251). Approval of The Princess Royal’s Banner for the Royal Canadian Medical Service, Ottawa, Ontario, July 15, 2013 (Vol. VI, p. 264). Confirmation of the Badge of the Canadian Forces Joint Operational Support Group, Kingston, Ontario, October 15, 2013 (Vol. VI, p. 273). Approval of the Badge of the Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre, Borden, Ontario, November 15, 2013 (Vol. VI,p. 280). STEPHEN WALLACEHerald Chancellor
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archive 
So you went throu8gh the whole rigmarole of obtaining approval for a new badge, just to add “The”? I have to ask – why?
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Dave – the Museum didn’t go through this process – we’ve just recognized what has taken place. This would have been an initiative of the Regimental Senate so we can’t answer your question. 🙂
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How do I get one
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Join the unit.
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