Jumpstart Game Day will take place on February 22, 2025, at the following locations:

• Toronto: MLSE LaunchPad, 259 Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2N9
• Calgary: Markin MacPhail Centre at Winsport Event Centre, 88 Canada Olympic Road SW Calgary, AB T3B 5R5
• Montreal: IGA Stadium, 285 Rue Gary-Carter, Montréal, QC H2R 2W1
• Community events are happening the week of Feb 17-23

The drop-in events run from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Please visit our registration page to secure your 2 hour time slot.

Jumpstart Game Day is all about fun, movement, and making memories! You can expect a day filled with free play, engaging sports activities, and plenty of opportunities for kids to try something fun and exciting.

There will be various activity stations, including basketball, soccer, hockey, and more, with friendly staff and brand ambassadors to guide and cheer everyone on. Other attractions include a bouncy castle, oversized backyard games, and face painting for some added fun.

We’ve designed the event to be accessible for all kids, so everyone —regardless of their ability —can get in on the action. Come and enjoy some great sports and games along with your child!

Yes. If you’ve got a winter coat, or boots, we have a designated coat check to make it easy for you to enjoy Game Day without carrying your stuff around. 

You don’t need much to enjoy Jumpstart Game Day! If you’re attending in Montreal or Toronto, indoor shoes are mandatory. We also suggest bringing a reusable water bottle and any personal items your children may need, such as nut-free snacks, labelled medications or small essentials. The event is designed to provide everything required for the activities, so pack light and come ready for a day of fun!

Parent/caregivers are required to supervise their children throughout the event. 

No, Game Day is a free event.

Due to venue capacity, participants can only stay within their chosen 2 hour time slot.

Light snacks and refreshments will be available throughout the event at no cost, while supplies last.

Absolutely! Each space is wheelchair and stroller accessible, but if you have questions, concerns or have specific needs, please contact us at: jumpstartbondepart20@cantire.com.

JUMPSTART GAME DAY CONTEST OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE OR IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. INTERNET ACCESS REQUIRED.

WINNER MAY BE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRIZE FULFILLMENT PROCESS AND SIGN DOCUMENTATION, SUCH AS A RELEASE, WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS, AS MORE FULLY DETAILED BELOW.

BY ENTERING THE CONTEST YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES INDEMNITIES TO THE SPONSOR (DEFINED BELOW) FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

Jumpstart Game Day Contest (the “Contest”) is open to legal residents of Canada and shall be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the province of Ontario and the federal laws applicable therein. Participants must be of age of majority or older at time of entry. Void in whole or part where prohibited by law. Entry in this Contest constitutes acceptance of these Contest rules (the “Contest Rules”).

• SPONSOR: The Contest sponsor is Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities (“Jumpstart” or the “Sponsor”) with its head office located at 2180 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada, M4P 2V8. This Contest is also administered by the Sponsor. This Contest is in no way sponsored, administered, endorsed by Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”). Any questions, comments or complaints must be directed to the Sponsor, and not CTC.
• ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible for this Contest, an individual must:
  
  (a) be a legal resident of Canada;
  
  (b) be of age of majority or older in their province/territory at time of entry; and
  
  (c) register to attend one of the scheduled time slots for the Jumpstart Game Day event taking place on February 22, 2025 (further details below).
  
  Employees of the Sponsor, CTC and each of their its affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members (i.e., parents, spouses, siblings, children, grandparents, step parents, step children and step siblings, and their respective spouses, and those living in the same household, whether or not related) of any of the above, are not eligible to participate in the Contest.
  
  The Sponsor shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to the Sponsor for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion; to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.
• CONTEST PERIOD. The Contest begins at 3:00pm Eastern Time on February 12, 2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 21, 2025 (the “Contest Period”) after which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries shall be accepted.
• HOW TO ENTER.
  
  (a) There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. No entries will be accepted by any other means. During the Contest Period, entrants shall visit www.JumpstartGameDay.ca and register to attend the Jumpstart Game Day event at one of the scheduled timeslots (10:00am -12:00pm, 12:00pm – 2:00pm or 2:00pm – 4:00pm) on February 22, 2025 at one of the following locations: (i) Markin McPhail Centre in Calgary Alberta, (ii) IGA Stadium in Montreal, Quebec or (iii) MLSE Launchpad in Toronto, Ontario (each referred to as “Game Day Location”). Entrants must be in attendance at the respective Game Day Location in which they registered for in order for a chance to win a Prize (further details below).
  
  (each registration an “Entry”, collectively the “Entries”)
  
  (b) Limit of one (1) Entry per person from a valid email address during the Contest Period. Creation and use of multiple or alias email accounts, and/or any automated, macro, script, robotic or other system(s) or program(s) in order to exceed the limits on Entries permitted by these Contest Rules may result in the disqualification of all Entries from such accounts as well as disqualification of the entrant from the Contest.
  
  (c) In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an Entry, the authorized subscriber of the email address used to participate in the Contest at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The authorized account subscriber is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address that can be verified by the Sponsor. For further clarity, for the purpose of the Contest Rules, “authorized account subscriber” of a valid email address is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an internet access provider, on-line service or telecommunications provider (as applicable), or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address. The potential winner may be required to provide the Sponsor with proof that they are the authorized account holder of the email address that is associated with the winning Entry. If an entrant opts to use his/her email account via a wireless mobile device (which is not required to enter the Contest), standard text messaging and/or data rates may apply for each call or message sent or received. Wireless carriers’ rate plans may vary, and entrants should contact their wireless carrier for more information on messaging rate plans and charges relating to participation in the Contest. Entrant also understands that mobile device service may not be available in all areas.
  
  (d) By participating in this Contest, entrant acknowledges, represents and warrants that the Entry does not contain any material that is libelous, defamatory, profane or obscene and does not violate any laws relating to hate speech or otherwise.
  
  (e) You agree that the Sponsor may, at any time, remove the Entry, in whole or in part, and may disqualify an entrant from the Contest if the Sponsor believes, in its sole discretion, that the entrant has breached any of the representations and warranties made above including, without limitation, on the basis of concerns relating to the rights of third parties, including but not limited to privacy, copyright, defamation, rights of personality, obscenity or hate speech.
  
  (f) All Entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and none will be returned for any reason. By submitting the Entry, the entrant assigns to the Sponsor all of entrant’s right, title and interest, including copyright, in and to the Entry, throughout the world in perpetuity. For greater certainty, the entrant acknowledges that, as a result of this assignment, the Sponsor will have the exclusive and perpetual right to exploit the Winner’s name, photograph or likeness, and the Entry in any media now known or later developed in whatever ways the Sponsor may determine in its sole discretion and to authorize others to do so. This includes, but is not limited to, the right to reproduce, distribute, publish, exploit, display, communicate to the public by telecommunication, transmit, broadcast and otherwise use and exploit the Entry, in whole or in part and to edit, add to, or modify the Entry in any way, all without further obligation or compensation of any kind to the entrant. By submitting the Entry, the entrant waives all of its so-called “moral rights” that it may enjoy in any territory throughout the world in relation to the Entry. Upon request by the Sponsor, the entrant agrees that it shall sign (or cause to be signed) all further documents or do (or cause to be done) all further acts and provide all reasonable assurances as may reasonably be necessary or desirable to give effect to the assignment of the entrant’s rights in the Entry.
  
  (g) Entries must be received no later than the end of the Contest Period. Entries will be declared invalid if they are late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, garbled or mechanically or electronically reproduced. No communication or correspondence will be issued with entrants except with those (1) selected for a prize; or (2) that have sent questions or other communication to the Sponsor in addition to making an Entry.
• PRIZES.
  
  (a) The prizes are hereafter referred to as the “Prize”. The confirmed Prize winners are hereafter referred to as the “Winners”.
  
  (b) There are a total of nine (9) Prize kits available to be won at each respective Game Day Location. Each Prize kit will consist of the following: one (1) Jumpstart Game Day Frisbee, one (1) Jumpstart Game Day Jump Rope, one (1) Jumpstart Game Day Toque, one (1) Jumpstart Game Day Basketball, and one (1) Jumpstart Game Day Soccer Ball. Each Prize kit will have an approximate retail value (“ARV”) of $41.60 CAD. The total ARV of the of all nine (9) Prize kits is three hundred and seventy-four dollars and forty cents ($374.40 CAD).
  
  (c) Prizes will be awarded in person at each Game Day Location and Winners must be present during the time slot that they registered to attend. Winners are not entitled to the monetary difference between the actual Prize value and stated ARV of the Prize, if any.
  
  (d) Each Prize must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Any unused portion of a Prize will be forfeited and will have no cash value. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a Prize of equal or greater value if the Prize (or any portion thereof) cannot be awarded for any reason.
  
  (e) The Sponsor shall not assume any liability for damaged or misdirected Prizes.
• WINNER SELECTION.
  
  (a) There will be a total of nine (9) Winners randomly selected at each Game Day Location on February 22, 2025 (the “Draw Date”) and the Prizes will be distributed as follows:
  
  Markin McPhail Centre, Calgary AB
     February 22, 2025 10am-12pm: Three (3) Prize kits
     February 22, 2025 12pm-2pm: Three (3) Prize kits
     February 22, 2025 2pm-4pm: Three (3) Prize kits
  
  IGA Stadium, Montreal QC
     February 22, 2025 10am-12pm: Three (3) Prize kits
     February 22, 2025 12pm-2pm: Three (3) Prize kits
     February 22, 2025 2pm-4pm: Three (3) Prize kits
  
  MLSE Launchpad, Toronto, ON
     February 22, 2025 10am-12pm: Three (3) Prize kits
     February 22, 2025 12pm-2pm: Three (3) Prize kits
     February 22, 2025 2pm-4pm: Three (3) Prize kits
  
  For greater clarity, during each above-noted time slots, three (3) entrants will be selected by the Sponsor on the Draw Date through a random electronic draw from all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period for that particular timeslot for that particular Game Day Location. The odds of being selected a potential winner is dependent upon the number of eligible Entries received by the Sponsor for that particular timeslot at that particular Game Day Location. Before being declared a Winner, the selected entrant must be present at the time that his/her name is called and will be required to: (i) correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question, (ii) comply with the Contest Rules, and (iii) sign and return the Confirmation and Release (described below).
  
  (b) If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, drawing or any other aspect of the Contest, there are more selected entrants than contemplated in these Contest Rules, there will be a random draw amongst all eligible Prize claimants after the Contest’s closing date to award the correct number of Prizes.
  
  (c) EACH POTENTIAL WINNER IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY THE SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISION IS FINAL. EACH ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE CONTEST SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL EACH ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY AND THE POTENTIAL WINNING ENTRY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND EACH ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. SPONSOR AND SPONSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT OTHER EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION PROCESS.
• RELEASE. Each Winner will be required to execute a release and waiver (“Confirmation and Release”) that confirms each Winner’s: (i) eligibility for the Contest and compliance with these Contest Rules; (ii) acceptance of the Prize as offered; (iii) release of the Sponsor, CTC, Canadian Tire Associate Dealers, and each of their subsidiaries, affiliates, related companies, employees, directors, officers, suppliers, agents, sponsors, administrators, licensees, representatives, advertising, media buying and promotional agencies (collectively, the “Releasees”) from and against any and all liability for any losses, harm, damages, costs or expenses arising out of or in connection with participation in the Contest, participation in any Contest-related activity or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any Prize, any breach of the Contest Rules, including but not limited to costs, injuries, accidents, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising therefrom; and (iv) grant to the Sponsor the unrestricted right, in the Sponsor’s individual discretion, to produce, reproduce, publish, broadcast, communicate by telecommunication, exhibit, distribute, adapt and otherwise use or re-use the Winner’s name, photograph or likeness, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in connection with the Contest and the promotion and exploitation thereof. The executed Confirmation and Release must be signed and returned immediately to the Sponsor upon receipt of the verification as a Winner or the selected entrant will be disqualified and the Prize forfeited.
• INDEMNIFICATION BY ENTRANT. By entering the Contest, entrant releases and holds Releasees harmless from any and all liability for any losses, harm, damages, costs or expenses of any kind to the entrant or any other person, including but not limited to personal injury, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, damage, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, portrayal in a false light and third party claims resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in the Contest, participation in any Contest related activity or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any Prize or any breach of the Contest Rules.
• LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability for: (a) lost, late, unintelligible/illegible, falsified, damaged, misdirected or incomplete Entries, notifications, responses, or replies; (b) any computer, online, software, telephone, hardware or technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an Entry; (c) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest; (d) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries; (e) any problems, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, email, players, or browsers, on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, at any website, or on account of any combination of the foregoing; (f) any injury or damage to entrant or to any computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Contest or by the acceptance, possession, use, misuse, or failure to receive any Prize. The Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability in the event that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned for any reason, including those reasons beyond the control of the Sponsor, such as infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or corruption of the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest. The Releasees make no warranty, guaranty, or representation of any kind concerning any Prize and disclaim any implied warranty, guaranty, or representation.
• CONDUCT. By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees to be bound by the Contest Rules, which will be made available at www.JumpstartGameDay.ca. Each entrant further agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects. The Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant found to be: (a) violating the Contest Rules; (b) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any online Sponsor or CTC property or service; and/or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Caution: Any attempt to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including but not limited to criminal prosecution.
• PRIVACY / USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
  
  (a) By participating in the Contest, each entrant: (i) grants to the Sponsor the right to use his/her name, photograph or likeness, email address and the Entry for the purpose of administering the Contest, including but not limited to contacting and announcing the Winners; (ii) grants to the Sponsor the right to use each Winner’s name, photograph or likeness, and the Entry for Contest administration, publicity, and promotional purposes relating to the Contest, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without further compensation unless prohibited by law; and (iii) acknowledges that the Sponsor may disclose each Winner’s name, photograph or likeness, and the Entry to third-party agents and service providers acting on behalf of the Sponsor in connection with any of the activities listed in (i) and (ii) above.
  
  (b) The Sponsor will use the entrant’s Personal Information only for identified purposes, and shall protect the entrant’s Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with the Jumpstart Privacy Policy at:
  
  https://jumpstart.canadiantire.ca/pages/privacy-policy
  
  Jumpstart’s Privacy Policy outlines its commitment to safeguarding Personal Information.
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, trade names, logos, designs, copyrights and any other intellectual property and trade secrets contained in any materials including without limitation print, digital and any other media is owned by the Sponsor and/or their affiliates, unless otherwise stated. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or other use of such material without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
• TERMINATION. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the Contest, in whole or in part, and/or to modify, amend or suspend the Contest, and/or the Contest Rules in any way, at any time, for any reason without prior notice.
• LAW. These are the official Contest Rules. The Contest is subject to applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. The Contest Rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws or the policy of any other entity having jurisdiction over the Sponsor. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Contest Rules or the rights and obligations as between the entrant, the Sponsor in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario including procedural provisions without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other jurisdiction’s laws. FURTHER, IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL AN ENTRANT BE PERMITTED OR ENTITLED TO OBTAIN (AND HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK OR CLAIM) INJUNCTIVE, EQUITABLE, OR OTHER NON-MONETARY RELIEF OR AWARDS FOR PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LAWYERS’ FEES, OTHER THAN ENTRANT’S ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (IF ANY), NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10), AND ENTRANT FURTHER WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR INCREASED.
• LANGUAGE DISCREPANCY. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest related materials, including but not limited to the Contest registration form, or television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules shall prevail.
• SEVERABILITY. If any term or condition of the Contest Rules is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of the Contest Rules.
• OFFICIAL RULES. The Official Rules are available at www.JumpstartGameDay.ca and at each Game Day Location.
• WINNER LIST. To request a copy of the Contest winner list for any Game Day Location, send an email to jumpstartbondepart20@cantire.com. Limit one (1) request per email. Requests for a copy of the winner list for a Game Day Location must be received by March 22, 2025.
• SPONSOR. The sponsor of the Contest and the address at which the Sponsor may be contacted is Canadian Tire Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities, 2180 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada, M4P 2V8.