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TELUS #StandWithOwners Contest: the application questions

What TELUS’s form asks you, word for word, with its length limits and what reviewers decide.

24 questions you answer5 written answers5 with a length limitSaved September 4, 2026

TELUS #StandWithOwners Contest asks you 24 questions, 5 of them written answers. 5 carry the funder’s own length limit, for example “Provide an overview of your business and your purpose.” (4,000 characters) and “What makes your business unique from others in your industry / market?” (4,000 characters). It asks for 2 documents with the application. Every question below is quoted from TELUS’s own documents, saved on September 4, 2026.

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Contact details (stage 1) 4

1First nameShort answer
The form’s words
First nameTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
2Last nameShort answer
The form’s words
Last nameTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
3Business email addressShort answer
The form’s words
Business email addressTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
4Business phone numberShort answer
The form’s words
Business phone numberTELUS · saved September 4, 2026

Your business (stage 1) 8

5Business nameShort answer
The form’s words
Business nameTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
6Business addressShort answer
The form’s words
Business addressTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
7CityShort answer
The form’s words
CityTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
8Province/territoryChoice
The form’s words
Province/territoryTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
9Postal codeShort answer
The form’s words
Postal codeTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
10Business websiteShort answer
The form’s words
Business websiteTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
11Number of employeesShort answer
The form’s words
Number of employeesTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
12Business industryChoice
The form’s words
Business industryTELUS · saved September 4, 2026

What you agree to (stage 1) 2

13Application guidelines acceptanceChoice
The form’s words
I’ve read and accepted the #StandWithOwners application guidelines below.TELUS · saved September 4, 2026
14Marketing consent (CASL)Choice
The form’s words
To receiving commercial electronic messages & sharing my personal information within the TELUS group of companies and contest sponsors, including The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank), Samsung, Google and their respective affiliates about offers and other valuable information. I can withdraw my consent at any time.TELUS · saved September 4, 2026

Business facts (stage 2) 5

15Re-enter business email addressShort answer
The form’s words
Re-enter business email addressTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
16Re-enter your business phone numberShort answer
The form’s words
Re-enter your business phone numberTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
17Social media handle URLShort answer
The form’s words
Social media handle URLTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
182023 total business revenueChoice
The form’s words
2023 total business revenueTELUS · saved September 4, 2026
19How many years have you been in business?Choice
The form’s words
How many years have you been in business?TELUS · saved September 4, 2026

The five answers that are judged (stage 2) 5

20Provide an overview of your business and your purpose.Written answer4,000 characters
The form’s words
Provide an overview of your business and your purpose.TELUS · saved September 4, 2026

Limit: 4,000 characters (about 667 words). The funder’s own limit.

21What makes your business unique from others in your industry / market?Written answer4,000 characters
The form’s words
What makes your business unique from others in your industry / market?TELUS · saved September 4, 2026

Limit: 4,000 characters (about 667 words). The funder’s own limit.

22In the past year, how has your business grown on a local, national or global scale.Written answer4,000 characters
The form’s words
In the past year, how has your business grown on a local, national or global scale.TELUS · saved September 4, 2026

Limit: 4,000 characters (about 667 words). The funder’s own limit.

23How have you used technology to grow and innovate your business?Written answer4,000 characters
The form’s words
How have you used technology to grow and innovate your business?TELUS · saved September 4, 2026

Limit: 4,000 characters (about 667 words). The funder’s own limit.

24How is your business making our communities more sustainable, diverse, equitable and inclusive?Written answer4,000 characters
The form’s words
How is your business making our communities more sustainable, diverse, equitable and inclusive?TELUS · saved September 4, 2026

Limit: 4,000 characters (about 667 words). The funder’s own limit.

What the reviewers are deciding

  1. Why does this business exist, and for whom?

    What to showTell the origin story in your own words and put a number on the difference the business has made in its community, because purpose and community impact carries 50% of the score.

  2. What did you grow, and who benefited?
  3. What has technology actually changed here?
  4. Why you and not a similar business?

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Where applications go wrong

  • Due to the substantial number of submissions we receive and the highly competitive nature of our selection process, we regrettably cannot offer personalized feedback on individual applications.
  • In the event that it has been determined that an entry has been made in a manner not sanctioned by these rules and/or an entrant has submitted more than the number of entries permitted by these rules, the entrant and all of his/her entries will be disqualified.

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What does the TELUS #StandWithOwners Contest application ask?

24 questions in total, including 5 written answers. The first ones: First name; Last name; Business email address. The full list, in the funder’s words, is on this page.

Is there a word or character limit?

5 questions carry a limit set by TELUS, for example “Provide an overview of your business and your purpose.” (4,000 characters) and “What makes your business unique from others in your industry / market?” (4,000 characters).

What documents does the application need?

TELUS asks for 2 documents with the application. The list is in Premium, with the full form drafted for you.