2011 RBC® “Students Win $1000 with Advice Events” Contest
Official Contest Rules and Regulations (“Contest Rules”)

The 2011 RBC® “Students Win $1000 with Advice Events” Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Royal Bank of Canada (the “Bank” or the “Sponsor”)

  1. To Enter: No Purchase Necessary: Eligible persons (see Section 3 below for eligibility criteria) who attend a Qualifying Advice Event at a Qualifying Branch location (each such term as defined in Section 4 below) and complete a ballot between August 2, 2011 at 12:00:01am Eastern Standard Time (EST) and September 30, 2011 at 11:59:59 pm EST (the "Contest Period") will be entered for a chance to win one (1) one thousand dollar (CDN$1,000) RBC Royal Bank® Visa‡ Gift Card.

  2. Draws: One (1) draw at each of the 20 Qualifying Branches will be held at the end of the Contest Period. Draws will take place at or around 1:00pm EST on October 3, 2011. Twenty potential winners will be drawn at random from amongst all eligible entries received from the start of the Contest Period up to midnight of the end of the Contest Period. Maximum of one (1) prize per person for the Contest Period.

  3. Eligibility: The Contest is open to individuals who are Canadian residents and are over the over the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the start of the Contest Period. To be eligible to win a prize, an entrant must complete a ballot at a Qualifying Advice Event. Limit of one ballot per attendee per Qualifying Advice Event. If it is discovered that an entrant has attempted to enter more than once at any one Qualifying Event, all of his/her ballots may be disqualified. The Sponsor, and any representative thereof, reserves the right to prevent an entrant from entering multiple times. Employees, and those with whom they are domiciled, of Royal Bank of Canada or its affiliates, advertising or promotional agencies, or the independent Contest judging organization are not eligible to participate. The Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, and local laws and regulations.

  4. To Qualify for this Contest:

    1. A “Qualifying Advice Event” means and is strictly limited to the advice event titled: “Making Your Money Last Through the School Year” and “Paying for School”, offered by the Sponsor.

    2. A “Qualifying Branch” means and is strictly limited to the following twenty (20) branches listed below:

      TRANSIT BRANCH NAME ADDRESS
      1 MTL QC-MAIN BR-MONTREAL 1 PLACE VILLE MARIE-GROUND FLR MONTREAL, QC H3C 3B5
      6 OTT ON-SPARKS & METCALFE 90 SPARKS ST OTTAWA, ON K1P 5T6
      335 QUE QC-PLACE STE-FOY BR 2-2450 LAURIER BLVD QUEBEC, QC G1V 2L1
      894 VAN BC-UNIVERSITY OF BC BR 5905 BERTON AVE VANCOUVER, BC V6S 0B3
      1259 CALGARY AB-NORTHLAND PLAZA BR 4820 NORTHLAND DR NW-SUITE 220 CALGARY, AB T2L 2L3
      2360 KAMLOOPS BC-SAHALI (COLUMBIA) 1210 SUMMIT DR-UNIT 400 KAMLOOPS, BC V2C 6M1
      2391 SHERBROOKE QC-LENNOXVILLE BR 131 QUEEN STREET SHERBROOKE, QC J1M 1J7
      3172 TOR ON-STEELES & SILVER STAR 4751 STEELES AVE E TORONTO, ON M1V 4S5
      3353 HALIFAX NS-HALIFAX SHOPPNG CTR 7001 MUMFORD RD HALIFAX, NS B3L 2H8
      3413 HFX NS-SPRING GARDEN & SUMMER 5855 SPRING GARDEN RD HALIFAX, NS B3H 4S2
      4312 SARNIA ON-1349 LONDON RD 1349 LONDON RD SARNIA, ON N7S 1P6
      4509 EDMONTON AB-OLD STRATHCONA BR 10843 82ND AVE EDMONTON, AB T6E 2B2
      5592 TOR ON-DON MILLS & FINCH BR 1510 FINCH AVE E TORONTO, ON M2J 4Y6
      5981 MTL QC-TOUR GUY 2157 GUY ST MONTREAL, QC H3H 2L9
      6542 TOR ON-UNIVERSITY & DUNDAS 443 UNIVERSITY AVE TORONTO, ON M5G 2H6
      6702 TOR ON-BLOOR & YONGE 2 BLOOR ST E TORONTO, ON M4W 1A8
      7488 SASK SK-COLLEGE & BOTTOMLEY 1402 COLLEGE DR SASKATOON, SK S7N 0W7
      7682 WATERLOO ON-MAIN BR-WATERLOO 70-74 KING ST S WATERLOO, ON N2J 1N8
      8067 WPG MB-PEMBINA & KIRKBRIDGE 2855 PEMBINA HWY-UNIT 26 WINNIPEG, MB R3T 2H5
      8370 VIC BC-SHELBOURNE&MCKENZIE 3970 SHELBOURNE ST VICTORIA, BC V8N 3E2

  5. Prizes: There will be twenty (20) prizes available to be won, each consisting of one thousand dollars ($1,000) CDN. One (1) prize will be announced at each Qualifying Branch at the end of the Contest Period. Each prize will be awarded as an RBC Royal Bank Visa Gift Card in the total amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) CDN, unless otherwise indicated at the time of notification.

  6. Odds: The odds of winning a prize depends on the total number of eligible entries received at each Qualifying Branch before the end of the Contest Period. Entrants will automatically receive one (1) entry for each ballot they complete.

  7. Winner Notification/Prize Awards: Before being declared an official winner, each selected eligible entrant will be contacted by telephone by a representative of the Qualifying Branch as listed in section 4. Potential winners must correctly answer unaided, a mathematical skill-testing question to be posed by telephone at the telephone number provided on the completed ballot, at a mutually convenient time. If a selected entrant incorrectly answers the skill-testing question or cannot be contacted within three (3) business days of the applicable draw, the entry will be disqualified, and another eligible entry will be randomly selected until all prizes have been awarded.

    Each potential winner will be required to sign a standard Declaration of Compliance with Rules, Publicity and Liability Release form and consent in the form and manner provided, consenting to the use of their name, city or province/territory and/or photograph, without further compensation, in any publicity carried out by the Sponsor and/or its affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies relating to this contest, including posting to a website and releasing the Sponsor, the Contest organizer and independent Contest organization, its promotional agencies and their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents, from any liability relating to this Contest or any prizes.

    If a potential winner fails to sign and return the required documents within forty eight (48) hours of receiving them by fax or email, the Sponsor reserves the right to void that entry and select another eligible entrant until the prizes are awarded. Prizes must be accepted by the winners as awarded, and are non-transferable. If not accepted as awarded, prize will be forfeited. Any substitution of the prize will be at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Any taxes, fees or incidental charges applicable to any prize shall be the sole responsibility of the winners of that prize.

  8. Additional Terms: By participating, entrants agree to a) these official Contest Rules and acknowledge that the data and records of the Sponsor shall be deemed final and conclusive on all matters and in all respects; and b) release, discharge, indemnify and hold the Bank, each of its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, and employees, including its promotional agencies and the independent Contest judging organization, from any liability, claims, damages, demands, actions, or causes of action whatsoever which they, their heirs, successors, assigns, executors, or administrators may now or hereafter have directly or indirectly against them or any of them in respect of or relating to the Contest and/or the acceptance or use, misuse, or possession of any prize. By accepting a prize, winners agree to the Sponsor's and its designees' use of their names, city, province or territory of residence and/or photograph for advertising and publicity purposes without further compensation.

  9. Limitation of Liability: The Sponsor shall not be responsible for print or typographical errors in any Contest-related materials; for stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, illegible, or postage-due non-purchase entries; or qualifying accounts that are posted late or incorrectly or are lost due to computer or electronic malfunction. The Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, subject to the approval of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec, to cancel or modify the Contest, including extending the Contest Period, without individual notice for any reason including, but not limited to, fraud or technical failures that compromise the integrity of the Contest as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion.

  10. Privacy Policy: By entering this Contest, you permit the Sponsor, its agents and/or representatives to collect the information submitted with your entry and to use it to administer the Contest. For additional information please see our privacy policy at http://www.rbc.com/privacysecurity/ (opens new window).

  11. For Québec Residents Only: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.

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