1812: The Fight for Canada.

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1 : The Fight for Canada Submission deadline: March 9,

2 2012 The 2012 Canada Day Poster Challenge is underway! You are invited to share your thoughts about what Canada means to you by creating an original poster that reflects this year's theme: 1812: The Fight for Canada The years mark the 200 th anniversary of the War of 1812, an important chapter in our history. In Upper and Lower Canada (Ontario and Quebec), the British, with the help of First Nations allies and Canadians, succeeded in protecting their territory against the American invasion. These historic events led to the establishment of our country and 200 years of peace between Canada and the United States. Celebrate the significant people, important sites and history of Canada in your work of art. Explore and show the wealth of our heritage by including scenes from daily life: music, dance, architecture, fashion, and culinary traditions of the period. The possibilities are endless. Draw inspiration from the quiz provided in this brochure and visit the Government of Canada website that commemorates the War of 1812 at Learning resources are available on the Poster Challenge website at the following address: A printable version of the publication is available at the same address. NOTICE TO TEACHERS OR GROUP LEADERS: We would like to encourage as many young people as possible to take part in the 2012 Poster Challenge. Please read through the complete list of entry rules and eligibility criteria with your students and submit the posters of all participants without conducting a pre-selection process. We encourage you to include this activity in your lesson plans and to help your students represent, in their own way, an important period in Canadian history. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2012 Catalogue number: CH1-26/2012E ISBN:

3 How the Poster Challenge Works Entries must be postmarked before midnight on March 9, The Poster Challenge is open to students between the ages of 5 and 18. In each province and territory, a winner will be chosen from each of the following age categories: Age 5 to 8 Age 9 to 11 Age 12 to 14 Age 15 to 18 A winner for each province and territory will be selected from among these age category winners. A national winner will be selected from the 13 provincial and territorial finalists. Next spring, one piece of artwork will be chosen to create the official 2012 poster for Celebrate Canada, a series of activities happening across the country to mark National Aboriginal Day (June 21); Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (June 24); Canadian Multiculturalism Day (June 27); and Canada Day (July 1). Prizes VISIT TO THE MONTRÉAL AND NIAGARA REGIONS OFFERED BY PARKS CANADA In the week of July 9, 2012, each of the 13 provincial and territorial winners and a parent or guardian will have the opportunity to visit some of the most important national historic sites connected to the War of They will meet their fellow artists and enjoy activities planned especially for them. They will visit the Richelieu Valley and the Niagara Peninsula and walk in the footsteps of some of the heroes and heroines that helped make Canada what it is today. They will have the chance to discover forts, historic encampments, and tall ships, as well as to take part in re-enactments and personal tours conducted by Parks Canada's interpreters. NATIONAL WINNER GRAND PRIZE Prize offered by Encounters with Canada, a program of the Historica-Dominion Institute. OTHER PRIZES The national winner, as well as the 2 nd and 3 rd place finalists, will receive a laptop computer complete with software and a carrying case. Prizes will also be offered to the 52 age category winners by the proud sponsors of the 2012 Poster Challenge. CELEBRATE CANADA SOUVENIR Everyone who participates in the Canada Day Poster Challenge will receive a Celebrate Canada souvenir. EXHIBITION OF THE ARTWORKS From June to September 2012, the original artwork of the 13 provincial and territorial finalists will be on display at the Canadian Children s Museum located in the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec. THANKS TO THE PROUD PARTNERS OF THE 2012 POSTER CHALLENGE

4 ELIGIBILITY: 2012 Entry Rules Participants must be between the ages of 5 and 18 and reside in Canada. Only one entry per participant is permitted. Multiple entries per school or region may be mailed together to save on postage. A participant is eligible to be chosen only once as a provincial or territorial finalist. Immediate family members (son or daughter, brother or sister) or persons living under the same roof as an employee of the Department of Canadian Heritage or a Poster Challenge sponsor are not eligible to enter this contest. INFORMATION REQUIRED: Participants are encouraged to use the entry form included in the brochure (or a photocopy) and attach it to the back of their poster. They can also download and print the entry form at Participants may also print the following information in pencil on the back of their artwork: name, age, address, telephone number, , name of school, school address, name of teacher, and preferred language of correspondence (English or French). Participants should also provide a short explanation as to how they found out about the Poster Challenge, and one or two sentences explaining how their artwork expresses this year s theme, 1812: The Fight for Canada. All information collected will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act. EVALUATION CRITERIA: Artwork will be evaluated using the following criteria: compliance with the entry rules, compliance with the theme, clarity of message, use of colours, and originality. Please note that decisions made by the judging panel of the Canada Day Poster Challenge are final. PRIZES: The winners must accept their prizes as offered. No substitution, transfer or exchange will be permitted. DEADLINE: Entries must be marked Canada Day Poster Challenge 2012 and be postmarked before midnight on March 9, SUBMISSION OF YOUR POSTER: Participants must submit their artwork to their Canadian Heritage Regional Office in their province or territory. Addresses are included in this publication and are available online at Once submitted, all artwork including any intellectual property relating to the artwork will become the sole property of the Department of Canadian Heritage. The Department will be free to use any or all such entries in any form without compensation or remuneration. Entries will not be returned to participants.

5 NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS: 2012 Entry Rules (continued) Winners will be notified by telephone in the spring of A consent and release statement will be required to allow the Department of Canadian Heritage to use and publish by any means the winners name, voice, photograph, testimonial, image or appearance in a video, as the case may be, for promotional activities related to the contest. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Artwork dimensions should be no larger than 38 cm 50 cm (15 inches 20 inches) and no smaller than 28 cm 43 cm (11 inches 17 inches). Participants aged 5 to 11, however, may use a smaller paper size, minimum 21.5 cm 28 cm (8.5 inches 11 inches). Three-dimensional artworks are not permitted. Items such as sparkles, micro beads, feathers, and so on are not allowed in the design. Computer-generated art is permitted. Please submit a hard copy of the artwork (see above for permissible paper sizes) along with a separate sheet listing the technical specifications, including the file format (TIFF files, EPS files, and PDF files in high resolution are acceptable) as well as the name of the software used to produce the artwork. The use of clip art and photos is not permitted. All artworks, including computer-generated art, must be original designs that have not been published previously.

6 2012 Entry Rules (continued) TIP 1 THEME ARTWORK MUST REFLECT THIS YEAR S THEME, 1812: THE FIGHT FOR CANADA. Combine your imagination and talents to draw a poster that highlights this year s theme, 1812: The Fight for Canada. Young people like you lived through that period. Have fun drawing the places, events and people and the lifestyles of the time. Think of how the British, American, and Canadian soldiers and their First Nations allies were dressed. For inspiration, do not forget to take the quiz at the end of this brochure and to visit the Government of Canada website that commemorates the War of 1812 at TIP 2 SYMBOLS THE USE OF SYMBOLS OF CANADA IS ENCOURAGED. Show us what Canada means to you. Draw a poster that tells the important stories of our past. Illustrate how those stories shaped the Canada of today! Canada has many symbols that are recognized here at home and around the world. Our symbols are just as diverse as Canada s history and its citizens! For more information on symbols of Canada, visit and take a look at the Symbols of Canada booklet. TIP 3 COLOURS ALL ARTWORK MUST BE IN COLOUR. BLACK AND WHITE POSTERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. When creating your artwork, think in colour! The use of vibrant colours will achieve the best results for your poster. TIP 4 NO WORDS LETTERS, WORDS AND PHRASES ARE NOT PERMITTED. A picture is worth a thousand words, so let your art do the talking! Letters, words, and phrases like Happy Birthday, Good Luck, and Ontario (ON) are not permitted in your artwork. TIP 5 NO TRADEMARKS DO NOT INCLUDE AS PART OF YOUR ARTWORK ANY TRADEMARKS SUCH AS BRAND LOGOS, SYMBOLS, DESIGNS, SLOGANS OR NUMBERS USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMMERCIAL IDENTIFICATION. Use your artistic ability to create artwork that is completely original that way, you can be sure that your design does not include trademarks that belong to someone else.

7 2011 Canada Day Poster Challenge Provincial and Territorial Winners The provincial and territorial winners at Banff National Park in August Left to right: Rheanne Lee Millet, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Timothy Blackmore, Fredericton, New Brunswick; Nathan Spencer, Stettler, Alberta; Julia Anantchenko, Thornhill, Ontario; Béatrice Antoziak, Sainte-Rose, Quebec; Dominique Long, St. George s, Newfoundland and Labrador; Pauline Pauloosie, Taloyoak, Nunavut; Serena Chan, Burnaby, British Columbia; Madeleine Putnam, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Tarini Nanditha Fernando, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. National Winner Serena Chan, 15 years old, Burnaby, British Columbia The 2011 Poster Challenge allowed thousands of students across Canada to illustrate the pride they feel for this country as Canadians.

8 Canada Day Poster Challenge Through the Years! This year s winners will visit national historic sites in Ontario and Quebec. Previous trips have allowed winners to discover: Ottawa, Québec City, Ottawa (and Vancouver), Banff and Jasper National Parks,

9 Snapshots of 1812 On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain and its North American provinces in what is today Eastern and Central Canada. Regular British troops, assisted by a diverse population of Canadians and First Nations allies, held back American invasions for more than two years. Peace negotiations led to the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814, which confirmed the border that had existed before the conflict From left to right: Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, Shawnee War Chief Tecumseh, Laura Secord, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles-Michel d Irumberry de Salaberry 2. The meeting of Tecumseh and Brock 3. Capture of the American USS Chesapeake by the British HMS Shannon. 4. Laura Secord warning the British forces of an American invasion 5. Fort George 6. Battle of Queenston Heights

10 Canadian Heritage Regional Offices Newfoundland and Labrador P.O. Box 5879, 5th floor St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 5X (call collect) Prince Edward Island Jean Canfield Government of Canada Building 191 University Avenue, 2nd Floor Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4L (call collect) Nova Scotia Old Red Store, 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Historic Properties 1869 Upper Water Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1S or New Brunswick 1045 Main Street, Unit 106 Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 1H or Quebec Guy-Favreau Complex 6th Floor West Tower 200 René-Lévesque Boulevard West Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1X or Ontario 150 John Street, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario M5V 3T or Manitoba P.O. Box Graham Avenue, Suite 510 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3R (call collect) Saskatchewan 1975 Scarth Street, 4th Floor Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2H (call collect) Alberta Canada Place 9700 Jasper Avenue, Suite 1630 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4C (call collect) British Columbia Library Square 300 West Georgia Street, 4th Floor Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 6C or Yukon 300 Main Street, Room 205 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2B (call collect) Northwest Territories P.O. Box 460 3rd Floor, Suite 319, Greenstone Building th Avenue Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2N or Nunavut P.O. Box Graham Avenue, Suite 510 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3R You can also contact the Canadian Heritage Enquiry Centre toll-free at , by teletypewriter (TTY) at , or by at For Regional Offices s, please visit

11 Canada Day Poster Challenge Quiz 1. What role did Mary Henry play in the war? a. She knitted warm clothing for the soldiers. b. She led the crew of a ship during a naval battle. c. She overcame her fear by bringing food to soldiers and taking care of them. 2. While the town of Niagara today Niagara-on-the-Lake was burning, what type of building was saved because of its use to ships on Lake Ontario? a. Farm b. Lighthouse c. Church 3. Who was called the hero of Upper Canada? a. Major-General Sir Isaac Brock b. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles-Michel d Irumberry de Salaberry c. Sir Paul McCartney 4. What animal is associated with the fur trade and is the symbol used on our five-cent piece? a. Beaver b. Horse c. Moose 5. Which battle that took place on Quebec territory was an important victory for Canada in 1813? a. Battle of Châteauguay b. Battle of Fort George c. Battle of Queenston Heights 6. Of Aboriginal birth, he was one of the most influential men during the period and his name means shooting star. Who is it? a. John Norton b. Tecumseh c. Louis Riel 7. What piece of clothing is historically associated with the cultures of French Canadians and many First Nations? a. Necktie b. Cap c. Arrowhead sash (sometimes called a ceinture fléchée) 8. In which battle in the Niagara Region did Major-General Sir Isaac Brock die? a. Battle of Queenston Heights b. Battle of Prescott c. Battle of Fort George 9. In 1814, by what means of transport did the British military reinforcements arrive from Great Britain? a. Airplane b. Ship c. Submarine 10. Which of the following national historic sites commemorates the War of 1812? a. Laurier House National Historic Site of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario b. Fort George National Historic Site of Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario c. Shoar Tower National Historic Site of Canada, Kingston, Ontario 11. Which woman warned the British of an American attack, became a heroine of the War of 1812, and now lends her name to a Canadian company? a. Tim Hortons b. Laura Secord c. The Bay 12. What famous Canadian waterfalls are found in southern Ontario between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario? a. Niagara Falls b. Montmorency Falls c. Athabasca Falls 13. What do you call a small defendable building, usually two stories, square or rectangular and with the walls pierced by loopholes through which muskets could be fired? a. Tower b. Fortification c. Blockhouse 14. Which of these household appliances does not need electricity? a. Television b. Dishwasher c. Woodstove

12 Canada Day Poster Challenge Quiz (continued) 14. Which of these household appliances does not need electricity? a. Television b. Dishwasher c. Woodstove 15. How did the soldiers light their barracks? a. Light bulbs b. Candles c. Flashlights 16. What do you call men who handled logs on a river? a. Log drivers b. Lumberjacks c. Trappers 18. What Canadian-born British officer was the hero of the Battle of Châteauguay? a. Major-General Sir Isaac Brock b. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles-Michel d Irumberry de Salaberry c. Governor Sir George Prevost 19. Parks Canada has many national historic sites that enable visitors to experience what it was like to live through the war and that help modern Canadians make a personal connection to history. How many War of 1812 national historic sites are there? a. 8 to 12 b. 13 to 17 c. 18 to At that time, what animal did the job that tractors do today and was an indispensable companion of the rural family? a. Dog b. Horse c. Cat Answers: 1. c) 2. b) 3. a) 4. a) 5. a) 6. b) 7. c) 8. a) 9. b) 10. b) 11. b) 12. a) 13. c) 14. c) 15. b) 16. a) 17. b) 18. b) 19. c)

13 : The Fight for Canada Entry Form Name: Age: Grade: Preferred language of correspondence: English: Home address: Province/Territory: Telephone: ( ) School: Teacher: School address: Province/Territory: Telephone: ( ) Description of your poster: French: City: Postal code: City: Postal code: How did you learn about the Canada Day Poster Challenge? All information collected will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act. Please photocopy this entry form as required and tape it to the back of your poster. For more information or for additional entry forms, visit our website at Cette publication est également disponible en français.