The competition is only open to CANADIAN CITIZENS, CANADIAN PERMANENT RESIDENTS and ABORIGINALS RESIDENT IN CANADA aged 15 years old or younger on September 1, 2010 (your age on that date will determine your eligibility). The ages for eligibility are meant to showcase and judge the talent of competitors who have roughly the same level of experience and maturity. The age requirement should allow anyone who is aged 15 years old or younger to be eligible, period. (i.e. their birthday can be from any time in 2011-December 31st 1995.)