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Canada Post Tales of Triumph Small Business Contest
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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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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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Funding Details
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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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- 2025 intake closed May 16, 2025; no 2026 intake announced as of 2026-08-12.
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Insider TipThe 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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Check the sales ceiling Your company must be Canadian with less than $5 million in annual gross sales.
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✓ A written contest entry submitted in one of the five categories
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Who can enter the Tales of Triumph contest?
Canadian companies with less than $5 million in annual gross sales.
What do winners receive?
Prize packages include credits for Canada Post parcel and Smartmail Marketing services, paid advertising and personalized support, and Canada-wide promotion for winners.
What are the categories?
There are five: Customer Connection, Doing Good, Going Green, Rising Stars (businesses operational for less than two years), and Staying Power (businesses operating more than two years).
Does my business have to be a certain age to enter?
No. Businesses under two years old enter the Rising Stars category and businesses over two years old enter Staying Power, so both ends are covered.
How are winners chosen and when are they announced?
A panel of external judges determines the five category winners. In the 2025 cycle applications closed May 16 and winners were announced September 2.
Is the contest running now?
The most recent cycle, the sixth annual, closed on May 16, 2025. Canada Post describes the contest as annual, but no 2026 call had been announced as of August 15, 2026.
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