Test your linguistic knowledge while exploring tourist destinations across Canada.

Enter the Tour the Francophonie contest for a chance to win a trip for two anywhere in Canada! The prize includes transportation courtesy of Air Canada and $2000 spending money.

Contest winner

Drawn at random from the correct answers, winner of a trip to a Canadian destination of its choice + $2,000 in spending money:

Karen Cohen from Saint-Laurent, Quebec

How to participate

Click on each of the tourist destinations, answer the questions and submit your entry form.

Each correct answer gives you a chance to win the contest. To double your chances of winning, click on the links that lead to the Language Portal of Canada’s website!

You can enter the contest twice per day, once in English and once in French.

ENTRY FORM

You must answer the question in every postcard before you can submit the entry form.

You have answered all the questions. You can now submit your entry form.

Reminder: Each correct answer gives you a chance to win.
You can enter twice a day, once in English and once in French.

The contest questions were prepared by the Language Portal of Canada, an initiative of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Translation Bureau.

The wreck had been ______ on the ocean floor for decades.

Click on the correct answer:

  • A)  lying  
  • B)  laying  

Hint: Check out the Language Portal of Canada’s writing tip on the difference between “lie” and “lay.”

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ISLE MADAME

UN TRÉSOR BIEN GARDÉ

L’Isle Madame, au sud-ouest de l’île du Cap-Breton, en Nouvelle-Écosse

4000 âmes, en majorité des Acadiens et Acadiennes

Un accent unique et un riche patrimoine culturel (chansons, musique, danse et savoir-faire artisanaux)

On a découvert une douzaine d’épaves dans les environs de l’île, dont un navire de guerre, des bateaux de pêche et même un petit avion! Tout pour attirer les adeptes de plongée sous-marine!

Both tourism and history ______ you on the Champlain Route!

Click on the correct answer:

  • A)  await  
  • B)  awaits  

Hint: Read the article about verb agreement with compound subjects on the Language Portal of Canada.

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La Route
Champlain

une route riche en activités et en culture

La Route touristique Champlain, qui parcourt la pointe sud-est de l’Ontario sur plus de 1400 kilomètres

S’inspirant de la grande expédition menée par Samuel de Champlain, cette route marque plus de 400 ans de présence francophone en sol ontarien.

À Lafontaine, un concours de hurlement est organisé dans le cadre du Festival du loup.

Dans la région de Prescott-Russell, le circuit Popsilos permet d’admirer des œuvres géantes peintes sur des silos. À découvrir par la même occasion : les produits du terroir des producteurs de la région!

The Esplanade Riel pedestrian bridge opened in ______.

Click on the correct answer:

  • A)  December, 2003  
  • B)  December 2003  

Hint: Consult the article “commas in a date” on the Language Portal of Canada website.

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L’Esplanade Riel

un pont entre les cultures

L’Esplanade Riel, à Winnipeg, au Manitoba

Ce pont à haubans enjambe la rivière Rouge pour relier le quartier de Saint-Boniface et le centre-ville de Winnipeg.

Qu’on l’emprunte à pied ou à vélo, ce pont à l’architecture unique offre une vue imprenable sur la ville.

Fort Langley was originally established in ______ Derby and then relocated to the city we now call Langley.

Click on the correct answer:

  • A)  present day  
  • B)  present-day  

Hint: Read the Language Portal of Canada’s writing tip “hyphens: compound adjectives.”

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Fort Langley

reflet d’un pan de notre histoire

Le lieu historique national du Canada du Fort-Langley, en Colombie-Britannique

Situé en bordure du fleuve Fraser, ce fort a été un haut lieu de la traite des fourrures, puis du commerce de produits issus de l’agriculture et de la pêche au saumon.

Dans les années 1800, des Canadiens-Français ont participé à la construction du fort et à ses activités. Le Canadien-Français Étienne Pépin aurait d’ailleurs été la première personne à labourer la prairie Langley.

Many ______ agree that the Midnight Dome in Dawson City, Yukon, is one of the best places to watch the northern lights.

Click on the correct answer:

  • A)  Dawsonites  
  • B)  Dawsoners  

Hint: Check out the Language Portal of Canada’s writing tip on Canadian demonyms.

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aurores boréales

LE CIEL COLORÉ DU YUKON

Le territoire du Yukon, dans le Nord du Canada

Au Yukon, la population francophone est en croissance depuis plusieurs années.

Les aurores boréales offrent un spectacle nocturne à couper le souffle un peu partout dans le ciel du Yukon et des régions à proximité du pôle Nord.

Résultat d’une collision entre des particules provenant du Soleil et des gaz présents dans la haute atmosphère, les aurores boréales sont des lueurs colorées qui apparaissent successivement dans le ciel, donnant l’impression de se déplacer.

The wreck had been ______ on the ocean floor for decades.

Click on the correct answer:

  • A)  lying  
  • B)  laying  

Hint: Check out the Language Portal of Canada’s writing tip on the difference between “lie” and “lay.”

Confirm your choice

ISLE MADAME

A TUCKED-AWAY TREASURE

Isle Madame, southwest of Cape Breton Island, in Nova Scotia

4000 inhabitants, most of whom are Acadian

A unique charm and a rich cultural heritage (songs, music, dance and artisanal knowledge)

A dozen sunken wrecks—including the wreckage of fishing boats, a warship and even a small plane—have been discovered around the island. It’s a scuba diver’s dream!

Both tourism and history ______ you on the Champlain Route!

Click on the correct answer:

  • A)  await  
  • B)  awaits  

Hint: Read the article about verb agreement with compound subjects on the Language Portal of Canada.

Confirm your choice

The Champlain Route

An activity- and culture-filled journey

The Champlain Tourism Route, which covers more than 1400 kilometres of Ontario’s southeast tip

Inspired by the major expedition led by Samuel de Champlain, this route commemorates the fact that Francophones have been on Ontario soil for over 400 years.

In Lafontaine, the Festival du loup features a howling contest.

On the Popsilos circuit, visitors can admire giant murals painted on silos and see what local producers in the Prescott-Russell region have to offer!

The Esplanade Riel pedestrian bridge opened in ______.

Click on the correct answer:

  • A)  December, 2003  
  • B)  December 2003  

Hint: Consult the article “commas in a date” on the Language Portal of Canada website.

Confirm your choice

Esplanade Riel

A bridge between cultures

Esplanade Riel, in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Designed by world-renowned architect Étienne Gaboury, this cable-stayed bridge spans the Red River, connecting downtown Winnipeg to the neighbourhood of Saint-Boniface.

Whether you’re on foot or on two wheels, this architectural gem offers a spectacular view of the city.

Fort Langley was originally established in ______ Derby and then relocated to the city we now call Langley.

Click on the correct answer:

  • A)  present day  
  • B)  present-day  

Hint: Read the Language Portal of Canada’s writing tip “hyphens: compound adjectives.”

Confirm your choice

Fort Langley

A piece of our history

Fort Langley National Historic Site, in British Columbia

Located on the banks of the Fraser River, this fort was a major centre for fur trade, and later, for agricultural trade and salmon packing.

In the 1800s, French Canadians helped build the fort and participated in fort activities. For example, Étienne Pépin was said to be the first person to farm the Langley Prairie.

Many ______ agree that the Midnight Dome in Dawson City, Yukon, is one of the best places to watch the northern lights.

Click on the correct answer:

  • A)  Dawsonites  
  • B)  Dawsoners  

Hint: Check out the Language Portal of Canada’s writing tip on Canadian demonyms.

Confirm your choice

northern lights

A COLOURFUL DISPLAY IN THE YUKON SKY

Yukon, in northern Canada

The Yukon’s Francophone population has been growing over the last several years.

The breathtaking northern lights (also known as the aurora borealis) light up the night sky across the Yukon and in areas near the North Pole.

The northern lights occur when particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth’s upper atmosphere, causing colourful flashes of light to appear one after another in the sky. That’s what makes the aurora borealis seem to dance.