CBC Music's Searchlight 2024: rules and regulations

Contest rules

CBC  Music's Searchlight 2024 ("Contest")

From Monday, June 10, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET to Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET ("Contest Period")

Organized by
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ("CBC")
and with
Canadian Association of the Recording Arts ("CARAS") ("Prize Provider")
National Music Centre/Yangaroo/Long & McQuade Musical Instruments/Canada's Music Incubator ("CMI") SOCAN Foundation ("Prize Provider")
(hereinafter referred to as "Sponsor/Prize Provider")

1. How to enter

No purchase required. This Contest is open to Canadian residents only and is governed by Canadian law.

To enter the Contest, visit the CBC website at www.cbc.ca/Searchlight ("Website") and submit during the Contest Period, an entry form including a YouTube link and an audio MP3 file of the first commercial recording of your original song ("Your Song") performed by yourself ("Artist") or your band or group ("Band"). Include your address, the Artist's name, songwriter's credits and any other information requested on the entry form, and "click" to submit and accept the Contest Rules. You must have the permission from all Band members (and their parent/guardian if under the age of majority in their province of residence) to enter Your Song in the Contest.

Submission of an entry to the Contest signifies that you have read and agree to the Contest Rules. By submitting an entry to the Contest through the Website or any other electronic platform, you agree that the act of submitting the entry to the Contest is a binding form of your electronic signature, which you agree binds you to these Contest Rules.

Questions marked with an asterisk or otherwise indicated as mandatory are required to be eligible for the Contest. Answers to questions not marked with an asterisk on an entry form are appreciated, but not required to participate in the Contest.

To be valid, entries must be received by no later than Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Limit of one entry per Artist/Band during the Contest Period. A person cannot enter more than once as part of a different Band. If you attempt or are suspected of attempting to enter more than the authorized amount, or use robotic, automatic, programmed or any other methods of participation not authorized by these Rules, it shall be deemed as tampering and will void your entries, votes or other results of such participation.

No submissions will be accepted after the above deadlines for any reason. Any entries received after the above deadlines will be void.

***THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IF YOU SUBMIT CONTENT AS PART OF THE CONTEST***

Your Entry

Your entry includes any and all content you contribute, post (text, photo, drawing, etc.), hashtag or otherwise submit in connection with the Contest.

You represent and warrant to CBC that you hold all of the required rights and authorizations to the content you submit to CBC. You have consent from any identifiable people appearing in your entry (including parental consent for minors) and all authorizations required to grant the license specified hereafter to CBC.

The following kind of content is prohibited:

1. Offensive and likely to expose an individual or a group of individuals to hatred or contempt on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or mental or physical disability

2. Pornography, vulgarity, obscenity or sexually explicit content

3. Anything illegal

4. Hate speech

5. Threats, harassment

6. Threats or suggesting committing a criminal act

7. Profane, libelous, defamatory, threatening, insulting or promoting any activities that may be illegal, inappropriate, unsafe, dangerous, or socially irresponsible

8. Attempts to mobilise people for any purpose outside of a CBC event

9. When the Contest is hosted on social media platforms, anything that does not comply with the Terms of Service and Rules of such social media platforms

10. Infringement upon any person's, entity's or organization's personal or proprietary rights, including but not limited to, intellectual property rights. For greater certainty, your entry may be ineligible (in CBC sole discretion) if it contains a third party's copyright, trademarks or logos

11. Violates any law in Canada and/or

12. Defamatory, misrepresented or disparaging remarks about CBC/Sponsor/Prize Provider or any other company, brand or person or and of their products

Any entry deemed by CBC to be in violation of the above prohibitions or is otherwise inappropriate, will be disqualified by CBC in its sole and absolute discretion.

***Your Song cannot be modified, changed or substituted once the entry form has been submitted.***

Once entered, any editing or deletion of the YouTube video will void your entry. The video cannot be edited or changed after the entry has been submitted unless requested by CBC.

Your Song should be less than 7 minutes in length and must be a clean version if you would like to be considered for broadcast.

Your Song must be a first recording of an original composition with a MAPL designation, performed by the submitting Artist/Band and not infringe on any third-party rights.

You declare that your submission (which includes Your Song as well as all information submitted as part of your entry form) is true, accurate and legal, particularly with regard to third-party rights including copyright, rights to image, reputation and privacy, the Criminal Code and any other legislation applicable in such matters.

You agree to comply with standards of proper conduct in your submission, Your Song, as specified in the submission Guidelines available on the Website. CBC reserves the right to decide whether to post Your Song, at its sole discretion.

By entering the Contest, you agree to the use of Your Song as part of CBC's on-line broadcast programs, such as podcasting, that may be digitally transmitted to a user and intended for 'on demand' streaming or time-shifted playback and/or storage (without the ability to manipulate or otherwise control Your Song embodied in these programs). You also agree that CBC has the right to use Your Song for broadcast on TV, radio and online, and that this does not and will not infringe the rights of any third party including, but not limited to copyright, trademark, privacy and personality rights. By entering this contest, you agree to the waiver, rules and regulations as stated here and grant to CBC an unlimited mechanical copyright license, to the extent required, to reproduce Your Song for these purposes.

For the avoidance of doubt, you will retain all ownership rights in and to Your Song, subject to any agreement entered into with CBC stating otherwise. You understand that Your Song may be shared by you and others on the Internet through social media or otherwise and that CBC is not responsible and cannot control such redistribution.

If the Artist/Band is represented by a music label, the Artist/Band must have the consent of the label and the label must agree that the Artist/Band may consent to the terms of the Contest. It is Artist/Band's responsibility for obtaining this consent.

All content submitted to CBC will not be returned to you. 

By submitting content to CBC in connection with this Contest, you grant CBC and Sponsor/Prize Provider a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, unrestricted, worldwide license to publish, reproduce and distribute the content in all media, on all platforms and by any other means of communication they control or authorize in connection with this Contest and CBC contest promotion. You waive all moral rights to the content when used for these purposes. You authorize CBC and Sponsor/Prize Provider to use your name, image and voice, in their sole discretion, in conjunction with the use of your entry. Collective agreement provisions may apply. The list of winner(s) and winning entry/ies may be posted on the CBC and Sponsor/Prize Provider platforms for an indefinite period after the close of the Contest.

***THIS SECTION ONLY APPLIES IF CBC HAS PROVIDED CONTENT FOR THIS CONTEST***

Use of CBC Content.

You may only use content that is provided on CBC's Website specifically for use in this Contest ("CBC Content") and not any other content owned by the CBC or found on CBC's Website. You may only copy and use the CBC Content to create and submit your entry and may not otherwise use, copy, modify, distribute, transmit, transfer, sell or exploit the CBC Content. You shall have no right, title or interest in the CBC Content, and will erase or destroy all copies of the CBC Content upon submission of your entry. CBC is entitled to terminate your right to access or use any or all of the CBC Content at any time. You irrevocably assign, transfer and abandon all of your right, title and interest in and to your entry to CBC. Accordingly, CBC has the exclusive right to implement and authorize any provision under any law pertaining to intellectual property, including without limitation, the right to protect in its own name, as owner and author, your entry and any of its derivatives under law. Further, you agree that you may not use your entry, except as specifically indicated in writing by CBC.

2. Eligibility

Contest is open to all Canadian residents and citizens living abroad with a Canadian address and file a Canadian tax return who have reached the age of 13 years old as of the Contest opening date and must be available to attend the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class artist development program in Toronto to be held on September 15-20th, 2024.

In cases where the Contest is open to contestant who has not reached the age of majority in their province (a "minor"), parent or guardian consent is necessary to enter the Contest and participate in the prize.  Parent/guardian will be responsible for minor's participation in the prize. Where appropriate, the terms "contestant" and "winner" mean parent or guardian of the minor.  If a minor contestant has not received consent to enter the Contest or a minor winner does not have parental/guardian consent to participate in the prize, or, where applicable, does not have a parent/guardian to accompany them in the prize, the entry shall be invalid.

The following individuals are not eligible: 

1. Employees of CBC, during the Contest Period;

2. CBC personalities on air anytime between the start of the Contest Period and up until the prize is awarded

3. Employees of Sponsor/Prize Provider and their respective affiliates;

4. Members of the Judging Panel

5. Any of the above persons' immediate family (father/mother, brother/sister (including step brother/sister, half-brother/sister), son/daughter) and persons living under the same roof.

6. Former Searchlight Grand Prize winners; and

7. Former Searchlight runners' up within the last five years

Where an entry is made on behalf of a group (i.e. class entry, school entry) which includes a person mentioned above, such group's entry may be allowed by CBC in its sole discretion.

3. Procedure for awarding prizes

There are three milestones in the Contest: 

1. Reveal of the elite 50 entries occurs on Tuesday, July 30 2024

2. Reveal of the Top 10 entries occurs on Friday, August 16, 2024

3. Reveal of the Grand Prize winner and the Secondary Prize winners for the secondary categories ("Outstanding Country Artist," "Outstanding Indigenous Artist," "Top Teen," and "Songwriting Prize") occurs on Monday, August 26, 2024

Judging Panels and Judging Criteria

All judging portions of the Contest will be conducted by a "Searchlight Industry Judging Panel" and CBC Music Producers ("Jury"). The Jury will give Your Song a score out of 10 using the following criteria ("Judging Criteria") for the two first milestones: 

• Potential for success in the Canadian music industry

• General impression of Your Song and Artist/Band's career to date

• Social media engagement and streaming numbers

• Quality of music and lyric composition

• Vocal performance

The Jury will, in its sole discretion, determine the amount of attention it pays to any individual submission. In the event of a tie, the winner of the tie will be decided by the CBC Music Producers Judging Panel, in its sole discretion.

The first milestone: Elite 50

The "Elite 50 List" will be chosen among all eligible submissions by the Jury based on the Judging Criteria and be posted on cbc.ca/searchlight on Tuesday, July 30 2024.

The second milestone: Top 10

At the end of the Elite 50 Period, the ten top 50 Songs with the highest overall ranking from the Judging Criteria, will automatically advance to the next milestone of the Contest.

The Top 10, will be revealed on Friday, August 16, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. ET on the Website.

The third milestone: Grand Prize Winner and Secondary Prize Winners, to be announced Monday, August 26 2024 at 8:00 a.m. ET

Grand Prize:

There is one Grand Prize available to be awarded (as described below).

The one Top 10 Song with the highest scores from the Judging Criteria, and, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria and requirements of the Contest, will be declared the Grand Prize winner. 

The Grand Prize winner will be announced on the Website on Monday, August 26 at 8:00 a.m. ET.

Secondary Prizes:

There is one Secondary Prize available to be awarded (as described below) for each of the secondary categories. Based on the Jury selection criteria mentioned below for each category, Secondary Prize winners will be announced on the Website on Monday, August 26 2024, at 8:00 a.m. ET.

Outstanding Country Artist

The Outstanding Country Artist will be selected from the Elite 50 by the Jury based on the following criteria:

• Potential for success in the Canadian music industry

• General impression of Your Song and Artist/Band's career to date

• Social media engagement and streaming numbers

• Quality of music and lyric composition

• Vocal performance

Outstanding Indigenous Artist presented by IMO

The Outstanding Indigenous artist will be selected from the Elite 50 by the Jury based on the following criteria:

• Potential for success in the Canadian music industry

• General impression of Your Song and Artist/Band's career to date

• Quality of music and lyric composition

• Vocal performance

Top Teen 

The Top Teen winner presented by MusiCounts will be selected from the Elite 50 by the Jury based on the following criteria: 

• Artist/Band aged between 13 and 19 years old

• Potential for success in the Canadian music industry

• General impression of Your Song and Artist/Band's career to date

• Social media engagement and streaming numbers

• Quality of music and lyric composition

• Vocal performance

Songwriting Prize presented by SOCAN Foundation

The Songwriting Prize is awarded to an outstanding composition selected by the Jury from all eligible entries based on the following criteria:

• Potential for success in the Canadian music industry

• General impression of Your Song

• Quality of music and lyric composition

• Song structure that is reflective of the genre/style

• Originality

Selected potential winner(s) will be contacted using the telephone number, email or social media account provided on or used for entry and should claim their prize as instructed by CBC by no later than 48 hours after the date and time they are initially contacted. If a potential winner does not claim their prize within such time, incorrectly answers the mathematical skill-testing question(where applicable), declines the prize, or is otherwise found to be ineligible, the prize shall be forfeited and CBC has the right, at its sole discretion, to select another potential winner, even if the potential winner's name has already been publicly announced; forfeited prizes will not be awarded.

You may be required to provide proof of your name/identity/age as requested by CBC in its sole discretion. If you fail to provide adequate proof you will be automatically disqualified from the Contest.

4. Description of prize(s)

Grand Prize:

The Grand Prize winner will receive the "Grand Prize": 

1. A spot in the next scheduled Allan Slaight Juno Master Class artist development program in Toronto (the "Master Class"), to be held on September 15-20th, 2024. Grand Prize winner must be available to attend this session. It Includes (for up to four Band members):

a. Return economy airfare from a major Canadian airport closest to the Artist's/Band members' home origin to Toronto to attend the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class in September 2024. Hotel accommodations and a per diem is to be chosen by the CARAS in its sole discretion. 

b. Daily workshops with industry leaders (chosen by Allan Slaight Master Class organizers). 

c. A performance spot at a music industry showcase night in Toronto. Dates and location TBA.

d. Mention within marketing and promotion of the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class program, not limited to content promoting artists in the program on Juno Awards social channels.

2. A five-day residency presented by Partake Brewing at the National Music Center (NMC) in Calgary, Alberta for one artist/group of up to four musicians (the "Residency"). The Residency includes: access to the NMC's recording facilities for up to 8 hours each day (total 40 hours); access to a studio engineer, and to the NMC's instrument collection. In addition, the Residency includes a community outreach program (performance, workshop, talk, mentorship, collaborative project, or presenting works in progress) which will be developed before and during the Residency with the help of NMC Programming team. The Residency also includes $750 of travel stipend per person up to 4 individuals and up to two (2) two queen bed accommodations in Calgary at a hotel within walking distance from Studio Bell chosen by NMC in its sole discretion. The Residency must be initiated by November 30, 2024. (Approximate value of prize: $22, 000.)

3. Yangaroo Music DMDS Music and Video Promotion Package. 

The Grand Prize winner will receive a curated full-service music promotion distribution campaign for one audio release (single or album) and one video release covering relevant destinations in Canada, U.S., and Latin America. The full-service package includes professional guidance and consultation from Yangaroo staff for the creation of the release, release notification email, promotional assets, materials and metadata. Recipients include radio and TV programmers, music curators, media, bloggers, music supervisors, industry VIPs and more. 

The Grand Prize also includes additional marketing and promotion such as: 

• A feature blog post on the Yangaroo website 

• A post on Yangaroo Music social media channels promoting the winner and their release 

• An opportunity to engage with Yangaroo's social media manager to create custom content for Instagram and/or TikTok highlighting the winner and subsequent promotional campaign

• Addition on one of Yangaroo's bi-weekly new music playlists on Spotify

Only one audio release and one video release is allowed. Additional conditions may apply.

4. A $1,000 gift certificate from Long & McQuade for instruments, equipment, rentals, or lessons. 

Grand Prize winner must be available and willing to participate in all the dates and activities as set out in the Grand Prize description above.

Secondary Prizes:

Each of the winners of the specialty categories will receive: 

A. A $500 gift certificate from Long & McQuade for instruments, equipment, rentals, or lessons.

B. Yangaroo Music DMDS Music Canada Promotion Package. 

The Secondary Prize winners will receive a curated full-service music promotion distribution campaign for one audio release (single or album) covering relevant destinations in Canada. The full-service package includes professional guidance and consultation from Yangaroo staff for the creation of the release, release notification email, promotional assets, materials and metadata. Recipients include radio programmers, music curators, media, bloggers, music supervisors, industry VIPs and more. 

Only one audio release and one video release allowed. Additional conditions may apply.

C. A one-hour meeting with a CMI (Canada's Music Incubator) mentor to help address the artist's immediate music business challenges.

* The winner of the songwriting prize will receive a $1000 grant to further excellence in the songwriting craft from the SOCAN foundation of Canada.

The approximate retail value of individual prize(s) offered is: 

Grand Prize: $50,000; 

Secondary Prize: $2,500 each

Songwriting Prize: $3,500.

The total approximate retail value of all prizes offered is: $60,000.

Where the prize or use of the prize involves travel, the winner and his/her travel companion, are responsible for obtaining a valid passport if applicable and/or other required travel documentation at their own expense. The winner and his/her travel companion must comply with all travel requirements, including country entry and health requirements. If the winner or his/her travel companion are unable to travel or use the prize because they lack proper documentation or have not complied with other requirements, the prize will be forfeited without compensation, and a new draw may be held. No compensation or prize substitution will be provided if the winner's travel companion is unable to travel. Winner may be required by hotel to provide a valid credit card to cover incidental expenses.

The winner must be available to travel and/or use prize on the dates mentioned in the prize description. If the winner is unable to travel/use the prize on the designated dates, the prize will be forfeited without compensation and a new draw may be held.

5. General rules

5.1. To be declared a winner of a prize as a result of a random draw, the selected contestant must first correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question.

5.2. By entering the Contest, you:

a. declare you have read, agree to and have complied with the Contest Rules;

b. declare you meet all criteria to enter the Contest and to accept and participate in the prize (if awarded);

c. agree that subject to the accuracy of the response to the mathematical skill-testing question, if you are the winner of a prize, you agree to accept the prize as provided by CBC/Sponsor/Prize Provider;

d. consent and agree that your name, city/province of residence, image, statements and/or voice and your entry may be shared with Sponsor/Prize Provider and may be used for promotional and other purposes related to this Contest free of charge by CBC/Sponsor/Prize Provider;

e. your heirs, your successors and your assigns, release CBC and any Sponsor/Prize Provider as well as its/their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, consultants, agents, volunteers and employees (the "Contest Parties") from all liability for any damages, compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential or otherwise arising from your participation in this Contest, the use of your entry, and from the awarding, acceptance or use of the prize (if awarded)

5.3. If the prize allows the winner to be accompanied by one or more people anyone accompanying the winner in connection with the prize shall sign a release agreeing that their name, image and/or voice may be used for advertising purposes related to this Contest free of charge, and releasing the Contest Parties from all liability for any damage or loss arising from use of the prize.

5.4. The prize shall be accepted as is and may not be exchanged or refunded for an amount of money, sold or transferred. No substitutions will be allowed. Any portion of a prize not used for any reason will be forfeited.

5.5. If the prize cannot be awarded as described in these Rules, the Contest Parties reserve the right to substitute a prize or prize component with another of comparable value, as determined in their sole discretion. In no event will CBC or Sponsor be liable for more than the stated number of prizes available to be awarded.

5.6. Refusal to accept the prize or a portion of the prize releases the Contest Parties from any obligation toward the winner with respect to that prize/portion of the prize.

5.7. In the event of a dispute or complaint regarding whether an entry contravenes the Contest Rules, entries will be deemed to have been submitted in accordance with the Contest Rules, by the authorized account holder of the account used to submit the applicable entry. You may be required to provide proof (in a form acceptable to CBC) that you are the authorized account holder of the account used to submit the applicable entry and, if applicable, that you have all necessary consents, permissions and/or licenses as required by these Contest Rules. If CBC determines (in its sole discretion) that an entry contravenes the Contest Rules, the entry will be automatically disqualified from the Contest.

5.8. The decisions of the CBC with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding on all entrants without right of appeal, including, without limitation, any decisions regarding the eligibility/disqualification of entrants and/or entries.

5.9. CBC reserves the right to amend the Contest Rules or to terminate the Contest at any time without any liability to any contestant. Any amendments to these Contest Rules will be posted on the Website. Without limiting the foregoing, CBC reserves the right to, without prior notice, adjust any of the dates and/or time frames stipulated in these Contest Rules, to the extent necessary, as a result of any technical or other problems, or in light of any other circumstances which, in the opinion of the CBC, in its sole and absolute discretion, affect the proper administration of the Contest as contemplated in these Contest Rules, or for any other reason.

5.10. For the award of a prize by voting method, CBC reserves the right to cancel any vote deemed unlawful or illegitimate and to make adjustments accordingly in calculating the number of votes received by the participant.

5.11. The Contest Parties assume no liability for any loss, damage or injury, including without limitation: (i) lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, illegible or incomplete entries; (ii) loss, theft or damage to software or computer or telephone data, including any breach of privacy; (iii) fraudulent calls; (iv) inability of any person to participate in the Contest for any reason including but not limited to: mistaken addresses on mail or e-mail; technical, computer or telephone malfunctions or other problems with computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software; lost, late, incomplete, illegible, incomprehensible or misdirected entries; bugs, failures in services, hardware or software transmission failure or loss, delayed or corrupted data transmission; congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing; (v) damage to any person's computer, including as a result of playing or downloading any material relating to the Contest; (vi) any delay or inability to act resulting from an event or situation beyond their control, including a strike, lockout or other labour dispute at their location or the locations of the organizations and businesses whose services are used to administer this Contest; (vii) prizes that are lost, damaged or misdirected during shipping; (viii) loss, damage, defects, or inability to use the prize once awarded to the winner for any reason whatsoever.

5.12. Social media or other platforms used for this Contest, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, consultants, agents, volunteers and employees shall not be responsible for any damages, compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential or otherwise, with respect to or in any way arising from damages to participants occasioned by participating in the Contest or downloading any information associated with the Contest.

5.13. You agree that in your use of social media or other platforms for this Contest, including but not limited to chat areas, and the registration and use of social media accounts, user names or group names, you will not use obscene, libelous or slanderous language, or language which infringes upon a third party's trademark, trade name or other intellectual property right or right to privacy.

5.14. Contestants found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Contest, including but not limited to acting in violation of these Rules, attempting to participate in the Contest more than the maximum number of times allowed, acting with the intent to disrupt the normal operation of this Contest, as determined by CBC, will be disqualified. The discovery of any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods to participate in the Contest will void any attempted participation effected by such methods and the disqualification of the contestant utilizing the same in CBC's sole and absolute discretion.

5.15. When the Contest Rules allow entry via Facebook, Twitter or any other social network, the terms of use of these social networks apply and the social network, as well as its directors and officers, assume no liability whatsoever in connection with the Contest.

5.16. CBC reserves the right to cancel or suspend this Contest in its sole discretion for any reason including but not limited to corruption of the security or proper administration of the Contest as a result of a bug, virus, tampering or other cause. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws.  Should such an attempt be made, CBC reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

5.17. Personal information collected at the point of entry, such as your name, age and contact information, is collected by CBC and will be stored and used by CBC and the Sponsor/Prize Provider or their representatives solely for the purposes of administering this Contest as well as for any other purpose you may have opted into at the time of entry. By providing your personal information, you expressly consent to these terms. Please see CBC's privacy policy at https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/corporate-policies/secretariat/protection. CBC is not responsible for the privacy policies of the Sponsor/Prize Provider or their representatives.

5.18. If the identity of a contestant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the contestant.  The individual assigned to the e-mail address for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address is considered the authorized account holder.  A selected contestant may be required to provide proof that (s)he is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry.  All entries must be submitted from a valid e-mail account that may be identified by reverse domain name search. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid entry in this Contest will be the Contest server.

5.19. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries.  All entries that are incomplete, illegible, damaged, irregular, have been submitted through illicit means, using any robotic, automatic programmed method that artificially increases the odds of winning or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the rules may be disqualified by the CBC.  CBC is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest.

5.20. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between these Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to: website and/or point of sale, television, print or online advertising; French version of these Contest Rules, and/or any instructions or interpretations of these Contest Rules given by any representative of CBC or the Sponsor/Prize Provider or the CBC Terms of Use, the terms and conditions of these Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control to the fullest extent permitted by law.

5.21. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Contest Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Contest Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with the terms as if such provision were not contained herein.

5.22. By entering, you agree to abide by the Contest Rules and the decisions of CBC, Sponsor/Prize Provider and/or the Judging Panel, which decisions are final and binding on all contestants. Additional conditions from the Sponsor/Prize Provider may apply.

5.23. The Contest shall be deemed to be entered into pursuant to, and your agreement to enter and abide by the rules of the Contest shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. By your submission of the registration form you agree to attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario.

5.24. If you have any accessibility requirements or special needs in relation to this Contest, please contact the contest coordinator, as noted below.

Thursday, April 11, 2024
Kai Black
Executive Producer, CBC Music
kai.black@cbc.ca
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation