Canada WW2 Propaganda Collection: Canada’s military was active in every theatre of war, though most battles occurred in Italy, Northern Europe, and the North Atlantic.
Over the course of the war, 1.1 million Canadians served in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Of these more than 45,000 lost their lives and another 54,000 were wounded.
The war had significant cultural, political and economic effects on Canada, including the conscription crisis which affected unity between Canadian francophones and anglophones. However, the war effort not only strengthened the Canadian economy but further established Canada as a major actor on the world stage.(Wikipedia)
Canada WW2 Propaganda Collection:
Recruiting:
English Posters:
1940 Join the Team! Royal Canadian Air Force
1941 Canada’s New Army Needs Men Like You
1941 Let’s Go … Canada!
1941 They Serve – that men may fly. There’s a place for You in the RCAF Women’s Division
1941-42 Be Ready. The Army Must Finish The Job!
1942 Come on Canada!
1943 Come On, Peg – It’s Be Thrilling! Canadian Women’s Army Corps
1944 Christmas over there! Canadian Women’s Army Corps
French Posters:
1941 Our Army. Needs Good Canadians
1941 Let’s go – Y… Canadians! Enroll – We
Fighting and Morale:
English Posters:
1941 Every Canadian Must Fight!
1942 – To Victory
1943 Men of Valor. They fight for you
1943 Men of Valor. They fight for you
1943 Men of Valor. They fight for you
French Posters:
Production:
English Posters:
1941 The Lives Of These Men Depend On Your Work
1941 It’s Our War
1941 Get Your Teeth Into The Job
1941 To Victory! With Our Help
1943 Roll ’em Out!
1944 Keep Punching… Every Day!
1944 They’re Smashing them up… With My Ship!
French Posters:
1939-45 When? It’s yours!
1941 At Work. It’s Our War
1941 By Your Work Fights
Finance:
English Posters:
1939-45 If you don’t need it… Don’t Buy It
1939-45 ‘Me and My War Savings are just like This!’ They’re Good Things to Have and to Hold
1939-45 Buy Victory Bonds
1939-45 Now, more than ever… Buy Victory Bonds
1939-45 Now – more than ever! Buy Victory Bonds
1939-45 Memo for today – Buy More Victory Bonds
1939-45 Save while Serving Money for Your Post-War Plans. Buy War Savings Certificates
1939-45 Buy War Savings Stamps Every Friday
1939-45 I’m making bombs and buying bonds! Buy Victory Bonds
1939-45 Two minds with but a Single Thought. Both saving for their future Home and Happiness by buying Victory Bonds
1939-45 To Berlin and Tokyo. Buy Victory Bonds
1939-45 Use your pay during the war, to Add to your pay after the war! Buy War Savings Certificates
1939-45 Target For Today. Security For Tomorrow. Buy Victory Bonds
1939-45 Keep On Saving till the job is done. Then Take Your Choice of things to come
1939-45 Buy Victory Bonds
1939-45 Plan Your Savings. Invest In More Victory Bonds
1939-45 Say Thanks With Bonds
1939-45 ‘A sound foundation’ Buy Victory Bonds
1939-45 For their Future. Sign your name for – Victory Bonds
1939-45 Start Every Shopping List with War Savings Stamps
1939-45 You’ll See Things You Never Dreamed Of… when the lights go on again. To Buy Them Save with Victory Bonds and War Savings Certificates
1939-45 Use These Ideas To Make Your Stamp Drive A Success
1940-45 You Serve by Saving. Buy War Savings Certificates
1941 Let’s Finish The Job. Buy Victory Bonds
1941 Your Tomorrow Is In Your Hands Today! Buy Victory Bonds
1941-45 Waiting. Buy Victory Bonds
1942 Keep These Hands Off! Buy the new Victory Bonds
1942-45 They who buy and salt away will have real cash a later day. Buy and Keep your Victory Bonds
1943 All Aboard! Buy Victory Bonds
1943 Again – How about you. Buy Victory Bonds
1943 Your War Savings. Hold On To Them
1944 They also Buy Victory Bonds
1944 Invasion. For Millions of Fighting Men.. The Big Battles Are Still Ahead! Put Victory First. Buy Victory Bonds
1944-45 Buy Victory Bonds
1945 Spring ’45. Buy Victory Bonds
1945 Look Into The Future. Invest in Canada’s Eight Victory Loan
1945 You’ll Have Something To Fall Back On After The War… If You Buy Victory Bonds. Canada’s 9th Victory Loan
1945 You’ll Have Something To Fall Back On After The War… If You Buy Victory Bonds. Canada’s 9th Victory Loan
1945 You’ll Have Something To Fall Back On After The War… If You Buy Victory Bonds. Canada’s 9th Victory Loan
French Posters:
1943 All Together. Until the end! Let’s Buy Victory Bonds
1944-45 Until the End! Buy Victory Bonds
1939-45 It’s war… Buy Only What You Need
Careless Talk:
English Posters:
1939-45 Beware. Spreading Vital Information Will Undermine Our War Effort. Do Your Part In Silence
1940 Beware. The Walls Have Ears
1941 Careless Words may cause Disaster!
1943 Sealed Lips Will Save Our Ships
1943 Danke Schön! ‘Thanks for the Tip-off’
1944 Shoptalk may be Sabotalk. The Walls Have Ears
French Posters:
1939-41 An Indiscretion Can Cause a Catastrophe
1939-45 On Guard. Enemy agents have ears trained to gather all kinds of intelligence. Do Not Gossip. Be On Your Guard
1939-45 Did You Reveal Any War Information Is Serving The Enemy? Silence
1943 I am the victim of an Indiscretion
A National Film Board Production:
(Series of short films)
Home Front:
English Posters:
1943 When They Come Back – Will it be to this? Or to this? Vote CFF
