Overview.
The Contest is sponsored by McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited (“Sponsor”). For the purposes of the Contest, the “Contest Entities” means Sponsor and its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates or related companies, franchisees, local advertising cooperatives and app developers, digital/advertising/promotion agencies, and the Contest Administrator (defined in Rule 5). In these Official Rules, a person who has an eligible entry in the Contest recorded on their behalf (an “Entry”) is called a “Participant”.
The Contest Period.
The Contest begins on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 9:00:00 a.m. Eastern time (“ET”) and ends on Monday, August 10, 2026, at 11:59:59 p.m. ET (the “Contest Period”).
Conditions of Eligibility.
Subject to the provisions of this Rule 3, the Contest is open to residents of British Columbia, Yukon, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan in Canada who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory as of July 13, 2026.
Persons in any of the following categories are not eligible to participate in, or to win any Prize (defined below) in the Contest:
any person who is not a resident of British Columbia, Yukon, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan, Canada;
any person who, on or after January 1, 2026, was or is a director, officer, employee, member, manager, agent or franchisee of any of the Contest Entities (refer to Rule 1);
any individual engaged in the development, production or distribution of materials for the Contest; and
any person who is or purports to be an immediate family member (defined as spouse, dependent for federal income tax purposes, step-, biological, foster, in-law or adoptive parent, sibling, child) of, or who resides or is domiciled in the same household as, any person in any of the preceding categories.
To participate for a chance to win by making a purchase, you will need to have the McDonald’s app available from popular mobile app stores in Canada (the “App” or “McDonald’s app”) installed and have registered for an account, or alternatively, you will need to download, register and activate the App using an electronic device that is compatible with the App’s system requirements (“Digital Device”) and a valid email address. Go to Rule 9 for Digital Device requirements.
How To Enter.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN: To enter the Contest, you may:
Enter With A Purchase via the McDonald’s App: To receive one (1) Entry, guests who are signed in to their McDonald’s app account must spend a minimum of $10 (pre-tax) four times during the Contest Period, using any of the following methods: scan/enter/say their MyMcDonald’s Rewards code at the counter, kiosk or drive thru; order in the App via McDelivery; order via Mobile Order Pay; or redeem MyMcDonald’s Rewards Points with an order that includes an additional $10 spend.
Enter Without making A Purchase: Individuals who mail a piece of paper on which they manually print their complete name, mailing address (no PO Boxes) including their city, province/territory, and postal code, a daytime telephone number (including area code) as well as the email associated with their McDonald’s app account and mail the piece of paper in a postage paid envelope to: McDonald’s Appstakes, PO Box 12639, Saint John New Brunswick, Canada, E2L 5R7 for receipt by August 17, 2026 will also receive one (1) Entry.
There is a limit of one Entry per Participant for the entire Contest Period. Any attempted participation outside of the Contest Period or attempts, regardless of method, to participate in excess of the limit stated herein (including, without limitation, by providing multiple sets of or false contact information or registering for multiple user accounts) are void and Participant will be disqualified in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
How To Win.
A. McDonald’s Contest Draws/Winner Notifications:
A random draw from amongst all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period will be conducted on or around September 1, 2026 (the “Draw Date”), at approximately 2:00:00 p.m. ET at the office of the Contest Administrator located at 345 N. Morgan Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, Illinois, USA (the “Contest Administrator”) to select entrants eliglible to win a Prize.
The Contest Administrator will randomly select one Entry for each available Prize and three backup Entries for each Prize from among all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period. The odds of being selected as eligible to win a Prize will depend on the number of eligible Entries received during the Contest Period.
Selected entrants will be notified of selection following the draw at the email address associated with their McDonald’s app account. Before being declared a winner, each selected entrant must first correctly answer without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question (“STQ”). Selected entrants will receive the notification email with a link to a secure form where they will be asked to provide their mailing address and complete the STQ. All winners will receive their Prize by mail in approximately four to eight weeks following the draw.
Return of any Prize or winner notification as undeliverable, inability to reach selected entrant or failure of selected entrant to respond to notification within seventy-two (72) hours of first attempt by Sponsor or Sponsor’s agent, failure to provide proof of eligibility (if requested), or other required documentation in a timely manner or as otherwise specified by Sponsor, failure to correctly answer the STQ, or other non-compliance with these Official Rules may result in disqualification, forfeiture of the Prize and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, selection of an alternate eligible entrant for the forfeited Prize, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner.
If the Prize is shipped to an address in Canada and is returned for any reason as undeliverable then that Prize winner may be contacted at the email address associated with their McDonald’s app account or phone number in order to correct the address within five (5) days of contact, or the winner will be disqualified from the Contest and the applicable Prize will be forfeited. If, for any reason, a Participant whose Entry is drawn is not declared the winner of the Prize, then that Prize winner will not have any claim against the Contest Entities, or against any other person, firm or corporation in respect of the Prize, the Contest or any matter related to the Contest.
Prizes, Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”).
There are a total of seven hundred (700) Prizes available to be won (each a “Prize”), as follows:
$100 Gas Gift Card Prizes: There are two hundred (200) gas gift card Prizes each worth $100 available to be won.
Grimace Floatie Prizes. There are five hundred (500) Grimace Floatie Prizes available to be won. ARV: $65.
Limit: One (1) Prize per person.
Prize/Entry Conditions/Restrictions.
Any matters concerning Prizes that are not contemplated by these Official Rules will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
Additional Terms Applicable to Prizes: Prizes will be awarded only to verified winners in Canada. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and may not be substituted, transferred or redeemed for cash or otherwise, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value, in cash or otherwise, at its sole discretion, if a Prize, or any component of any Prize, cannot be awarded for any reason. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen Prizes. Sponsor makes no representations or warranties with respect to any Prize. Any and all costs, fees and expenses not expressly stated in the Prize descriptions are the sole responsibility of the Prize winner. Any difference between the ARV and the actual value will not be awarded and any difference will not be refunded. No insurance is provided as part of a Prize, and obtaining any insurance, such as but not limited to property loss or damage insurance is the sole responsibility of the winner.
General Entry Conditions: Each Participant acknowledges and agrees that the decisions of Sponsor and/or the Contest Administrator are and shall be final, binding and conclusive in all matters relating to the Contest. Any person attempting to defraud Sponsor in any way in connection with this Contest may be prosecuted to the fullest extent permitted under the law. In the event of a dispute concerning the identity of a Participant, the Participant will be the registered account holder of the email address associated with the disputed Entry, but only if that person meets all other eligibility criteria. Otherwise, the Entry may be disqualified, and any Prize potentially won will be forfeited in Sponsor’s sole discretion. A registered account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the applicable email address. The Prize winner may be required to show proof of being the registered account holder.
General Release And Conditions of Participation.
The Contest Entities are not responsible for:
incomplete, misdirected, late, lost, garbled, unintelligible, damaged, stolen, non-delivered Entries or a Prize (as applicable) or other Contest-related materials whether caused by Participants, postal or courier services, wireless carriers, Internet Service Providers (“ISP”) or unauthorized human intervention;
any damage to a Participant’s or other person’s computer system or Digital Device that is caused or occasioned by accessing the McDonald’s app, by participating in the Contest or by claiming the Prize;
technical difficulties or failures of any kind including, but not limited to, lost, interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, satellites, Internet, Digital Device or wireless carriers, websites or other connection, availability or accessibility problems arising in connection with or over the course of the Contest;
miscommunications, failed, jumbled, scrambled, delayed, dropped, interrupted, lost, non-delivered or misdirected computer, telephone, Digital Device, email, mobile or cable transmissions or hardware, software, program or programming malfunctions, failures or difficulties of any kind including, but not limited to: malfunctions, interruptions or disconnections in transmissions or connections, phone lines, network hardware or software, computers, equipment, programming errors, cable, satellite, cellular tower or ISP or wireless carriers;
any technical malfunctions, failures, or difficulties, printing errors or omissions, clerical, typographical or other errors or omissions in any Contest advertisement or other materials or postings or any Prize claim documents;
any errors, omissions or failures of any kind, whether human, mechanical, clerical, electronic, interruption of power, digital, mobile or technical in nature, or unauthorized human intervention;
any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by the McDonald’s app or tampering, hacking or by any equipment or programming associated with, or utilized in the Contest;
the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information or the failure to capture or loss of any information.
Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any person who is found to be tampering or interfering in any way with the operation or conduct of the Contest, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the apparent intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. The Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Entries submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor shall not be responsible to correspond with Participants. By participating in the Contest, each Participant hereby releases and agrees to hold the Contest Entities and all of their respective shareholders, officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees (collectively the “Released Parties”) harmless from and against any and all costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including, without limitation, property damage, death and bodily injury (whether due to negligence or otherwise), due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to participation in the Contest or in any Contest-related activity or the receipt, use or misuse of the Prize or portion thereof, or the merchandise for which it is redeemed. Participants waive the right to assert as a cost of winning the Prize, any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to claim the Prize and any liability and publicity which might arise from claiming or seeking to claim the Prize. By participating in the Contest, the Prize winner hereby agrees and grants Sponsor the right, but not the obligation, to the use of their name, voice and likeness, along with their address (city and province/territory) and any statements made by or attributed to such Prize winner in any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, without prior notice, review, comment or approval, in perpetuity and throughout the world for advertising, commercial and promotional purposes in connection with the Sponsor, the Contest and other promotions without further compensation, and releases the Contest Entities from any liability with respect thereto. Where applicable, Sponsor will provide you with the ability to opt-out from Sponsor’s use of such information for advertising, commercial or promotional purposes.
Technical Requirements For Using the McDonald’s app.
Note: Browser must have JavaScript and Cookies enabled.
Device Requirements:
Devices must be capable of displaying HTML and XHTML content in order to access the Contest.
Screen Resolution Requirements:
Using a mobile viewport screen lower than 375px wide may result in a Participant not being able to access or use the McDonald’s app when they tap on the promotional banner.
Non-Supported Browsers and Operating Systems:
Using a browser or device not supported may prevent access to the Contest.
While all efforts are made to support current browsers, operating systems and devices, new operating systems, browsers and devices may not be supported if brought to market after the development of the Contest and may affect the Participant’s experience in the McDonald’s app when they tap on the promotional banner. Sponsor is not responsible for any browser, operating system or device supporting issues.
Miscellaneous.
General:
It is each Participant’s responsibility to ensure that they have complied with all of the conditions and requirements contained in these Official Rules.
Force Majeure/Printing and Production Errors or Omissions:
Subject to any governmental approval that may be required, the Sponsor reserves the right, without prior notice and at any time, to terminate the Contest, in whole or in part, or to modify, suspend or extend the Contest, if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Contest in any way and for any reason is impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions (including, without limitation, computer viruses, computer system overload or any other kind of electronic or other overload, glitches or printing or production errors or omissions) have destroyed or severely undermined the proper play, integrity and/or feasibility of the Contest. In the event that, in the Sponsor’s sole opinion, the Sponsor is impeded or prevented from continuing with the Contest as planned or intended by any event beyond its control, including, but not limited to, pandemic, fire, flood, natural or manmade epidemic or crisis, earthquake, explosion, labour dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite, network or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared), any federal, provincial, territorial or local government law, order or regulation, public health crisis, the order of any court or jurisdiction, or by any other cause not reasonably within the Sponsor’s control, then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, the Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, extend or terminate the Contest.
Invalidity:
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official 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 Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. Headings and captions are used in these Official Rules solely for ease of reference and shall not be deemed or considered to affect in any manner the meaning or intent of these Official Rules or any provision hereof. These Official Rules cannot be modified or amended in any way except in writing by a duly authorized representative of the Sponsor. Subject to the provisions of these Official Rules, employees of the Sponsor, or of any of its franchisees, are not authorized to modify, amend or waive these Official Rules.
Governing Law:
Subject to any provision expressly to the contrary in these Official Rules, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations as between one or more Participants and the Sponsor in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the federal laws of Canada, and in accordance with the internal laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, including the procedural provisions of those Ontario laws, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause or bring about the application of any other jurisdiction’s laws. All Participants, the Sponsor and all other parties hereby attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario, sitting in the City of Toronto, Ontario, in respect of the determination of any matter or dispute arising under or in respect of the Contest or these Official Rules and agree that any such determination shall be brought solely and exclusively before such courts in the Province of Ontario.
Language or Other Discrepancy:
In the event that there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between the English-language version and the French-language version of these Official Rules or of any Prize claim documents, the English version shall prevail, govern and control. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest materials or in any Prize claim documents, or in advertising or other publicity or materials or communications concerning or related to the Contest, and the provisions in these Official Rules, the provisions in these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
Privacy:
Sponsor will collect, use and disclose information, including personal information, provided by Participants in connection with the Contest for the purposes of administering the Contest and fulfilling the Prizes. Participants may be offered the opportunity to receive additional communications from Sponsor about its products and upcoming contests and promotions. The Contest may be hosted on servers in the United States, and the personal information provided by Participants may therefore also be subject to the laws of the United States. Except as otherwise contemplated in these Official Rules, personal information collected, used and disclosed by the Sponsor in connection with the Contest will be dealt with by the Sponsor in accordance with the Sponsor’s online privacy policy.
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