Household Challenge
I. GENERAL
1. About the Live Net Zero Challenge: The Live Net Zero Challenge (2025) (the “Challenge”) is a skills-based competition, run in both official languages, to increase awareness of and to educate Canadians about how to live more sustainably and reduce their household greenhouse gas emissions. The Challenge will help Canadians learn what changes they can make within their own households to live more sustainably, reduce their carbon footprints, and inspire others to do the same.
2. Sponsors: The Challenge is administered by Canadian Geographic Enterprises (50 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1M 2K1) (“Canadian Geographic”) and sponsored by Canadian Geographic, One Earth Initiative Society (c/o Canadian Geographic Enterprises, 50 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1M 2K1), (“OneEarth Living”), The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotia Plaza, 44 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5H1H1) (“Scotiabank”), and the North Family Foundation, (P.O. Box 74568, RPO Kitsilano, Vancouver, BC V6K 4P4) (“the Foundation”). Canadian Geographic, OneEarth Living, Scotiabank, and the Foundation may collectively be referred to as the “Challenge Sponsors”. For the purposes of these Rules, the Challenge Group Entities are The Royal Canadian Geographic Society, Canadian Geographic, OneEarth Living, Scotiabank, and the Foundation together with their respective directors, officers, parents, subsidiaries, employees, agents, founders, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers of materials and services related to the Challenge, any websites connected with the Challenge and any other corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity directly or indirectly involved in the Challenge (collectively, the “Challenge Group Entities”). Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, or any other social media platforms, are not sponsors of the Challenge, nor are they involved in the Challenge, the selection of top 10 Challenge Assignment Entrants, in the judging or granting of any Challenge Prize or in any other capacity related to the Challenge whatsoever.
3. Definitions: In these Rules, the following words have the meanings set out below:
a. “Challenge Assignment” means the assignments referred to in part III of these Rules as more fully described on the Challenge Website.
b. “Challenge Period” runs from September 1, 2025 to November 15, 2025 as more fully described in these Rules.
c. “Challenge Prize” means the prizes outlined in these Rules (including the Challenge Assignment Prizes and the September/October Contribution of the Month Prizes).
d. “Challenge Website” means the Challenge website at canadiangeographic.ca/live-net-zero.
e. “Entrant” means the individual who has submitted an Entry to take part in the Challenge on behalf of and representing a Household.
f. “Entry” means a post or email made by an Entrant who meets the Challenge eligibility rules.
g. “Entry Deadline” means November 15, 2025 at 23:59 PM ET.
h. “Household” means one or more individuals residing at the same address (as the primary residence of each person in the family) within Canada.
i. “Law” or “Laws” means all applicable provisions of statutes, regulations, orders, rules, bylaws, codes, codes of conduct, interpretations and orders of courts or any applicable regulatory authorities as well as any and all required licensing, approval, insurance, permit, or other requirements or approvals necessary for or applicable to any aspect of the Challenge.
j. “Prize Selection Panel”: The Prize Selection Panel will be comprised of a group of Canadian Geographic and OneEarth Living employees and contractors.
k. “Rules” means these Live Net Zero Challenge (2025) Rules and Regulations (Household Challenge).
4. Challenge Period: The Challenge will open on September 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM ET and close on November 15, 2025 at 23:59 PM ET (the “Challenge Period”).
5. Challenge Eligibility: To be eligible to enter the Challenge, an Entrant must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada and over the age of majority in the province or territory within which the Entrant resides at time of entry.
6. Restrictions on Eligibility: In addition to the Challenge Eligibility requirements outlined in these Rules, an individual is not eligible to be selected as provided in these Rules as a top 10 Entrant for any Challenge Assignment or win any Challenge Prize, if:
a. the Entrant is an employee, agent, contractor, or representative of any of the Challenge Sponsors or any affiliate, subsidiary, division, franchise, advertising and/or promotional agency of one or more of the Challenge Sponsors (collectively referred to as the “Challenge Sponsor Group”); or
b. the Entrant is the mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter or spouse of or resides with any member of a member of the Challenge Sponsor Group or Prize Selection Panel.
7. Compliance, Applicability and Finality of Rules:
a. Compliance with and Applicability of the Rules: Entrants and other participants in the Challenge agree to be bound by and to comply with these Rules as a mandatory condition of entering, participating in the Challenge or winning a Challenge Prize. When the term “Challenge” is used in these Rules, it includes, but is not limited to, all components of the Challenge (including all Challenge Assignments). All terms and conditions of these Rules apply equally to all aspects of the Challenge with such modifications as may be required depending on the nature of the element of the Challenge (including all Challenge Assignments).
b. Disqualification from Challenge: The Challenge Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant or any other participant in the Challenge who does not comply with these Rules or with any subsequent instructions provided as part of the Challenge. Any failure to adhere to the Rules, as determined by the Challenge Sponsors in their sole discretion, will also render the applicable Entrant or any other participant ineligible to participate in the Challenge and ineligible to receive any current or future Challenge Prize or compensation of any kind.
c. Finality of Rules and Discretion of Challenge Sponsors: These Rules are final and binding on all matters relating to the Challenge, including, but not limited to, any Challenge Assignments. All decisions of the Challenge Sponsors (or Prize Selection Panel as applicable) on all matters, including but not limited to: the ability or eligibility of a Entrant or any other participant in the Challenge to enter or participate in the Challenge, Challenge Assignment structure or evaluation, verification of Challenge Assignments, and winning a Challenge Prize, are within the sole discretion of the Challenge Sponsors (or Prize Selection Panel as applicable) and are final and binding and are not subject to review or appeal in any respect whatsoever.
II HOW TO ENTER AND ENTRANT RESPONSIBILITIES
8. Method of Entry: Entrants enter the Challenge by making a post on Facebook, Instagram and/or Bluesky (or alternate method of entry as described in these Rules) during the Challenge Period which describes their efforts to complete a Challenge Assignment as set out below:
a. For posts made on Facebook:
(i) An Entrant must submit the Entry by posting directly on the Live Net Zero Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579282595980#).
(ii) An Entry may be submitted as a new post, as a visitor (community) post, or as a comment on the Live Net Zero Facebook page referenced above. To submit a visitor (community) post, the Entrant must open the “Mentions” tab on the Live Net Zero Facebook page and create the post.
(iii) An Entrant’s post or comment must include the hashtag #LiveNetZero2025 or #VivreNetZéro2025.
(iv) Posts made only on a personal timeline and/or posts or comments made without using the #LiveNetZero2025 or #VivreNetZéro2025 hashtag will not be eligible to win any prize associated with the Challenge.
b. For posts made on Instagram:
(i) The Entrant must include the hashtag #LiveNetZero2025 or #VivreNetZéro2025 in the caption of the post.
(ii) If the hashtag #LiveNetZero2025 or #VivreNetZéro2025 is not included in the caption of the post, the post will not be eligible to win any prize associated with the Challenge.
(iii) The Entry must be visible to the public. (This means that the Entrant’s account must be set to “public”.)
c. For posts made on Bluesky:
(i) An Entrant must submit the Entry as a post on BlueSky using the hashtag #LiveNetZero2025 or #VivreNetZéro2025.
(ii) The Entry must be visible to the public.
(iii) If the hashtag #LiveNetZero2025 or #VivreNetZéro2025 is not included in the post, the post will not be eligible to win any prize associated with the Challenge.
d. Entrants who do not wish to enter the Challenge through social media may also submit an Entry by email to [email protected] containing “Live Net Zero Challenge Entry” in the email subject line. Include any statement and photograph(s) that are part of the Entry and/or a link to the Entrant’s video along with the hashtag #LiveNetZero2025 or #VivreNetZéro2025. The Entrant must also identify the Challenge Assignment to which the Entry relates in the body of the email.
e. The Challenge Assignment to which the Entry relates must be clear from the content of the Entry.
f. An Entry may not be the same, or substantially the same, as an Entry made by another member of the same Household. Only one (1) person may be an Entrant of a Household for the Challenge.
9. No Purchase Necessary: No purchase is necessary to enter the Challenge or to win any Challenge Prize. Purchasing goods or services will not increase or improve the ability or likelihood of winning a Challenge Prize.
10. Acknowledgment of Rules: By making a post to enter the Challenge as outlined in these Rules, Entrants acknowledge they have read, agree to be bound by and comply with these Rules. The Challenge Sponsors are not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, illegible, damaged, delayed or misdirected Entries.
11. Responsibility for Entries: Entrants are solely responsible to review, understand and comply with all applicable Rules and Laws regarding their eligibility to enter and/or participate in the Challenge (and including participation in Challenge Assignments). Any Entrant or any member of a Household who is in violation of these Rules or any applicable Law, may, at the sole discretion of the Challenge Sponsors or as otherwise provided in these Rules, be disqualified from the Challenge and prohibited or disqualified from any further participation in the Challenge or the award or receipt of a Challenge Prize.
12. Entry Deadline: All Entries must be posted on or before the Entry Deadline. The date and time of receipt of an Entry will be based on the time of registration as determined by the Challenge Sponsors. Entries received after the Entry Deadline, for any reason, will not be accepted.
13. Safety: Safety is of paramount importance for the Challenge. All Challenge Assignments must be conducted and completed in a safe manner in accordance with these Rules and all applicable Laws and using, where applicable, qualified licensed and insured suppliers, advisors, services providers and technicians. Undertaking unsafe activities in connection with any Challenge Assignment is strictly prohibited. Failure to carry out any Challenge Assignment as provided in these Rules, may result in disqualification of the Entrant (and Household) from the Challenge as determined by the Challenge Sponsors in their sole discretion.
14. Sharing by Entrants: Entrants are encouraged to use their own public social media accounts and blogs (if applicable) to promote the Challenge – in all cases subject to any policies or codes of conduct or Laws related to the use of social media or any applicable rules or policies of the social media platform used.
15. Publication of Information: It is expected that Entrants will make their social media accounts and postings available to the public (for all Entries related to the Challenge). Entrants and all members of their Household must agree to have their pictures, any information found on their Entry and other personal information published or broadcast during and after the Challenge Period. The selection and use of any post, video or images and biographical information is at the sole discretion of the Challenge Sponsors. Participants may not be contacted for input into any such dissemination of information. Entrants agree that both during and after the Challenge, their (and, potentially, of any member of their Household) name, voice, image, photographs and likenesses, as well as any content the Entrant creates or posts for the purposes of participating in the Challenge/Challenge Assignment, may be used for publicity and in advertising, marketing or promotional materials by the Challenge Sponsors without compensation.
16. Announcements: Neither Entrants nor any member of their Household shall make any announcement concerning Challenge results without the prior written approval of the Challenge Sponsors.
17. Media Interviews: Entrants may be contacted by the Challenge Sponsors to speak to national and local media about their participation in the Challenge. Participation in media interviews is at the Entrant’s discretion. Any such participation will not be a factor in determining the Challenge Prize winner.
18. Avoidance of Conflict: Entrants agree not to carry out any paid or unpaid work for any other organization which could or will conflict and/or compromise the Challenge until 120 days after the end of the Challenge Period. Entrants must discuss any potential conflicts with the Challenge Sponsors (as soon as the Entrant becomes aware of an actual or potential conflict), who will determine whether a conflict exists in their sole discretion. Failure to disclose an actual or potential conflict may, at the sole discretion of the Challenge Sponsors, result in the disqualification of the Entrant from the Challenge.
19. Accuracy: Entrants must be truthful about their energy consumption and energy efficiency results achieved during the Challenge and any post concerning the Entrant’s participation in a Challenge Assignment must be truthful and not misleading or inaccurate. Falsification of documents or tampering with Challenge-related data is strictly prohibited and may, at the sole discretion of the Challenge Sponsors, result in the disqualification of the Entrant from the Challenge.
20. Reputation: Entrants and any other Challenge participants and any member of a Household shall not defame or otherwise damage or attempt to damage or undermine the reputation of either of the Challenge Sponsors or Challenge participants or Entrants.
III CHALLENGE ASSIGNMENTS
21. Challenge Guidelines: Entrants participating in the Challenge are expected to participate in the Challenge Assignments that run during the Challenge Period as further described in these Rules and on the Challenge Website. The Challenge Website may also contain Challenge tips and other information Entrants may find useful for the Challenge and/or for Challenge Assignments.
22. Challenge Assignments: The Challenge consists of four (4) separate Challenge Assignments as generally identified and summarized below and as further described on the Challenge Website. Prizes are awarded for each Challenge Assignment and Entrants may choose to participate in one or more of the Challenge Assignments:
- Our Homes: Home energy use is one of the biggest contributors to household carbon emissions. Your Household can cut emissions – while saving money and improving home comfort – by improving efficiency, reducing energy waste and shifting to cleaner power sources.
- How We Get Around: Transportation is one of the biggest contributors to Household carbon emissions and can be a source of stress, disconnection and pollution in our communities. The good news? When we rethink how we get around, we unlock benefits far beyond reducing emissions.
- How We Celebrate and Play: How we celebrate, relax and spend our leisure time shapes both our environmental impact and our happiness. From holiday travel to everyday entertainment, our choices contribute to emissions, waste and energy use. They also offer meaningful openings for joy, connection and change. This challenge helps you rethink your celebratory traditions and free time to better align with your sustainability goals.
- Our Daily Lives: What we eat, wear and throw away affects the environment every day. The good news? Rethinking food and “stuff” can boost your well-being, cut waste and save money. This challenge helps you make changes (big and small) that add up over time.
23. Information relating to specific Challenge Assignments: Specific information relating to, and the details of each Challenge Assignment, will be available on the Challenge Website. Entrants understand and agree that any information, suggestions, advice or other materials or content provided, directly or indirectly, to Entrants by or through the Challenge Group Entities at any time before or during the Challenge is provided for general information purposes only and must be assessed and evaluated by Entrants to determine the validity and/or suitability of that information, suggestions, advice or other materials or content for any or all Entrants. In no case shall the Challenge Group Entities be responsible for, or bear any liability in connection with, any such information, suggestions, advice or other materials or content.
IV CHALLENGE PRIZES
24. Challenge Prizes: Prizes will be awarded for each Challenge Assignment as provided and determined in accordance with these Rules.
25. Odds of Winning: The odds of winning a Challenge Prize will depend upon the number of Entrants participating in each Challenge Assignment, the overall skill level of the Entrants participating in the Challenge and the quality of the completed Challenge Assignments – all as evaluated by the Prize Selection Panel in its sole discretion.
26. Non-Transferability and Substitution of Prizes: Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, Challenge Prizes are not transferable; no substitutions or equivalents are permitted, except by the Challenge Sponsors who may, at their sole discretion, with or without notice and for any reason, or as otherwise provided in these Rules, substitute a prize, or any portion thereof, with a prize or prizes of equal or greater aggregate value.
V SELECTION OF CHALLENGE ASSIGNMENT PRIZE WINNERS AND PRIZES
27. Determination of Challenge Assignment Winners: At the conclusion of each Challenge Assignment, the Prize Selection Panel will determine the top 10 Entrants for each Challenge Assignment. The top 10 Entrants will be asked to provide additional information through a brief questionnaire and a winner will be selected by the Prize Selection Panel based on the responses to that questionnaire. Entrants may participate in some or all of the Challenge Assignments and may win more than one Challenge Prize.
28. Proof of Completion of Challenge Assignments: Each of the top 10 Entrants for each Challenge Assignment must, upon request, provide proof of completion of Challenge Assignments in the form, manner and timing determined by the Prize Selection Panel. This may include (but is not limited to) uploading photographs or videos of completed Challenge Assignments, providing copies of utility or other bills, providing information relating to the installation of systems/equipment, and/or such further and other information as the Prize Selection Panel may request or require for the purposes of Challenge Assignment verification. The Prize Selection Panel and the Challenge Sponsors reserve the right to require supplementary proof of completion of any Challenge Assignment. Failure to provide such further proof may result in the disqualification of the Entrant or other participant from the Challenge at the sole discretion of the Prize Selection Panel or the Challenge Sponsors. Any disqualified Entrant or other participant is not eligible to win any Challenge Prize. Any disqualified Entrant must also, if requested by the Challenge Sponsors, immediately remove social media information that may have been published/posted by the Entrant.
29. Selection of Top 10 Entrants and Prize Winners for each Challenge Assignment: At the conclusion of each Challenge Assignment, the top 10 Entrants for the Challenge Assignment will be selected by the Prize Selection Panel based on the criteria below:
a. the participation of the Entrant/Household in, and results of, each Challenge Assignment;
b. the overall skill and quality of the content produced or submitted as part of an Entry for a Challenge Assignment (such as photographs, videos, posts, etc.); and
c. the overall creativity, engagement and public social media reach of each Entrant’s contribution throughout the entire Challenge (including, but not limited to, how the Entrant’s contribution reflects Canada’s diverse households and vast Canadian geography across a variety of sustainable living actions).
The top 10 Entrants so chosen will be notified on the platform they used to enter (via direct messaging on Facebook, Instagram or Bluesky, or by email) by no later than November 30, 2025 and will have until December 15, 2025 to provide any additional information requested by the Prize Selection Panel.
30. Challenge Assignment Prizes: For each Challenge Assignment, the following prizes are available to be awarded:
a. Challenge Assignment First Prize: One (1) First Prize is available to be awarded for each Challenge Assignment as follows: $CDN10,000 for the “Our Homes” Challenge Assignment and $CDN 5,000 for each of the other three Challenge Assignments (How We Get Around, How We Celebrate and Play and Our Daily Lives); and
b. Challenge Assignment Second Prize: One (1) Second Prize of $CDN500 is available to be awarded for each of the Challenge Assignments.
31. Form and Delivery of Challenge Prize Notification and Challenge Prizes: An Entrant selected as the potential winner of a Challenge Prize (other than the September Contribution Prize or the October Contribution Prize described below) will be notified by email or telephone on or before January 31, 2026.
32. September/October Contribution of the Month Prizes: Two additional prizes of $1,000 each are available to be awarded for Entries made during the months of September 2025 and October 2025 as follows:
a. September Contribution Prize: Entries made from September 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM ET to and including September 30, 2025 (at 23:59 PM ET) are eligible to be considered for the September Contribution Prize. The Entries will be evaluated by the Prize Selection Panel based on the selection criteria referenced above and following the process set out in these Rules. One September Contribution Prize of $CDN1,000 is available to be awarded to the selected Entrant in accordance with these Rules.
b. October Contribution Prize: Entries made from October 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM ET to and including October 31, 2025 (at 23:59 PM ET) are eligible to be considered for the October Contribution Prize. The Entries will be evaluated by the Prize Selection Panel based on the selection criteria referenced above and following the process set out in these Rules. One October Contribution Prize of $CDN1,000 is available to be awarded in accordance with these Rules.
c. The Entries that have been selected for the September/October Contribution Prizes will also be included as one of the top 10 Entrants for the Challenge Assignment to which the Entry relates as determined by the Prize Selection Panel.
d. The Entrants selected as the potential winner of the September/October Contribution Prizes will be notified on the platform they used to enter (via direct messaging on Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky or by email) within fifteen (15) days of the end of the month to which the prize relates. The process for confirming Entrants as winners and announcing the winners will follow the process set out in these Rules for the Challenge Prizes with such changes as may be necessary to reflect the timing and nature of the September/October Contribution Prizes – all as determined by the Prize Selection Panel and/or the Challenge Sponsors.
33. Announcement of Challenge Prize Winners: The identity of the Entrants that have been selected and confirmed as the winners of a Challenge Prize will be publicly announced by the Challenge Sponsors on or before February 28, 2026. The Challenge Prize Winners may be expected to participate virtually in the public announcement of the Challenge Prizes.
VI WINNER DECLARATION AND AWARDING OF PRIZES
34. No Further Obligation: The Challenge Sponsors shall have no obligation to the Challenge Prize Winners beyond awarding of the Challenge Prizes and as otherwise outlined in these Rules. The Challenge Prize Winners will not receive any compensation, credit or prizing other than the prize awarded as provided in these Rules.
35. Identity of Winners: For the Challenge Prizes, the identity of the winners will be determined in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The determination of the potential winners by the Prize Selection Panel is final and binding and not subject to review or appeal in any respect whatsoever.
36. Declaration of Eligibility and Release: Before being declared the Challenge Prize Winner and receiving a Challenge Prize, the Entrant will be required to sign a Declaration of Eligibility and Release form releasing the Challenge Group Entities from any and all liability associated with the Challenge (including all Challenge Assignments) or the Challenge Prize, and confirming the Entrant’s eligibility to receive a Challenge Prize as well as the Entrant’s compliance with these Rules. The Declaration of Eligibility and Release must be returned as provided by and within the timeframe provided on the Declaration of Eligibility and Release form. The Declaration of Eligibility and Release will, among other matters, grant the Challenge Group Entities permission to publish in print, broadcast or online, the name and likeness of the winning Entrant without remuneration.
37. Disqualification and Alternate Potential Winner: If a potential Challenge Prize Winner does not meet all the requirements set out in these Rules, is determined to be ineligible to win a Challenge Prize, or is otherwise disqualified from the Challenge, the Challenge Sponsors or Prize Selection Panel may select an alternate potential winner in their sole discretion.
38. Additional Costs: All costs, applicable taxes and other fees and expenses not specifically outlined in these Rules and related to the Challenge, Challenge Assignments and/or to a Challenge Prize are the sole responsibility of the respective winning Entrant including without limitation, all administration or operation fees, licenses, insurance and permits.
39. Timing for Delivery of Prizes: Allow a minimum of eight to twelve weeks for delivery of a Challenge Prize.
40. Liability: The Challenge Sponsors and Challenge Group Entities disclaim any and all liability or responsibility for disputes or other issues related to the entry, administration, participation in and judging of the Challenge (including any Challenge Assignments), the Challenge Prizes or awarding of the Challenge Prizes, including, but not limited to:
a. typographical, human or other error(s) in the printing of Challenge and/or collateral materials;
b. processing of the Entries, the announcement of a Challenge Prize winner or any defect or other concern relating to other materials or information associated with the Challenge;
c. late, lost, illegible, incomplete, falsified, tampered with, altered, delayed, misdirected, misposted or destroyed Entries;
d. the participation of Entrant or any other participant in the Challenge (including in any Challenge Assignment); and
e. the use/misuse of a Challenge Prize.
41. Termination or Suspension of the Challenge: The Challenge Sponsors reserve the right to terminate or suspend the Challenge or specific Challenge components or to amend these Rules at any time and in any way, without prior notice.
VII GENERAL
42. Challenge Sponsor’s Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information: Personal Information collected in the course of the Challenge will only be used and disclosed by the Challenge Sponsors or their agents or affiliates to verify Entrant eligibilities and application information, administer the Challenge and for internal analysis of entrant demographics and as may be provided in these Rules or on the Challenge Website. If an Entrant has any questions about the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, that person may contact the Challenge Sponsors in writing at the following addresses: Canadian Geographic Enterprises, 50 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1M 2K1. Email communications may be sent to: [email protected] All communications should include the writer’s name, address and phone number, reference “Live Net Zero Challenge (2025)” in the subject line.
43. Applicable Law: The Challenge is subject to all applicable Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws. Void where prohibited.
44. Inappropriate Online Behaviour: Inappropriate online behaviour will not be tolerated by the Challenge Sponsors or any Prize Selection Panel associated with the Challenge. Any Entrant that is found to be misusing the Challenge Website, or using social media, or other forms of communication inappropriately may be disqualified at the sole decision and discretion of the Challenge Sponsors.
45. False or Misleading Entry Information: If any Entry information is found to be false or misleading, or if an Entrant is otherwise ineligible to enter the Challenge or to win a prize, the Challenge Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify that Entrant.
46. All Decisions Final: All decisions of the Challenge Sponsors or any Prize Selection Panel associated with the Challenge, with the Challenge Assignments and/or with the selection of the top 10 Entrants for a given Challenge Assignment or the selection of the winners for any Challenge Prize are final and binding and are not subject to review or appeal in any respect whatsoever.
47. Right to Modify, Cancel, Terminate, Limit or Suspend: The Challenge Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate, limit or suspend the Challenge, in whole or in part, in the event of any cause or circumstance, including without limitation any virus, computer bug or unauthorized human intervention, crisis (including but not limited to a public health crisis), or any other cause that is beyond the control of the Challenge Sponsors, that could corrupt or affect the administration, safety, integrity, public safety, security, impartiality or normal course of the Challenge.
48. Indemnity and Release: By entering or attempting to enter the Challenge, each Entrant and/or purported Entrant agrees: to release, indemnify, discharge, and forever hold harmless the Challenge Group Entities, (including, without limitation, their respective parents, subsidiaries, partners, officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents and other representatives) from any and all liability, claims, actions, damages, injuries, demands, manner of actions, causes of action, suits, debts, duties, accounts, bonds, covenants, warranties, indemnities, claims over, contracts and liabilities of whatever nature or kind arising out of, or in connection with (and including, but not limited to claims relating to copyright infringement or other intellectual property rights, personal injury, illness or death, property (including household) damage, publicity rights, defamation, or intrusion of privacy) their entry or participation or attempted entry or participation in the Challenge, compliance or non-compliance with these Rules and acceptance or use (including misuse) of any Challenge Prize.
49. Limitation of Responsibility: The Challenge Group Entities are not and will not be responsible for lost, incomplete, late or misdirected or misposted entries or for any failure of the Challenge Website during or after the Challenge, or for any technical malfunction or other problems with, any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment or software or for any technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing, and will not be liable for any resulting injury or damage to any person or property arising from, or relating to, that person’s or any other person’s participation or attempted participation in the Challenge. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website (including the Challenge Website) or to undermine the legitimate operation of the Challenge is a violation of these Rules and, should such an attempt be made, the Challenge Group Entities reserve the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, and may, in an appropriate case, request that criminal prosecution be pursued.
50. Legal Jurisdiction: By entering the Challenge, each Entrant agrees for themselves and on behalf of all members of their Household: (i) that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Challenge or any prize award shall be resolved in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, and (ii) to irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario over any claim or matter arising under or in connection with the Challenge or these Rules.
Footprint Quiz
ONE EARTH INITIATIVE SOCIETY/CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC ENTERPRISES
FOOTPRINT QUIZ DRAW (2025)
Rules and Regulations
I. GENERAL
1. About the Footprint Quiz Draw: Complete the One Earth Initiative Society/Canadian Geographic Enterprises Footprint Quiz concerning which sustainable living actions make the biggest impact for your household and enter for a chance to win a Footprint Quiz prize. Participants who complete the Footprint Quiz will have an opportunity to enter the Footprint Quiz Draw by checking the appropriate box at the end of the Footprint Quiz (confirming their wish to be entered in a draw for a chance to win a prize) and submitting their email address.
2. No Purchase Necessary: No purchase is necessary to enter the Footprint Quiz Draw or to win a Footprint Quiz Draw prize.
3. Sponsors: The Footprint Quiz Draw is administered by Canadian Geographic Enterprises (50 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1M 2K1) (“Canadian Geographic”) and sponsored by Canadian Geographic, One Earth Initiative Society (c/o 50 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1M 2K1) (“OneEarth Living”), The Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotia Plaza, 44 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5H1H1 (“Scotiabank”), and the North Family Foundation, P.O. Box 74568, RPO Kitsilano, Vancouver, BC V6K 4P4 (“the Foundation”). Canadian Geographic, OneEarth Living, Scotiabank, and the Foundation may collectively be referred to as the “Footprint Quiz Sponsors”. For the purposes of these Rules, the Footprint Quiz Group Entities are The Royal Canadian Geographic Society, Canadian Geographic, OneEarth Living, Scotiabank, and the Foundation together with their respective directors, officers, parents, subsidiaries, employees, agents, founders, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers of materials and services related to the Footprint Quiz Draw, any websites connected with the Footprint Quiz Draw and any other corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity directly or indirectly involved in the Footprint Quiz Draw. Facebook, Instagram, or any other social media platforms, are not sponsors of the Footprint Quiz Draw, nor are they involved in the Footprint Quiz Draw, the selection of potential prize winners, the granting of a Footprint Quiz prize or in any other capacity related to the Footprint Quiz or the Footprint Quiz Draw whatsoever.
4. Definitions: In these Rules, the following words have the meanings set out below:
a. “Footprint Quiz Website” means the website at www.LiveNetZero.org or such further or other website that may be designated by the Footprint Quiz Sponsors.
b. “Entrant” means the individual who has checked the box to enter the Footprint Quiz Draw at the end of the Footprint Quiz.
c. “Entry Deadline” means January 23, 2026 at 23:59 PM ET.
d. “Law” or “Laws” means all applicable provisions of statutes, regulations, orders, rules, bylaws, codes, codes of conduct, interpretations and orders of courts or any applicable regulatory authorities as well as any and all required licensing, approval, insurance, permit, or other requirements or approvals necessary for or applicable to any aspect of the Footprint Quiz Draw.
e. “Rules” means these Footprint Quiz Draw (2025) Rules and Regulations.
II ENTRY AND ELIGIBILITY
5. Entry: Entry for the Footprint Quiz Draw opens on the day the Footprint Quiz link is added to the Footprint Quiz Website and closes on January 23, 2026 at 23:59 ET (“Footprint Quiz Draw Closing Date”). Only entries received before the Footprint Quiz Draw Closing Date are eligible for a chance to win a Footprint Quiz Draw prize.
6. How to Enter: To enter the Footprint Quiz Draw, complete the Footprint Quiz available on the Footprint Quiz Website and check the appropriate box at the end of the Footprint Quiz (confirming your wish to be entered in a draw for a chance to win a prize) and submit your email address at the end of the Footprint Quiz.
7. Acknowledgment of Rules: At time of entry, Entrant must acknowledge that Entrant has read and agrees to be bound by and comply with these Rules by checking the box that appears at the end of the Footprint Quiz. The Footprint Quiz Sponsors are not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, illegible, damaged, delayed or misdirected Entries.
8. Responsibility for Entries: Entrants are solely responsible to review, understand and comply with all applicable Rules and Laws, regarding their eligibility to enter and/or participate in the Footprint Quiz Draw. Any entrant who is in violation of these Rules or any applicable Law, may, at the sole discretion of the Footprint Quiz Sponsors or as otherwise provided in these Rules, be disqualified from the Footprint Quiz Draw and prohibited or disqualified from any further participation in the Footprint Quiz Draw or the award or receipt of a Footprint Quiz Draw prize.
9. Limit: Limit one Footprint Quiz Draw entry per person.
10. Eligibility: The Footprint Quiz Draw is open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in the province or territory in which they reside at the time of entry.
11. Restrictions on Eligibility: In addition to the Eligibility requirements outlined in these Rules, an individual is not eligible to enter the Footprint Quiz Draw or to win a Footprint Quiz Draw prize if:
a. The Entrant is an employee, agent, contractor, or representative of any of the Footprint Quiz Sponsors or any affiliate, subsidiary, division, franchise, advertising and/or promotional agency of one or more of the Footprint Quiz Sponsors (collectively referred to as the “Footprint Quiz Sponsor Group”); or
b. The Entrant is the mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter or spouse of or resides with any member of a member of the Footprint Quiz Sponsor Group.
12. Compliance, Applicability and Finality of Rules:
a. Compliance with Laws and Applicability of the Rules: Entrants in the Footprint Quiz Draw agree to be bound by all applicable Laws and to comply with these Rules as a mandatory condition of entering the Footprint Quiz Draw and winning a Footprint Quiz Draw prize.
b. Disqualification from Footprint Quiz Draw: The Footprint Quiz Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant or any other participant in the Footprint Quiz Draw that does not comply with these Rules or with any subsequent instructions provided as part of the Footprint Quiz Draw. Any failure to adhere to the Rules, as determined by the Footprint Quiz Sponsors in their sole discretion, will also render the applicable Entrant or any other participant ineligible to participate in the Footprint Quiz Draw and ineligible to receive any Footprint Quiz Draw prize or compensation of any kind.
c. Finality of Rules and Discretion of Footprint Quiz Sponsors: These Rules are final and binding on all matters relating to the Footprint Quiz Draw. All decisions of the Footprint Quiz Sponsors on all matters, including but not limited to the ability or eligibility of an Entrant to enter the Footprint Quiz Draw or to win a Footprint Quiz Draw prize are within the sole discretion of the Footprint Quiz Sponsors and are final and binding and are not subject to review or appeal in any respect whatsoever.
III. PRIZES AND WINNER SELECTION AND CONFIRMATION
13. Prizes: In total, five (5) prizes are available to be awarded for the Footprint Quiz Draw. Each prize consists of $100.00. The retail value of each Footprint Quiz Draw prize is $100.00.
14. Odds of Winning: The odds of winning a Footprint Quiz Draw prize will depend on the number of eligible entries received on or before the Footprint Quiz Draw Closing Date.
15. Selection of Footprint Quiz Prize Winners: To select the Footprint Quiz Draw prize winner, random draws will be conducted for the Footprint Quiz Draw prizes from among all eligible Entries received on or before the Footprint Quiz Draw Closing Date. The draw for the Footprint Quiz Draw prizes will be conducted on January 30, 2026 by Canadian Geographic personnel at 50 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1M 2K1.
16. Declaration of Footprint Quiz Draw Winners: To be declared the winner of a Footprint Quiz Draw prize, each selected Entrant must correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited skill testing question and sign and return a Declaration of Eligibility and Release form confirming the Entrant’s eligibility and compliance with these Rules and releasing the Footprint Quiz Group Entities from any and all liability associated with the Footprint Quiz Draw and any Footprint Quiz Draw prize that may be awarded. The Declaration of Eligibility and Release will, among other matters, grant the Footprint Quiz Sponsors permission to publish in print, broadcast or online, the name and likeness of the winning Entrant without remuneration. The Declaration of Eligibility and Release must be returned as provided by and within the timeframe provided on the Declaration of Eligibility and Release form.
17. Selection of Alternate Prize Winners: If, for any reason, an Entrant that has been selected under these Rules cannot be reached through the contact information provided, or if a potential winner does not respond as and within the timeframe required or is in any way ineligible to enter the Footprint Quiz Draw or win a Footprint Quiz Draw prize, the entrant/potential winner will be disqualified and shall not be entitled to receive any prize. An alternate potential winner will be selected by Canadian Geographic following the process set out in these Rules. Similarly, if a potential winner does not complete and return the required Declaration of Eligibility and Release within the time required, or if there is any reason a potential (or confirmed) winner cannot accept a prize as awarded, the potential winner’s/winner’s Entry will be declared null and void, any prize will be forfeited and another potential winner will be selected by random draw conducted by Canadian Geographic.
18. Notification of Footprint Quiz Draw Prize Winner and Delivery of the Footprint Quiz Prize Draws: The Entrants that have been selected as the potential winners of the Footprint Quiz Draw Prize will be notified by email (using the email provided by the Entrant) within six (6) weeks of the selection of the Footprint Quiz Draw winners from all eligible Entries received on or before the Footprint Quiz Draw Closing Date.
19. Announcement of Footprint Quiz Draw Winners: The identity of the winners of the Footprint Quiz Draw that have been selected and confirmed as the winners will be publicly announced by Canadian Geographic/OneEarth Living within six (6) weeks after the selection of the Footprint Quiz Draw Prize winners.
20. Prize Delivery: Once all winners have been confirmed (each a “Winner”), a cheque for the Footprint Quiz Draw prize will be delivered to each confirmed Winners by mail or in such other form of payment or by method of delivery as Canadian Geographic may determine. All prize amounts are in Canadian Dollars. Allow 6 – 8 weeks for delivery of a Footprint Quiz Draw prize. The Footprint Quiz Group Entities are not responsible for any lost, stolen, misdirected or delayed Footprint Quiz Draw prizes or for any difficulties in cashing any Prize cheque based on the Winner’s banking relationship or history. Limit one prize per confirmed Winner.
21. Determination of Footprint Quiz Draw Prize Winners Is Final: The determination of the Footprint Quiz Draw prize winners by Canadian Geographic is final and binding and not subject to review or appeal in any respect whatsoever. A Footprint Quiz Draw prize must be accepted as awarded in these Rules and cannot be transferred to another individual, substituted for any other prize or exchanged in whole or in part for any other prize.
22. Reputation: Entrants and any other Footprint Quiz Draw participants shall not defame or otherwise damage or attempt to damage or undermine the reputation of either of the Footprint Quiz Sponsors, the Footprint Quiz Group Entities or any Footprint Quiz Draw entrant.
IV ADDITIONAL RULES
23. Liability: The Footprint Quiz Sponsors and Footprint Quiz Group Entities disclaim any and all liability or responsibility for disputes or other issues related to the entry, administration and participation in the Footprint Quiz Draw, a Footprint Quiz Draw prize or the awarding of any Footprint Quiz Draw prize including, but not limited to:
a. typographical, human or other error(s) in the printing of Footprint Quiz Draw and/or collateral materials;
b. processing of the Entries, the announcement of a Footprint Quiz Draw prize winner or any defect or other concern relating to other materials or information associated with the Footprint Quiz Draw;
c. late, lost, illegible, incomplete, falsified, tampered with, altered, delayed, misdirected or destroyed Entries;
d. the participation of Entrant or any other participant in the Footprint Quiz Draw; and/or
e. the use/misuse of a Footprint Quiz Draw prize.
24. Termination or Suspension of the Footprint Quiz Draw: The Footprint Quiz Sponsors reserve the right to terminate or suspend the Footprint Quiz Draw or to amend these Rules at any time and in any way, without prior notice.
V GENERAL
25. Footprint Quiz Sponsor’s Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information: Personal Information collected in the course of the Footprint Quiz/Footprint Quiz Draw will only be used and disclosed by the Footprint Quiz Sponsors or their agents, affiliates or service providers – whether directly or by or through licensed technology – to administer the Footprint Quiz, verify Entrant eligibilities and application information, administer the Footprint Quiz Draw and for internal analysis of Entrant demographics and as may be provided in these Rules or on the Footprint Quiz Website. If an Entrant has any questions about the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, that person may contact the Footprint Quiz Sponsors in writing at the following address: Canadian Geographic Enterprises, 50 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1M 2K1. Email communications may be sent to: [email protected] All communications should include the writer’s name, address and phone number, and reference “Footprint Quiz Draw (2025)” in the subject line.
26. Applicable Law: The Footprint Quiz Draw is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. Void where prohibited.
27. Inappropriate Online Behaviour: Inappropriate online behaviour will not be tolerated by the Footprint Quiz Sponsors. Any Entrant that is found to be misusing the Footprint Quiz Website, or using social media, or other forms of communication inappropriately may be disqualified at the sole decision and discretion of the Footprint Quiz Sponsors.
28. False or Misleading Entry Information: If any entry information is found to be false or misleading, or if an Entrant is otherwise ineligible to enter the Footprint Quiz Draw or to win a prize, the Footprint Quiz Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify that Entrant.
29. All Decisions Final: All decisions of the Footprint Quiz Sponsors associated with the Footprint Quiz Draw are final and binding and are not subject to review or appeal in any respect whatsoever
30. Right to Modify, Cancel, Terminate, Limit or Suspend: The Footprint Quiz Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate, limit or suspend the Footprint Quiz Draw, in whole or in part, in the event of any cause or circumstance, including without limitation any virus, computer bug or unauthorized human intervention, crisis (including but not limited to a public health crisis), or any other cause that is beyond the control of the Footprint Quiz Sponsors, that could corrupt or affect the administration, safety, integrity, public safety, security, impartiality or normal course of the Footprint Quiz Draw.
31. Indemnity and Release: By entering or attempting to enter the Footprint Quiz Draw, each Entrant and/or purported Entrant agrees: to release, indemnify, discharge, and forever hold harmless the Footprint Quiz Group Entities, (including, without limitation, their respective parents, subsidiaries, partners, officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents and other representatives) from any and all liability, claims, actions, damages, injuries, demands, manner of actions, causes of action, suits, debts, duties, accounts, bonds, covenants, warranties, indemnities, claims over, contracts and liabilities of whatever nature or kind arising out of, or in connection with (and including, but not limited to claims relating to copyright infringement or other intellectual property rights, personal injury, illness or death, property (including household) damage, publicity rights, defamation, or intrusion of privacy) their participation or attempted entry or participation in the Footprint Quiz Draw, compliance or non-compliance with these Rules and acceptance or use (including misuse) of any prize.
32. Limitation of Responsibility: The Footprint Quiz Group Entities are not and will not be responsible for lost, incomplete, late or misdirected entries or for any failure of the Footprint Quiz Website during or after the Footprint Quiz Draw, or for any technical malfunction or other problems with, any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment or software or for any technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing, and will not be liable for any resulting injury or damage to any person or property arising from, or relating to, that person’s or any other person’s participation or attempted participation in the Footprint Quiz Draw. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website (including the Footprint Quiz Website) or to undermine the legitimate operation of the Footprint Quiz Draw is a violation of these Rules and, should such an attempt be made, the Footprint Quiz Group Entities reserve the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, and may, in an appropriate case, request that criminal prosecution be pursued.
33. No Further Obligation: The Footprint Quiz Group Entities shall have no obligation to any entrant or any confirmed winner beyond awarding of the prizes as outlined in these Rules. No confirmed winner will receive any compensation, credit or prizing other than the prize awarded as provided in these Rules.
34. Additional Costs: All costs, applicable taxes and other fees and expenses not specifically outlined in these Rules and related to the Footprint Quiz Draw or any related prize are the sole responsibility of the entrant or winner (as applicable), including without limitation, all administration or operation fees, licenses, insurance and permits.
35. Legal Jurisdiction: By entering the Footprint Quiz Draw, each Entrant agrees: (i) that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Footprint Quiz Draw or any prize award shall be resolved in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, and (ii) to irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario over any claim or matter arising under or in connection with the Footprint Quiz Draw or these Rules.