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Canada Post Tales of Triumph Small Business Contest

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Prize
In-kind prize package (Canada Post parcel and Smartmail...
2025 intake closed May 16, 2025; no 2026 intake announced as of 2026-08-12.
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Difficulty
Moderate
Payment
In Kind
Trend
Stable
First-Timers
Friendly ✓
Canada Post Tales of Triumph Small Business Contest provides up to In-kind prize package (Canada Post parcel and Smartmail Marketing credits, paid advertising, personalized support, Canada-wide promotion); 2024 news release cited a grand prize worth more than $150,000 and total prizes worth more than $500,000. The 2025 news release did not restate dollar values. Canada Post's periodic contest awards in-kind marketing and shipping prize packages to Canadian companies with less than $5 million in annual gross sales; past rounds included a grand prize valued over $150,000 and total prizes exceeding $500,000. Applications are accepted 2025 intake closed May 16, 2025; no 2026 intake announced as of 2026-08-12..
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Program Description

Canada Post's periodic contest awards in-kind marketing and shipping prize packages to Canadian companies with less than $5 million in annual gross sales; past rounds included a grand prize valued over $150,000 and total prizes exceeding $500,000.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Be a Canadian company.
  • Have annual gross sales of less than $5 million.
  • Submit an entry in one of five contest categories.
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Competition
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In-kind prize package (Canada Post parcel and Smartmail Marketing credits, paid advertising, personalized support, Canada-wide promotion); 2024 news release cited a grand prize worth more than $150,000 and total prizes worth more than $500,000. The 2025 news release did not restate dollar values.
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Level
Private
Deadline
2025 intake closed May 16, 2025; no 2026 intake announced as of 2026-08-12.

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The 2025 intake is closed and no 2026 intake has been announced; the official terms URL now redirects to Canada Post's small-business homepage.

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1 Check the sales ceiling Your company must be Canadian with less than $5 million in annual gross sales.

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