AIM to Win Rules & Regulations

AIM to Win

Official Contest Rules

The AIM to Win Contest (the “Contest”) runs during the Contest Period noted below. By participating in the Contest, each participant agrees to abide by and be bound by these Official Contest Rules and all decisions of Canterra Seeds (2002) Ltd. (“CANTERRA SEEDS”), which shall be final and binding, without right of appeal, in all matters relating to this Contest and the awarding of the prize, including without limitation eligibility and/or disqualification of entries. See 3 below for how to enter the Contest.

The Contest offers you an opportunity to win up to six bags of CANTERRA SEEDS canola seed at Ag in Motion when you place an order for 2025 canola seed at orders.canterra.com during the Contest Period. Please read the Contest Rules carefully before entering the Contest.

SPONSOR. The Contest is sponsored and administered by CANTERRA SEEDS, located at 201 - 1475 Chevrier Blvd. Winnipeg, MB R3T 1Y7. This Contest is not endorsed by any other parties unless specifically noted. Please contact CANTERRA SEEDS at info@canterra.com or 204-988-9750 if you have any questions about this Contest.

ELIGIBILITY. This Contest is open to individuals who meet all of the following criteria (“Eligible Participants”):

Are legal residents of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta or British Columbia, Canada;
Who have reached the age of majority in Saskatchewan (19) at the time of entry;
Are recognized by CANTERRA SEEDS as a farmer, which for the purposes of the Contest shall mean an individual engaged in producing a crop on land in the Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, or British Columbia, Canada that is owned by or leased to such individual for that purpose;
Do not reside in the same household in the normal and customary course of their residency as any other Eligible Participant; and
Meet all other requirements set out in the Official Contest Rules.

Employees of CANTERRA SEEDS or of its related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, departments or agencies, suppliers, advertising and promotional agencies, contest administrators, and any other parties engaged in the development, production or distribution of Contest materials, and those living in the same household as such employees, are not eligible to enter the Contest.

CANTERRA SEEDS may at any time require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Contest and any entrants deemed to be ineligible will be disqualified. In order to claim the prize, Eligible Participants must complete the entry requirements, in full, noted below.

CONTEST PERIOD. The Contest starts at 8:30 a.m. CST on July 16, 2024 and ends at 4:30 p.m. CST on July 18, 2024 (the "Contest Period"). CANTERRA SEEDS employees’ mobile phones will be the official time-keeping device for the Contest. The Contest Period may be extended in the sole and absolute discretion of CANTERRA SEEDS. All entries must be placed, and win attempts must be taken, during the Contest Period.

HOW TO ENTER.

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY to enter the Contest. There are two ways to enter:

1. Place an Order. You can enter by placing an order while in attendance at Ag in Motion for at least 16 bags of CANTERRA SEEDS canola seed. Such order must be placed via orders.canterra.com during the Contest Period. An order allows an Eligible Participant to participate in the Contest if all required steps have been completed (including without limitation selecting a Retailer).

Once entered, an Eligible Participant will receive:

One (1) Cool Shots rock for a 16 to 31 bag order;
Two (2) Cool Shots rocks for a 32 to 63 bag order, or;
Three (3) Cool Shots rocks for a 64+ bag order.

The Eligible Participant will then be invited to toss the Cool Shots rocks in an attempt to land inside the “Cool Shots” target on the table provided by CANTERRA SEEDS on-site at Ag in Motion.

If the throw is successful, the Eligible Participant will win:

One (1) free bag of CANTERRA SEEDS canola seed from their order for every Cool Shot rock that lands within the yellow inner circle of the target, or;
Two (2) free bags of CANTERRA SEEDS canola seed from their order for every Cool Shots rock that lands within the white "button" circle in the middle of the target.

The Eligible Participant may only attempt to throw each Cool Shot Rock once. Only the first eligible order placed by the Eligible Participant will be counted; ordering more than once will not result in multiple entries. As the prize is awarded via discount (in the amount of the value of the relevant bag(s) of CANTERRA SEEDS canola seed) applied to the Eligible Participant’s order, it is a condition of awarding of the relevant prize that the Eligible Participant completes the relevant order, and that the order is not later cancelled or otherwise deferred. Awarding of prizes is subject to verification; submission of an order does not equal completion of an order for the purposes of the contest.

2. Written Entry. To enter the Contest without making a purchase of any kind, Eligible Participants may handwrite an essay of a minimum of 500 words on the topic of “What I am looking for in a canola hybrid on my farm”. Included in the essay must be the author’s first name, last name, mailing address, email address, month and year of birth, and telephone number.

The essay must be submitted during the Contest Period, and in order to enable the Eligible Participant to fully complete its participation in the Contest, must be physically handed in to a CANTERRA SEEDS employee at Site 123, Ag in Motion, Langham, SK.

The essay must:

be an original composition of the author, written for the purpose of this Contest;
not have been previously published or submitted for this or any other Contest sponsored by CANTERRA SEEDS;
not infringe on the privacy or intellectual property rights of any third party;

be in good taste and in keeping with the CANTERRA SEEDS’ corporate image; and
be written about the identified essay topic.

Once entered, the Eligible Participant will receive:

One (1) Cool Shots rock for an essay of 500-750 words;
Two (2) Cool Shots rocks for an essay of 751-999 words; or
Three (3) Cool Shots rocks for an essay of 1000 words or more.

The Eligible Participant will then be invited to toss the Cool Shots rocks in an attempt to land inside the “Cool Shots” target on the table provided by CANTERRA SEEDS on-site at Ag in Motion.

If the throw is successful, the Eligible Participant will win:

One (1) free bag of CANTERRA SEEDS canola seed for every Cool Shot rock that lands within the yellow inner circle of the target, or;
Two (2) free bags of CANTERRA SEEDS canola seed for every Cool Shots rock that lands within the white "button" circle in the middle of the target.

The Eligible Participant may only attempt to throw each Cool Shot Rock once. Only the first eligible essay submitted by the Eligible Participant will be counted; submitting more than one essay will not result in multiple entries. Awarding of prizes is subject to verification.

Essays must be original and handwritten.

Limit of one entry per Eligible Participant, regardless of method of entry. Entries may not (and will be rejected and disqualified if they do) contain any material that is libelous, defamatory, profane or obscene, violate any applicable laws, or infringe on the intellectual property or other rights of third parties.

All entries become the sole property of CANTERRA SEEDS and will not be returned for any reason and you waive any intellectual property or moral rights in your entry.

Entries will be rejected and disqualified if they are late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, garbled or otherwise not incompliance with these Official Contest Rules.

RULES OF PLAY.

All Cool Shots Rock throws must be overseen and verified by a CANTERRA SEEDS employee.
Attempts will be restricted to the number of eligible throws one earns.
There will be no practice throws - any thrown Cool Shots Rock will count towards the result.
The Eligible Participant must start at one end of the Cool Shots table and push the Cool Shots Rock down the length of the table to the other side. No altering of the playing surface shall be allowed, including pushing or lifting the table, “sweeping” the table, or handling of the Cool Shots Rock once it has left the hand of the Eligible Participant.
In order to win, the Cool Shots Rock must be partially or full inside inside the Cool Shots table yellow inner circle or white bullseye (centre circle).

PRIZES.

The total number of prizes (“Prize”) awarded is dependent on the skill of the Eligible Participants.

Each Prize will consist of up to six (6) bags of CANTERRA SEEDS canola seed (up to approximately $4,800 CAD value, dependent on type of canola ordered and any seed treatments applied).

Prizes will be awarded to Eligible Participants who throw their Cool Shots Rock on the CANTERRA SEEDS provided Cool Shots table, and land partially or fully on the inside circles of the target at the other end of the table.

The odds of being a winner depend on the skill involved.

Prizes must be accepted by winners as awarded and cannot be transferred, exchanged, assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash. CANTERRA SEEDS may, in its sole discretion, substitute a prize of equal value or forfeit the prize in the case of a cancelled order.

Winners may not change the number of bags ordered in their first eligible order once submitted.

CANTERRA SEEDS is not responsible for any delayed, lost, damaged, or misdirected Prizes.

WINNER SELECTION AND RELEASE.

Winners will be announced immediately on-site at Ag in Motion, July 16-18, 2024 near Langham, SK.

Winners will be required to correctly answer a skill-testing question and sign a Release that confirms Winners’ compliance with these Official Contest Rules, acceptance of the Prize, and release of CANTERRA SEEDS.

Prizes will be distributed based on the method of entry. In the case of entry pursuant to placement of an order, Prizes will be distributed in accordance with winner’s order on orders.canterra.com (e.g. in Spring 2025 when the winner picks up their seed to plant).

WAIVER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. By entering the Contest, you confirm the following:

CANTERRA SEEDS is not responsible or liable for:

any of the costs for participation in the Contest;
any incorrect, lost, late, illegible, falsified, damaged, misdirected or incomplete entries or any related communications, howsoever caused (e.g. human error, computer or other technical malfunction, or otherwise); or
any changes to or termination of the Contest.

You release and hold harmless CANTERRA SEEDS from, and agree to indemnify CANTERRA SEEDS for, any and all claims and liability in any way related to your participation in the Contest.

In no event will CANTERRA SEEDS be liable for any special, incidental, punitive, or indirect damages of any kind (e.g. lost prizes), regardless of cause, and you waive any rights to claim any damages against CANTERRA SEEDS.

In the event CANTERRA SEEDS is found to be liable to you for any reason in relation to this Contest, such liability will be limited to $10. You agree this represents a fair allocation of risk and that the Contest would not be possible otherwise.

CONDUCT. You agree to comply with these Official Contest Rules at all times and to be bound by the decisions of CANTERRA SEEDS. CANTERRA SEEDS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify at any time any entrant found to be in violation of these Official Contest Rules.

PRIVACY. By entering the Contest, you consent to:

the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information (entry and/or order information) by CANTERRA SEEDS for the purpose of advertising, promoting and administering the Contest in accordance with CANTERRA SEEDS’ Privacy Policy (https://canterra.com/privacy-policy/); and
CANTERRA SEEDS’ use without any compensation of your name and contents of entry in any advertising and publicity carried out by or on behalf of CANTERRA SEEDS in any media or format including for example social media and any website or broadcast.

CHANGES TO CONTEST. CANTERRA SEEDS may modify, amend, or terminate the Contest or Official Contest Rules at any time in CANTERRA SEEDS’ sole discretion without prior notice.

GOVERNING LAW. All issues and questions concerning these Official Contest Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Manitoba, Canada without regard to any choice of law or conflict of law rules and the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

SEVERABILITY. If any provision of these Official Contest Rules is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the extent permitted by law and the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of these Official Contest Rules.

TERMS OF USE. Your entry into the contest is subject to the CANTERRA SEEDS Hub Platform Terms of Use available at https://canterra.com/terms-of-use - by entering you confirm that you have reviewed and agree to these terms.

COMPLETE RULES. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between these Official Contest Rules and any other documents or statements, these Official Contest Rules prevail.