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Contest rules

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Contest Rules

Ensemble, on avance

1. How to Enter

No purchase is required to enter the Ensemble, on avance contest. Participants must register using the contest entry form available on the website ensembleonavance.equiterre.org. When completing the form, participants will be asked to select the public transit agency from which they would like to receive the prize.

Participants must agree to receive communications from Équiterre by checking the box provided for this purpose. This authorization must remain active in order for participants to be eligible for the draw (see eligibility requirements).

By submitting your entry, you acknowledge that you have read these official contest rules and agree to comply with them.

Limit of one entry per person and per email address during the contest period, regardless of the number of email addresses held by the participant.

2. Eligibility Requirements

The contest is open to individuals who reside in the province of Quebec and are 18 years of age or older as of the contest start date.

To be eligible for the draw, participants must have agreed to receive communications from Équiterre by checking the box provided for this purpose. It is possible to modify Équiterre contact preferences using the “Email Preferences” link included in the contest confirmation email. To remain eligible until the draw, the “Campaign Follow-up” option must still be active at the time of the draw. Please consult our Privacy Policy to learn more about our unsubscribe procedures, privacy policies, and commitment to protecting privacy and personal information.

To be eligible to receive their prize, each winner must agree to have their name and image used in publications related to the Ensemble, on avance campaign by Équiterre and by the public transit agency concerned.

The contest is open to the public from May 25 to June 30, 2026.

Employees or representatives of Équiterre, its communications and promotional agencies, and the public transit agencies providing the prizes, as well as members of their immediate families, are excluded from the contest. “Immediate family” includes parents, children, brothers and sisters, as well as all persons with whom these employees and representatives reside.

3. Prize Awarding Method

The 5 people selected by random draw will each win one of the 5 available prizes, based on the public transit agency selected in the contest entry form.

  • One winner among those who selected the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM) (for the Greater Montréal area)
  • One winner among those who selected the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO)
  • One winner among those who selected the Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC) (for the Quebec City region)
  • One winner among those who selected the Société de transport de Trois-Rivières (STTR)
  • One winner among those who selected the Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS)

The draw will be conducted by Équiterre and will take place on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at Équiterre’s offices in Montréal, located at 50 Sainte-Catherine Street West, Suite 340. Winners will be notified by email and telephone during the week of the draw. They will be informed of the process for validating their eligibility and how they may claim their prize.

If the selected winner does not respond by email to Équiterre within 7 calendar days (including Saturdays, Sundays, and statutory holidays) following the winner notification, Équiterre reserves the right to put the prize back into play and select a new winner.


If the selected person is found to be ineligible, they will be deemed to have forfeited the prize and another random draw will be held.

The names and photos of the winners may be disclosed in Équiterre publications or at Équiterre events. The names and photos of the winners may also be disclosed in publications by the public transit agency concerned.

4.1 Prize Description

Winners will receive one of the following prizes, selected when completing the contest entry form:

4.2 Prize Claiming

The terms and conditions for claiming the prize depend on each public transit agency. Équiterre will communicate the prize claim procedures by email. Prizes may be claimed at an office of the relevant public transit agency or through automatic reloading onto the transit card.

The annual pass is associated with a single individual. Any resale is prohibited. Once the person has been designated, this transfer is final: no change of holder will be authorized afterward, and only the designated person may claim the initial issuance.

5. General Conditions

5.1. The prize must be accepted as awarded and may not be exchanged or refunded. No substitution will be granted.

5.2. If it becomes impossible to provide the prize exactly as described in these rules, the contest organizers reserve the right to substitute it with a prize or item of approximately equivalent value, at their sole discretion.

5.3. Any false statement by a participant will automatically result in disqualification from the contest.

5.4. Équiterre, through one of its representatives, may, at its sole discretion, require proof of identity or age from a participant. Refusal to provide the requested proof will automatically result in the participant’s disqualification.

5.5. The contest organizers disclaim any liability for losses, damages, or bodily injury of any kind, including but not limited to:

  • The loss, theft, or corruption of software or computer or telephone data, including privacy breaches;
  • Fraudulent calls;
  • The inability of any person to participate in the contest for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to postal or email address errors, computer or telephone failures, or any other malfunction of online computer systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software; lost, late, incomplete, illegible, or misdirected entries; bugs, service outages, failures, or transmission losses of hardware or software origin, transmission delays, or compromises of transmitted data; Internet congestion problems or issues on any other website, or any combination of the foregoing factors;
  • Damage caused to any person’s computer equipment, including damage resulting from the use or downloading of any content related to the contest;
  • The loss or misdirection of prizes during delivery;

5.6. Équiterre reserves the right to disqualify any participant who makes obscene, defamatory, or insulting remarks on social media platforms about Équiterre or any third party connected to this contest (the public transit agencies concerned), during or after the contest.

The same applies to infringements of trademarks or any other intellectual property rights or privacy rights.

This condition also applies to a selected winner, as well as to the prize holder designated by a winner. Monthly delivery of the prize may be suspended, where applicable.

5.7. If Équiterre determines that any person has tampered with or misused any aspect of the contest, including but not limited to violating the contest rules, attempting to enter the contest more times than permitted, or acting in a way that interferes with the normal conduct of the contest, that person will be disqualified. Any person who participates or attempts to participate in the contest using robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third-party, or any other similar duplication methods will have those attempts voided and will be disqualified at Équiterre’s sole and absolute discretion.

5.8. Équiterre reserves the right to cancel or suspend the contest at its sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to cases where a virus, bug, or other factor beyond its control compromises the security or proper administration of the contest. Any attempt to intentionally cause damage and/or interfere with the legitimate conduct of this contest constitutes a violation of criminal and civil laws. In such cases, Équiterre reserves the right to seek remedies by any legal means available, including damages and criminal prosecution.

5.9. The personal information requested when registering for the contest is collected by Équiterre and used by Équiterre only. Please consult our Privacy Policy to learn more about our privacy policies and our commitment to protecting privacy and personal information.

5.10. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of a participant, the holder of the email account at the time the entry was submitted will be deemed to be the participant. The person who was assigned the email address for the domain associated with the submitted email address is considered to be the account holder. The person selected in the draw may be required to provide proof that they are the holder of the email account associated with the entry. All entries must be submitted from a valid email account.

5.11. By participating in the contest, participants agree to comply with these rules and with the decisions made by Équiterre. In addition, the winner releases Équiterre from any liability for damages they may suffer as a result of taking possession of their prize and waives any claim or legal action against Équiterre.

5.12. Participation in the contest, as well as the consent of individuals to participate and comply with the rules of the Ensemble, on avance contest, are governed by the laws of the province of Quebec and the applicable federal laws of Canada. By submitting their entry form, participants agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Quebec.

5.13. In the event of a discrepancy between the French and English versions of the rules, the French version shall prevail.

If you have any other questions or special needs, please contact the contest coordinator:

Daniel Rochefort
Advisor, Mobility Projects | Équiterre
drochefort@equiterre.org
50 Sainte-Catherine Street West, Suite 340, Montréal, QC H2X 3V4

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