The Canadian Army during the War of 1812 did not participate in the Burning of Washington. The entire British Order of Battle for both the Battle of Blandeburg and the Burning of Washington was made up of British regular units (redcoats) who were sent from the Peninsular Campaign in Spain to America.

After the British experience in the lower colonies, the British did not trust colonial units for anything other than defence. The Fencibles (Canadian army and militia) did not see action much beyond the border between the US and Canada. They fought the Lakes campaign, but did not go further into US Territory.