Tag Archives: canadian contest law

November 2, 2023

Quebec Amends Publicity Contest Laws Making it Easier to Run Canada Wide Contests

On October 27, 2023, the province of Quebec made significant changes to its rules relating to publicity contests open to Quebec residents. In this regard, it repealed the provisions of its provincial Act respecting lotteries, publicity contests, and amusement machines relating to publicity contests and … Read the rest of this entry »

May 17, 2023

New Competition Bureau Compliance Portal: Canadian Advertising/Marketing Law Compliance Guidance

In March 2023, Canada’s federal Competition Bureau (Bureau) launched a new competition law Compliance Portal (see: Consultation on new Compliance Portal). In making its announcement, the Bureau said that it launched its new Compliance Portal to help businesses stay on the right side of Canadian … Read the rest of this entry »

March 9, 2023

Tim Hortons Manages Public Relations After Prize Notification Glitch in Roll Up To Win Contest

On March 8, 2023, Toronto’s CityNews reported that some entrants into Tim Hortons (Tim’s) iconic Canadian Roll Up To Win contest were notified via Tim’s app that they had won a $10,000 American Express pre-paid card, when the notification was the result of a technical … Read the rest of this entry »

February 15, 2023

Running “Closed Loop” (Non-Public or Internal Company) Promotional Contests/Sweepstakes in Canada

A promotional contest law question we commonly receive is whether Canadian contest/sweepstakes laws  apply if a contest is only open to a company’s or other organization’s employees or personnel. These types of contests/sweepstakes are sometimes called “closed loop” contests or promotions because they are not … Read the rest of this entry »

October 26, 2022

Common CASL (Canadian Anti-spam Law) Compliance Errors: Non-Compliant “Friends and Family” Marketing Campaigns

CASL (FEDERAL ANTI-SPAM LAW) COMPLIANCE PRECEDENTS AND CHECKLISTS Do you need CASL precedents or checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law? In addition to our legal services, we offer lawyer-prepared CASL compliance precedents and checklists that identify key consent, disclosure and other requirements to send … Read the rest of this entry »

January 5, 2022

New Canadian Contest Indemnification Agreement Precedent

Is your company or brand running contests or other promotions in Canada with third party influencers or third party marketing partners and want to mitigate risk? Our firm has developed a Canadian Contest Indemnification Agreement to set out the obligations between a sponsor and influencer … Read the rest of this entry »

October 1, 2021

New Precedent: Facebook and Instagram Language for Canadian Contests

Is your company or brand planning to run a contest in Canada and needs template language to comply with Facebook’s and Instagram’s Promotion Guidelines? Our firm has developed a new Canadian contest law precedent to help: Facebook and Instagram Language For Canadian Contests. Many social … Read the rest of this entry »

September 15, 2021

Short Rules (Mini-Rules) Canadian Skill Contest Law Precedent

Do you need a precedent for short rules (i.e., “mini-rules”) for running a skill-based contest/sweepstakes in Canada? Our firm offers many types of precedents/forms to operate Canadian contests/sweepstakes, including our Short Rules (Skill Contest) precedent. This Canadian contest forms package includes short rules (i.e., point-of-purchase … Read the rest of this entry »