TELUS #StandWithOwners Contest Canada 2025 (win $200,000 in funding) – YOA

Deadline: September 3, 2025

Applications are open for the TELUS #StandWithOwners Contest Canada 2025. Canada’s greatest small enterprise contest is again, and they’re searching for house owners who’ve Made it in Canada. Apply for an opportunity to win $200,000 in funding, expertise and publicity to assist your small business thrive.

Since 2020, TELUS have dedicated over $6 million to #StandWithOwners, offering funding, expertise and publicity to assist house owners thrive in a digital world. They are searching for a broad choice of companies throughout all sizes, phases, industries and communities throughout Canada. If you’re a Canadian enterprise proprietor, they wish to hear from you!

Prizes

Grand Prize Winners

Five (5) Grand Prize winners as decided by the judging panel can be chosen and can obtain the next Grand Prize bundle valued at as much as $200,000:

• Funding: direct funding ($75,000)
• Advertising and publicity: Customized promoting and media plan supplied by TELUS, promoting credit score, customized photoshoot and extra model publicity together with however not restricted to TELUS digital property, in-store placements (approximate worth of as much as $80,000)
• TELUS expertise: a TELUS expertise bundle that features a TELUS Business credit score (worth as much as $5,000), A TELUS Fully Managed credit score (worth as much as $10,000), a Samsung expertise bundle (approximate worth as much as $5,000) and Fuel iX Copilots Essentials (approximate worth as much as $15,000)
• Wellbeing bundle: a wellbeing bundle from TELUS Health that features two (2) TELUS Preventive Health Assessments (approximate worth as much as $5,500), a TELUS Health Essential Employee Assistance Program for as much as 100 staff (approximate worth as much as $4,500)

Finalists Prize Winners

Fifteen (15) Finalist Prize winners decided by the judging panel will obtain the next prize bundle valued at $20,000:

• $10,000 in funding
• a TELUS expertise bundle that features a TELUS Business credit score (worth as much as $5,000), and a Samsung expertise bundle (approximate worth as much as $5,000) 

Spotlight Selection

• Fifteen (15) further entrants, decided by the judging panel, can be celebrated and featured throughout our TELUS Business social media platforms as an OPPORTUNITY for nationwide publicity and recognition to TELUS’ on-line neighborhood. Additional options could also be used, together with podcasts and pictures.

Eligibility

• Open to Canadian companies which might be at the moment operational, legally registered, income-producing and have between 1-100 staff.
• Eligible candidates embody for-revenue companies, registered charities, not-for-revenue organizations, and social enterprises. To qualify, charities and never-for-earnings should function inside Canada and primarily serve Canadian communities by way of modern, grassroots applications that deal with urgent native challenges. These organizations should show monetary sustainability, with the vast majority of their funding coming from particular person donors, present measurable neighborhood influence, and preserve lively partnerships with different native organizations. All charity and never-for-revenue candidates should additionally meet the prevailing Stand With Owners eligibility necessities.
• Applicants should be residents of Canada and have reached the age of majority in accordance with the legal guidelines of the Province the place they reside. Additionally, candidates should be both:
  • the proprietor of an organization or enterprise; or
  • an worker of an eligible enterprise who has obtained written permission to take part in this application from the proprietor, president or chief govt officer of the enterprise.
• The application excludes staff of TELUS Corporation, its affiliated corporations or subsidiaries (collectively “TELUS”), its promoting and promotional companies and members of their respective speedy households and any individual domiciled with any of the above.
• Upon request by TELUS, every entrant should present proof of their id and qualification as an eligible entrant. Application could also be disqualified the place such proof just isn’t supplied upon request.

Selection Criteria

Winners can be chosen based mostly on the next judging standards:

• Innovation: show how innovation has helped you stand out out of your friends and develop your small business. (weighting 50%)
• Team work: Share how your workforce, whether or not staff, mentors, volunteers, household or different assist networks assist contribute to your success. (weighting 25%)
• Social goal: Show how your small business makes their communities extra sustainable, various, equitable, and inclusive. (weighting 25%)

Application

The #StandWithOwners application interval begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) on June 3, 2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT on September 3, 2025

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to #StandWithOwners Contest.