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70th Quebec Winter Carnival Contest

Air Canada is proud to be the official airline of the 70th Quebec Winter Carnival, and to help promote this festive local event both here at home and around the world.

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Grand prize

To celebrate, Air Canada is giving you the chance to take off and discover the world, just like Bonhomme Carnaval! Enter now and you could win a $3,500 Air Canada Gift Card.

Good luck, and happy Carnival!

How to enter*

You can also enter the contest by mailing a fifty (50) word essay, in English or in French, explaining why you love to travel, along with your name, mailing address, email address and telephone number to the following address:

Air Canada
10th floor, 525 Av. Viger Ouest
Montréal, Quebec H2Z 0B2

  • Attention: Quebec brand marketing team
  • No purchase or monetary consideration is necessary to participate or win.
  • Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
  • Only one entry per eligible participant is permitted during the contest period.
  • The contest is open to all residents of Quebec who have reached the age of majority before January 24, 2024.
  • Hurry, contest ends on February 16, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET!

* See all prize information and contest rules.

Contest rules

CONTEST CELEBRATING 70TH QUEBEC WINTER CARNIVAL

(the “Contest”)

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS

(the “Contest Rules”)

NO PURCHASE OR MONETARY CONSIDERATION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

The Contest is brought to you by Air Canada® (the “Contest Organizer”). The Contest starts on January 31, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. EST and closes on February 16, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST (hereinafter, the “Contest Period”).

1. Eligibility

The Contest is open to all Quebec residents having reached the legal age of majority prior to the Contest Period (each an “Eligible Participant”).

Directors, employees, representatives, or agents of Air Canada and its subsidiaries and affiliates, media partners, advertising and promotional agencies, and members of the immediate family (parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they are domiciled) of any of the aforementioned and persons with whom any of the aforementioned are domiciled are not eligible to enter the Contest.

2. How to participate in the Contest

No Purchase Necessary.

Eligible Participants can enter the Contest either via (I) Online Entry or (II) Mail-In Entry, detailed as follows:

  1. Online Entry

    Eligible Participants can enter the Contest by visiting the Contest website at https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/special-offers/winter-carnival-contest.html during the Contest Period and complete the form, providing name, phone number and email address.

    Maximum of one (1) entry per Eligible Participant permitted during the Contest Period.

  2. Mail-In Entry

    Eligible Participants can enter the Contest by mailing a fifty (50) word essay, in English or in French, describing why they would like to travel, along with their name, address, email address and telephone number to the following address:

    Air Canada

    c/o Quebec Brand

    10th Floor, 525 Av. Viger Ouest

    Montreal, Quebec H2Z 0B2

    Only one (1) entry per envelope is permitted for a maximum of one (1) entry per Eligible Participant during the Contest Period. Mail-in entries must be received by the Contest Organizer before 11:59 EST on February 16, 2024. The Contest Organizer takes no responsibility for any lost, stolen, delayed, illegible, damaged, misdirected, late or destroyed mail-in entries. Essays that are not an original creation of the person submitting it, or which are illegal, defamatory or in any way obscene, all as determined solely by the Contest Organizer, will be disqualified.

    Although online access is required in order to enter the Contest via certain methods of entry detailed above, no purchase is necessary.

Entry Requirements

To be considered an Eligible Entry, as defined below, all content and materials associated with your entry (regardless of the method of entry) (collectively, the “Submission”) must: (i) be submitted and received in accordance with these Contest Rules during the applicable Contest Period; (ii) include all required components and materials noted above; and (iii) comply with these Contest Rules, including, but not limited to, the General Terms and Conditions listed below for each Prize (all as determined by the Contest Organizer in its sole and absolute discretion). By participating in this Contest, including without limitation submitting an Eligible Entry, you signify that you have read and agree to be legally bound by these Contest Rules.

Each Submission received from an Eligible Participant that meets the requirements above will be considered an “Eligible Entry” and collectively the “Eligible Entries”.

*Only one (1) Eligible Entry per Eligible Participant (regardless of method of entry) is allowed for the duration of the Contest Period*

By entering the Contest, each Eligible Participant agrees that their Eligible Entry complies with the Content Restrictions, as defined below, and that the Contest Organizer may choose to disqualify an Eligible Participant from the Contest if it believes, in its sole discretion, that the Eligible Entry fails to comply with the following restrictions (collectively, the “Content Restrictions”):

  • Posts, written submissions, essays, pictures and/or videos (each, a “Creative Work”) must not be illegal, defamatory, hateful or in any way obscene, or disparage the Contest Organizer or any other person or party;
  • The Submission (including any Creative Work) must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction where they are created, or that violates or infringes any third-party rights, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or any other intellectual property rights; and
  • The Submission (including any Creative Work) must not be inconsistent with the image and values of the Contest Organizer or contrary to the purpose of the Contest.

By entering, each Eligible Participant warrants and represents the following with respect to the Submission: (i) the Eligible Participant is the sole and exclusive owner of any Creative Work forming part of the Submission; (ii) the Creative Work must be an original creation of the Eligible Participant; (iii) the Submission (including any Creative Work) will not infringe on any rights of any third parties; and (iv) any third parties appearing in the Creative Work have given entrant appropriate consent to be photographed and used as permitted herein. The Contest Organizer reserves the right to request releases from any third parties appearing in any Creative Work at any time. Failure to produce third-party releases upon the Contest Organizer’s request may result in disqualification, as determined by the Contest Organizer in its sole and absolute discretion.

3. Prize

There is one grand prize to be won (the “Prize”), consisting of the following for the winner:

  • One Air Canada gift card valued at CAD$3,500.

The Prize must be accepted as awarded and can be used for products and services offered by Air Canada or its subsidiaries and affiliates, as the case may be, in accordance with and subject to all relevant terms and conditions applicable at the time of redemption, including Air Canada’s General Terms and Conditions of Carriage, accessible to the public at Our General Terms and Conditions of Carriage as well as the Air Canada Gift Card terms and conditions, accessible to the public at Give the gift of travel.

Prize Value

The approximate value of the Prize is:

One (1) Air Canada Gift Card

CAD$3,500 

The Prize may not be sold, transferred or converted to cash, and will not be refunded if unused. No substitutions, changes or extensions are permitted. The Contest Organizer reserves the right at its sole discretion to substitute the Prize for one of equal or greater value or to allow a Prize transfer.

4. Prize(s) Draw

A random draw from all Eligible Entries received from Eligible Participants during the Contest Period will be held to select the winner of the Prize. This draw will be held at the Contest Organizer’s offices located at 525 Av. Viger Ouest, Montreal, Quebec H2Z 0B2 on February 29, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EST.

The odds of winning a Prize will depend upon the total number of Eligible Entries received from Eligible Participants during the Contest Period.

Limit of one (1) Prize per person.

5. Claiming of Prize(s)

In order to be declared a winner and be able to claim their Prize, the Eligible Participant selected as per these Contest Rules will be contacted by telephone, email, direct message or other form of notification sent to the coordinates accompanying the selected Eligible Entry or the social media account used to submit the selected Entry (if applicable) and will be instructed on how to claim their Prize by the Contest Organizer or the Contest Sponsor (if applicable) or one of its agents or representatives, shortly following the draw and must confirm acceptance as a selected Eligible Participant within three (3) calendar days of contact. Each potential Prize winner is solely responsible for ensuring their social media account settings are set such that they are able to receive such notification messages from the Contest Organizer (if applicable).

If the selected Eligible Participant does not confirm acceptance within three (3) calendar days, the Eligible Participant will be automatically disqualified and forfeit all rights to the Prize. At its entire discretion, the Contest Organizer may select another Eligible Participant among the Eligible Entries by way of random draw.

Before being declared a Prize winner, each selected Eligible Participant will be required to successfully answer a time-limited four-step, two-to-three number mathematical skill-testing question and sign a declaration form confirming, without limitation, that:

  • they comply with the eligibility requirements;
  • they have read the Contest Rules and comply completely;
  • they accept the Prize as awarded;
  • they comply with any conditions/restrictions that may apply to the Prize;
  • they acknowledge the Contest Organizer’s right to publish their picture, name and city of residence without compensation other than the Prize offered; and
  • they acknowledge the disclaimer of liability from the Contest Organizer, Contest Sponsor (if applicable) and their respective parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, media partners, advertising, promotional agencies and each of the foregoing entities’ directors, officers, employees, contractors and agents.

Guest(s) of the Prize winner will also be required to sign a similar declaration form.

No correspondence will be undertaken except with the selected Eligible Participants whose Eligible Entry was drawn. Once an Eligible Participant is declared a Prize winner by the Contest Organizer, the Contest Organizer will send the Eligible Participant an email containing the details of how to redeem their Prize.

6. General Terms and Conditions

All Submissions and all information provided by Eligible Participants must be complete and accurate. The Contest Organizer will not be held responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information, any error or technological malfunctions of any kind in connection with the Contest, telephone or internet interruptions and/or any late/incomplete/erroneously completed Prize claims or declaration forms or validly disqualifying any Eligible Participants or winner(s) in accordance with the terms hereof.

All Submissions are subject to verification by the Contest Organizer and may be disqualified if they are received outside of the Contest Period, are incomplete, illegible, irregular, photocopied or otherwise reproduced, submitted through illicit means or if they contain any false statements, or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of these Contest Rules.

The contents of all entries submitted become property of the Contest Organizer and will not be returned. Each Eligible Participant grants permission for the Contest Organizer and the Contest Sponsor (if applicable) to use the contents of their Eligible Entry including name and address for editorial, advertising, marketing and promotional purposes in any and all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, in perpetuity, without compensation, notification or permission. The Contest Organizer reserves the right to: (i) use the contents of Eligible Entries provided by entrants, for editorial, advertising, marketing and promotional purposes, without further compensation or notice, unless prohibited by law; and (ii) publish without compensation the full name, city of residence, and photograph of all Prize winners and Eligible Participants waive all rights with respect to printed, broadcast and other forms of publicity.

By entering the Contest, Eligible Participants expressly consent to the Contest Organizer, Contest Sponsor (if applicable), media partners, advertising and promotional agencies, storing, sharing and using the personal information submitted with their Eligible Entry only for the purpose of administering the Contest and in accordance with the Contest Organizer’s Privacy Policy publicly available on the Contest Organizer’s website:

https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/legal/privacy-policy.html

The Contest Organizer will retain the personal information according to applicable laws.

If the Contest is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause, the Contest Organizer reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to, without advance notice, terminate or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, or modify it in any way, without any further obligations to Eligible Participants. Furthermore, if the Contest Organizer determines, at its sole discretion, that any entry compromises the integrity of the Contest, the Contest Organizer reserves the right to disqualify the entry at issue or terminate the Contest in its entirety without any further obligations to Eligible Participants. The Contest Organizer further reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual from the Contest, and/or to revoke, rescind, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict the Prize awarded to a winner, and/or to ban the individual from any future contest of the Contest Organizer who it finds or believes to be: (i) tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (ii) acting in violation of the Contest Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; (iii) acting or involved in any situation or occurrence which brings them into public disrepute, contempt, scandal, or ridicule, or which shocks, insults, or offends the community or any group or class thereof, or to offend public morals and decency to or which reflects unfavourably upon the Contest Organizer, the Contest Sponsor (if applicable), the Prize supplier, if any, and each of their respective parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, media partners, advertising and promotional agencies and each of the foregoing entities’ respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns, or their respective products or services, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Contest Organizer; or (iv) posting or making available to the public any post, picture, video, statement, or any other content of any form on any media (including any social media platform) mentioning, tagging, alluding to, or associating itself in any way with the Contest and/or the Prize which, in the reasonable discretion of the Contest Organizer, infringes or otherwise violates the rights of the Contest Organizer, the Contest Sponsor (if applicable), the Prize supplier, if any, and each of their respective parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, media partners, advertising and promotional agencies and each of the foregoing entities’ respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns.

By entering this Contest, Eligible Participants agree that the Contest Organizer and the Contest Sponsor (if applicable) and each of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, media partners, advertising and promotional agencies and each of the foregoing entities’ respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns do not make any representation or warranty, or assume any liability beyond, where applicable, what has been described as the Prize in these Rules.

Eligible Participants agree to be bound by all decisions of the Contest Organizer and/or Contest Sponsor (if applicable) regarding the Contest which shall be final and binding in all respects.

The Contest is subject to federal, provincial and local rules and regulations. Subject to the following paragraph, this Contest is subject to all applicable national, federal and provincial laws and regulations; unless otherwise provided at law, all actions, proceedings or litigation relating hereto shall be adjudicated in the judicial district of Montreal, province of Quebec, and the parties consent to such exclusive venue and jurisdiction.

Intellectual Property: All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations is owned by the Contest Organizer and/or the Contest Sponsor (if applicable) and/or their affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

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