CONTEST RULES
Needs Holiday Contest 2026 (the “Contest”)
1. Eligibility
The Contest organized by Sobeys Capital Incorporated (the “Sponsor” and “Administrator”) is only open to legal residents of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (the “Participating Provinces”), who are registered Scene+ members with a valid Scene+ account in good standing, and who have reached the age of majority in their province of residence on the date that they entered the Contest. Void where prohibited by law. Employees, directors, officers, representatives, agents of Sobeys Capital Incorporated (the “Administrator” and the “Sponsor”), and its respective parent company, affiliates, franchisees, subsidiaries, distributors, representatives, advertising and promotional agencies, agents, sponsors, and any entity that they contract with specific to the Contest, as well as the immediate family members, and any persons domiciled with any of the above (whether related or not), are not eligible to win a prize. For the purposes of this Contest, a Scene+ membership in good standing means active, not cancelled, expired or suspended.
2. Contest Period
The Contest runs from November 12th, 2026, at 12:00AM Atlantic Daylight Time (“ADT”) and ends on January 13th, 2027 11:59PM ADT (the "Contest Period").
3. How to Enter without Purchase
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. To enter the Contest without making a purchase, please send an email to Jennie.Macgregor@sobeys.com stating how Scene+ benefits you as a Needs shopper. The entry must meet a minimum of sixty (60) words and include your full name, your telephone number and the email address associated with your registered Scene+ account to be considered. Limit of one (1) email (the “No Purchase Entry”) per person per day. To be eligible, the No Purchase Entry must be submitted and received within the Contest Period and must comply with these Rules (each participant who submits an eligible Entry, an “Entrant”). By participating in the No Purchase Entry, you agree to have read, accept and will abide by these Contest rules, this Contest’s entry requirements and Sobeys privacy policy.
4. How to Enter with Purchase
To enter the Contest with a purchase, visit a Needs Convenience Store (the “Participating Store”) in your Participating Province and purchase any product in store, excluding fuel, and swipe your Scene+ card associated with your registered Scene+ account during checkout to earn one (1) purchase entry into the Contest during the Contest Period (a “Purchase Entry”). Each transaction will earn you one (1) Purchase Entry.
Each Entrant can earn one (1) additional entry (the “Bonus Entry”) with the purchase of each participating product identified in Appendix A of these Contest Rules (each a “Participating Product”) in a transaction where the member has swiped the Scene+ card or provided the Scene+ account number associated with their registered Scene+ account during checkout (a “Bonus Entry” and together with the No Purchase Entry and Purchase Entry, an “Entry” or “Entries”). By participating in this Purchase Entry, you agree to have read, accept and will abide by these Contest rules, its Entry requirements, and privacy policy.
The number of Participating Products that can be purchased to earn a Purchase Entry will be subject to any in-store retail limits, per day, during the Contest Period.
5. Additional Entry Requirements
The No Purchase Entry must not:
- contain defamatory words/statements (including words or symbols that are widely considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic group);
- threaten any person, place, business, or group;
- disparage persons or organizations associated with the Contest Parties;
- invade privacy or other rights of any person, firm, or entity;
- contain material that is in any way unlawful, in violation of or contrary to all applicable federal, provincial or municipal laws and regulations where the submission is created;
- contain material that is inappropriate, indecent (including but not limited to nudity or pornography), profane, obscene, hateful, tortuous, slanderous or libelous; and
- refer to any person or organization without their prior express written permission.
The Sponsor and the Administrator reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any entries in contravention of the Rules.
6. Prize Description
- There is one (1) prize to be won throughout the entire Contest Period. The prize consists of 1,000,000 Scene+ points (the “Prize”). The approximate redemption value of the Prize is $10,000 (CAD).
7. Prize Conditions
The following conditions apply to the Prize:
- The Prize has no equivalent cash value, is non-transferable and no substitutions will be made. Prize must be accepted as awarded. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any Prize for one of equal or greater value for any reason. You are responsible for all costs not expressly described as being included as part of the Prize, such as any fee associated with the receipt and/or use of the Prize.
- You must sign the Sponsor’s release form (the “Release”) in order to receive and participate in the Prize.
- The Scene+ points offered as the Prize are governed by and subject to the Scene+ Program Terms and Conditions, available at sceneplus.ca/terms-and-conditions. Refer to the Scene+ Program Terms and Conditions for details on redemption options and associated limits and conditions.
- Any difference between approximate redemption value and the actual value of the Prize as taken will not be awarded
- Scene+ points will be loaded to the winning Entrant’s existing Scene+ account within four (4) to eight (8) weeks following winner verification.
8. Odds
The odds of winning the Prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period.
9. Draw Details
A random draw will be conducted by an agent of the Sponsor located at Sobeys’ office in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period (the “Draw”). The Draw will occur on January 18th, 2027. You do not need to be in attendance to be selected.
10. Winner Contact Details
If you are chosen to be eligible to win a Prize, you will be contacted within fourteen (14) business days of the Draw at the telephone number or email address that was submitted in the Entry. If you have not provided a telephone number or email address, you are not eligible to win the prize. By participating in this Contest, you consent to the Administrator or a representative of the Administrator using your contact information to identify you should you be selected as one of the potential winners. To be declared a winner, you must correctly answer without assistance a mathematical skill testing question and sign a Release. Upon verification of the completion and correctness of the answer to the skill-testing question, and execution of the Release, you may be declared a winner. In case of a dispute concerning the identity of the individual who submitted an Entry, the Entrant will be deemed to be the account holder of the registered Scene+ account associated with the email address under which the Entry was submitted.
11. Forfeit of Prize
If you cannot be reached within seven (7) days of our first attempt to contact you, do not answer the skill testing question correctly, or otherwise fail to comply with these Contest Rules, then the Prize will be forfeited, and another Entry will be randomly selected from among the remaining eligible entries as per these Contest Rules.
12. Use of Personal Information
By entering the Contest and voluntarily providing your personal information as described in these Contest Rules, you agree to the collection, use and disclosure by the Administrator, Scene LP and their respective employees and/or authorized agents, of your personal information, for the purpose of administering the Contest and awarding the Prize, including—but not limited to—contacting you with respect to the Contest if you are a selected Winner, verifying eligibility and Entries, fulfilling Scene+ points, preventing fraud and complying with applicable law. Personally identifiable information collected in connection with this Contest will only be used to administer the Contest and for no other purpose, except as specifically outlined in these Contest Rules. Personally identifiable information will not be sold, shared or disclosed by the Administrator to any third party, other than to a third party engaged by the Administrator for the purpose of administering the Contest, or if required by law, with the exception that aggregated information may be used by or shared amongst the Administrator and its subsidiaries and affiliates, or shared by the Administrator with third parties in accordance with our Privacy Commitment available at https://www.sobeys.com/en/privacy-policy. Personal information collected by and/or shared with Scene LP, including, where applicable, information associated with your Scene+ account, will be used and disclosed for the purpose of administering the Contest and otherwise in accordance with the Scene+ Privacy Policy available at https://www.sceneplus.ca/privacy.
13. Publicity Consent
By entering the Contest, you agree that if you are determined to be a winner, the Administrator, the Sponsor and Scene LP may use your name, comments, voice, likeness, municipality of residence, your contest Entry and photo submission and picture in any advertising, promotion or publicity carried out now or in the future, in any media without compensation or notice, and you grant to the Administrator, the Sponsor and Scene LP any and all rights to such use. You agree to cooperate with the Administrator, the Sponsor and Scene LP in arranging for photographs or other forms of publicity and to be available for photographs or other forms of publicity on reasonable notice.
14. Limitation of Liability / Release
By participating in the Contest, and as a condition of acceptance of the Prize, you, your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, release and forever discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, the Administrator and Scene LP, and their direct and indirect parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, agents, advisors, franchisees, shareholders, partners, representatives, their advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies and each of their respective employees, officers, directors, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from and against any and all losses, damages (including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages), rights, claims, actions, causes of action, personal injury, property damage or death, including without limitation all costs and liabilities of any kind including legal fees on a substantial indemnity scale, hereinafter called “Claims” and including without limitation any claims arising from any act of negligence of the Released Parties, that you now have, or may hereafter have against the Released Parties directly or indirectly resulting or arising from: (i) participation in the Contest, your Entry and/or the awarding, acceptance, possession, use, or misuse or enjoyment of any Prize, and where applicable, traveling to, preparing for, or participating in, any Contest-related or Prize-related event or activity; or (ii) the publicity rights granted to the Sponsor, the Administrator and Scene LP. You specifically acknowledge that you understand that there may be serious risks of bodily injury, death, or property damage associated with the acceptance, possession, use and/or misuse of the Prize and attendance at any event or participation in certain Prize-related activities, and you voluntarily assume these risks. You also agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Released Parties from any and all Claims in respect of the foregoing.
15. Compliance with Rules
By entering the Contest, you agree to abide by the entire Contest Rules and the terms and conditions under which the prizes are awarded. Any decision made by the Sponsor and/or the Administrator in respect of this Contest shall be final.
16. Technical Issues
The Sponsor, Administrator and Scene LP are not responsible for any computer, online, telephone, hardware, software or technical limitations or malfunctions that may occur (including but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an Entry, failure to receive an Entry, or any failure that may affect the fulfillment of any Scene+ points awarded as a Prize), nor for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or in the Scene+ program or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries in the Contest or fulfillment of Scene+ points, nor for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission or receipt of Entry, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; and, are not responsible for any problems, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone or network lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, email, players, or browsers, on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, at any website or on account of any combination of the foregoing; and are not responsible for any injury or damage to Entrants or to any computer related injury or damage resulting from participating in downloading materials in this Contest.
In the event that, due to a printing, manufacturing, mechanical or other error of any kind or nature whatsoever, more Prizes are claimed than are intended to be awarded according to these Contest Rules, the Prizes will stop being awarded when the Administrator becomes aware of an error respecting the number of Prizes and the Administrator reserves the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to conduct a random draw from amongst all eligible and approved Prize claimants whose claims have not yet been redeemed to award the remaining number of advertised Prizes. In no event will the Sponsor, Administrator or Scene LP be liable for more than the stated number of Prizes contained in these Contest Rules.
17. Rights to Terminate/Modify/Suspend Contest
The Administrator and Sponsor retain the right, in their absolute discretion, to suspend, modify or terminate any aspect of the Contest (including, but not limited to these Contest Rules) at any time. The Administrator and Sponsor may make substitutions of equivalent kind or value in the event of the unavailability of a prize (or component thereof) for any reason whatsoever. The Administrator and Sponsor may terminate or withdraw this Contest at any time by posting a notice on our website. If the Contest is terminated on any day prior to the normal Contest end date (the “Termination Date”), the Administrator and Sponsor may determine the winners from all eligible entries received as of 12:00 p.m. ADT on the Termination Date (which winners shall be randomly selected in accordance with these Contest Rules).
18. General Disqualification
Any attempt made by an Entrant or other individual or entity, to deliberately damage, manipulate or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, including but not limited to any fraudulent claims, is a violation of the law. The Administrator and Sponsor reserve the right to seek remedies and damages from any such individual or entity which makes any such attempt. Any Entrant who, in the opinion of the Administrator, is determined to be engaging in any of the foregoing activities will be immediately disqualified from the Contest.
19. Role of Parties
Sobeys Capital Incorporated is the Sponsor and Administrator of this Contest. Scene LP is the administrator of the Scene+ program and is not involved in the administration of this Contest beyond its required involvement in verifying Scene+ account eligibility and fulfilling Scene+ points awarded in the Prize.
20. Trademarks
All other Trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
20. Jurisdiction
The Contest is governed by the laws of Nova Scotia and the laws of Canada applicable therein, and is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law. Participation constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these Contest Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and Administrator, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. By entering the Contest, you agree that the courts of Nova Scotia, Canada shall have jurisdiction to entertain any action or other legal proceedings based on any provision of this Contest’s Rules or the running of this Contest.
Appendix A – Participating Products
| Brand | Description |
|---|---|
| Taki's Chips | Barcel Takis Chips Blue Flame 280G |
| Takis Blue Heat Chips 160G | |
| Takis Chips Buckin Ranch 260G | |
| Takis Chips Chile Lemon 260G | |
| Takis Chips Churro Charge 260G | |
| Takis Chips Fuego 260G | |
| Takis Chips Intense Nacho 260G | |
| Takis Chips Kaboom 260G | |
| Takis Chips Ketchup Sriracha 280G | |
| Takis Pickle Punch 260G | |
| Takis Zomb 280G | |
| Takix Pix Fuego 240g | |
| Takis Pix Cheezy Blast 240g | |
| Takis Jalapeno 260g | |
| Barcel Mi Tierra Hint Of Lime 280G | |
| Barcel Mi Tierra Original 280g | |
| Barcel Mi Tierra Pico De Gallo 280G | |
| Cola Cola Products | CanadDry Ginger Ale Slim 355ML |
| CocaCola Slim 355ML | |
| CocaCola Zero Sugar Slim 355ML | |
| CokeCola Sprite Slim 355ML | |
| Fanta Orange Slim 355ML | |
| Fanta Pineapple Slim 355ML | |
| Canada Dry Cranberry 355ml | |
| Old Dutch Potato Chips | Old Dutch Chips Roastin Chicken 220G |
| OldDutch Chips BBQ 220G | |
| OldDutch Chips Chili Lime 200G | |
| OldDutch Chips Hot Honey Pizza 220G | |
| OldDutch Chips Ketchup 220G | |
| OldDutch Chips Ripple Lightly Salted 220G | |
| OldDutch Chips Ripple Plain 220g | |
| OldDutch Chips Salt n Vinegar 220G | |
| OldDutch Ridgies All Dressed 200G | |
| OldDutch Ripple Sour Cream & Green Onion 220G | |
| OldDutch Ridgies Burstin Onion 200G | |
| OldDutch Ridgies Ex Salt Vinegr 200G | |
| OldDutch Ridgies Extra Honey BBQ 200G | |
| OldDutch Ridgies Extra Ketchup 200G | |
| OldDutch Ridgies SC GO Bacon 200G | |
| OldDutch Ridgies Spicy Salt Vineager 200G | |
| Orville Redenbacher Popcorn | Orville Redenbacher Kettlecorn Ready To Eat 220G |
| Orville Redenbacher Popcorn Butter Ready To Eat 150G | |
| Orville Redenbacher Simply Salted Ready To Eat 160G | |
| Lays Potato Chips | Lays Bacon Poutine Chips 220G |
| Lays Chips All Dressed 220G | |
| Lays Chips BBQ Flavoured 1220G | |
| Lays Chips Cheese & Onion 220G | |
| Lays Chips Cheese Souffle 220G | |
| Lays Chips Cheesy Garlic Bread 1220G | |
| Lays Chips Country Smokehouse BBQ 220G | |
| Lays Chips Jerk Chicken 220G | |
| Lays Chips Lightly Salted 235G | |
| Lays Chips Old Fashioned BBQ 220G | |
| Lays Chips Oven Bkd BBQ 177G | |
| Lays Chips Oven Baked Original 177G | |
| Lays Chips Poppin 220G | |
| Lays Chips Roast Chicken 220G | |
| Lays Chips Rockin Buffalo 220G | |
| Lays Chips Salt & Vinegar 220G | |
| Lays Chips Smokey Bacon 220G | |
| Lays Chips Sour Cream & Onion 220G | |
| Lays Chips Steak & Chimichurri 220G | |
| Lays Chips Tikka Masala 220G | |
| Lays Chips Turkey Dinner 220G | |
| Lays Classic Chips 235G | |
| Lays Potato Chips Dill Pickle 220G | |
| Lays Potato Chips Ketchup 220G | |
| Lays Wavy Chips Lightly Salted 235G | |
| Lays Wavy Chips Original 235G | |
| Lays Wavy Chips Cheddar & Sour Cream 220G | |
| Lays Wavy Chips Salt Vinegar 220G | |
| Lays Chips Sweet Chili Heat 220G | |
| Lays Chips Fries And Gravy 220G | |
| Pepsi Cola Products | Crush Birch Beer 591ML |
| 7Up 591ML | |
| 7Up Diet 591ML | |
| Crush Cream Soda 591ML | |
| Crush Soda Grape 591ML | |
| Crush Soda Orange 591ML | |
| Crush Soda Pineapple 591ML | |
| Dr Pepper 591ML | |
| Dr Pepper Diet 591ml | |
| MountDew Baja Blast 591ML | |
| MountDew Ice 591ML | |
| Mug Rootbeer 591ml | |
| Pepsi 591ML | |
| Pepsi Blue 591ML | |
| Pepsi Crystal 591ML | |
| Pepsi Diet 591ML | |
| Pepsi Diet Wild Cherry 591ML | |
| Pepsi Flavours Berry 591ML | |
| Pepsi Flavours Mango 591ML | |
| Pepsi Next 591ML | |
| Pepsi Real Lime 591ML | |
| Pepsi Throwback 591ML | |
| Pepsi Zero Sugar 591ML | |
| Schweppe Gingerale Cranberry/Raspberry 591ML | |
| Schwepps Gingerale 591ML | |
| Sussex Ginger Ale Golden 591ML | |
| Wild Cherry Pepsi 591ML | |
| Brisk Iced Tea 591ML | |
| Brisk Lemonade 591ML | |
| Pepsi Mountain Dew Soda Spark 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Voltage 591ML | |
| Dr.Pepper Cream Soda 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Major Melon 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Baja Punch 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Pitch Black 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Soft Drink Honey Dew 591ML | |
| Dr Pepper Zero Sugar 591ML | |
| Pepsi Zero Sugar Cherry 591ML | |
| Pepsi Zero Sugar Lime 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Code Red 591ML | |
| Dr Pepper Strawberries & Cream 591ML | |
| Pepsi Peach 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Voodew 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Zero 591ML | |
| Pepsi Cola Soda Shop Cream Soda 591ML | |
| Pepsi Cola Soda Shop Cream Soda Zero 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Summer Freeze 591ML | |
| Pepsi Soft Drink Electric 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew VooDew Dark Mystery 591ML | |
| Pepsi Zero Sugar Maple 59lML | |
| Pepsi Soda Shop Cream Soda 591ML | |
| Pepsi Pop Cream Soda Zero Sugar 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Supernova Berry Melon 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Summer Freeze 591ML | |
| Pepsi Cherries & Cream 2591ML | |
| Dr Pepper Blackberry Soda 2591ML | |
| Crush Blue Raspberry 591ML | |
| Mountain Dew Drink Trolli Cherry Lemonade 591ML | |
| Crush Blue Raspberry 591ML | |
| Pepsi Gingerbread 591ML | |
| Crush Zero Sugar Orange 591ML | |
| RedBull Drinks | RedBull Drink Winter Fig Apple 250ML |
| RedBull Energy Drink 250ML | |
| Red Bull Sugar Free 250ml | |
| RedBull Energy Drink Blueberry 250ML | |
| RedBull Energy Drink Coconut 250ML | |
| RedBull Energy Drink Yellow Edition 250ML | |
| Redbull Energy Drink Watermelon 250ML. | |
| Redbull Energy Drink Peach Edition 250ML. | |
| RedBull Eng Drink Apricot Strawberry 250ML. | |
| RedBull Enrgy Drink Dragon Fruit 250ML | |
| RedBull Energy Drink Zero 250ML. | |
| RedBull Energy Drink Winter Pomegrante 250ML | |
| Red Bull Juneberry Edition 250ml | |
| RedBull Energy Drink Apricot Sugar Fee 250ML | |
| RedBull Red Edition Sugar Free 250ML | |
| Red Bull Summer Caruba Elderflower 250ml | |
| RedBull Energy Drink Spiced Pear 250ML | |
| RedBull Energy Drink Zero 250ML | |
| RedBull Drink White Peach 250ML | |
| RedBull Pink Edition Wild Berry 250ML | |
| RedBull Eng Dark Iced Vanilla Berry 250ML | |
| Red Bull Sugar Free White Peach 250ML | |
| Red Bull Sugar Free Iced Vanilla Berry 250ML | |
| Red Bull Sugar Free Spring Edition 250ML | |
| Red Bull Sudachi Lime 250ML. | |
| Red Bull Sudachi Lime Sugar Free 50ML. | |
| Red Bull Fuji Apple Ginger 250ML. | |
| RedBull Pistachio & Berries 250ML | |
| Van Houtte Coffee | Small Regular Coffee 12OZ |
| Medium Regular Coffee 16OZ | |
| Large Regular Coffee 20OZ | |
| Nestle Cello's | Nestle Smarties Regular Pouch 203G |
| Nestle Crunch Pops 140G | |
| Nestle Rolo Mini Cello 203G | |
| Nestle Kit Kat Minis Cello 180G | |
| Turtles Mini Sweet & Salty 142G | |
| Nestle Turtles Mini Original 142G | |
| Nestle Aero Bubbles P/mint Pouch135G | |
| Nestle Big Turk Bites 180G | |
| Coffee Crisp Bar Minis 180G | |
| Smarties Pouch Large 203G | |
| Nestle Coffee Crisp Pops 140G |
