In one simple action, by wearing an orange shirt, you are acknowledging the pains of Indian residential school, while contributing to create a future where indigenous communities are included and honoured. 

We are overjoyed and ecstatic to announce and congratulate the winner of our 2026 Every Child Matters T-shirt design contest: Emily Galeazzi!!!

Emily, a Grade 2 student from Coldstream, BC, immediately captured our selection committee’s attention with a design that radiates pure happiness and innocence, the way every childhood should be.

Between the 1870s and 1996, more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children were taken from their families and placed in Indian Residential Schools. For many, happiness became a distant memory or a dream. Emily’s beautiful design offers a powerful symbol of hope. Hope that Survivors find peace & happiness and hope that Canada’s reconciliation efforts will ensure a future where EVERY CHILD MATTERS.

Thank you, Emily, for your meaningful contribution to the reconciliation movement!

The 2026 Orange Shirt Design Contest is Now CLOSED! Stay tuned for 2027 contest details.

The Orange Shirt Society (the “Society”) is the owner of several trademarks, including the phrase EVERY CHILD MATTERS. Only the Society and its authorized licensees may use the trademark EVERY CHILD MATTERS in association with merchandise.

The Society also owns the rights, including copyright, to the official Orange Shirt Designs for the years 2020 to 2025 (the “Official Designs”). None of the Official Designs can be used in any way without prior written consent from the Society. The unauthorized use of Official Designs or the trademark EVERY CHILD MATTERS may constitute infringement and result in liability.

Any person wishing to use the trademark EVERY CHILD MATTERS with a different design (a “Non-Official Design”) that is not one of the Official Designs must first obtain a license agreement with the Society. License agreements can be obtained through our online licensing portal OSS Trademark Licensing Portal. Any merchandise advertised, sold, or distributed in association with the trademark EVERY CHILD MATTERS and a Non-Official Design cannot be marketed and advertised with the word “official”.

All use of the trademark EVERY CHILD MATTERS or the Official Designs must be in compliance with the Orange Shirt Society Branding & Copyright Policy.

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