GOODLIFE FITNESS® (“GOODLIFE”)
VIA Rail – Canadian Train Experience (the “Contest” or the “Promotion”)
Official Rules and Regulations (“Rules”)
Participation in the Contest constitutes full and unconditional agreement and acceptance by each Participant of the Rules, which are final on all matters relating to the Contest.
The Contest is open to legal residents of Canada, other than residents of Quebec, who are of the age of majority in their respective Province or Territory of residence and are not an associate of GoodLife and who are employees of GoodLife’s Corporate Partners.
The Promotion is being run and administered exclusively by GoodLife. VIA Rail Canada Inc. (“VIA Rail”) is solely a prize provider and has no responsibility for any other aspect of the Contest.
- Start and End Date
The Contest begins at 12:01am (EST) on March 1st, 2026 (the “Contest Start Date”) and ends on April 30th, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (EST) (the "Contest End Date") (collectively, the “Contest Period”).
- Prize
There is one (1) Prize package available to be won. The Prize package consists of:
PROVIDED BY VIA RAIL (estimate retail value of $8,800.00 CAD):
- One (1) VIA Rail cabin trip for two people on the Canadian, Vancouver to Toronto or Toronto to Vancouver, One-Way (Sleeper Plus Class - cabin for two);
- VIA Rail Swag Bag;
PROVIDED BY GOODLIFE (estimate retail value of $2,500.00 CAD):
- $2500.00 CASH (provided by way of an electronic funds transfer); and
- GoodLife merchandise (to supplement the Swag Bag).
Prize package has an estimate total retail value of $11,300.00 CAD.*
Specific Conditions related to the VIA Rail Cabin Trip for Two People
Trip must be completed by May 15, 2027. Trip is considered expired after this date and expiry date cannot be extended. If Prize winner chooses to begin trip from any other station on this route, other than Toronto or Vancouver, the unused trip on that leg is considered forfeited. Trip reservations are subject to availabilities. Trip is valid for travel in Sleeper Plus Class only (excludes Economy and Prestige classes) and upgrade to Prestige class is not allowed.
Inclusions: All meals and non-alcoholic drinks are included. Winner can choose to begin their trip in either Toronto or Vancouver.
Exclusions: All expenses other than the trip onboard the Canadian in Sleeper Plus class for the duration of the trip are the responsibility of the Prize winner and are excluded from the Prize, including without limitation the following:
- Expenses for travel arrangements to get to Toronto or Vancouver.
- Expenses for lodging/accommodations in departure and arrival cities (with or without layover).
- Expenses for alcoholic beverages onboard the Canadian during the duration of the trip.
- Insurance (including, but not limited to, travel insurance, medical insurance and trip cancelation insurance)
- Sightseeing tours and other in-destination activities
- Excess baggage fees
- Costs associated with obtaining travel documents (including, but not limited to passports and visas)
- Costs associated with obtaining necessary vaccinations
- Items of personal nature
- Additional meals
- Tips & gratuities
Prize winner and guest must travel together on the same itinerary and are solely responsible for having (and producing if/as required) any necessary travel-related documents (including valid government-issued photo ID and/or any required passport and/or any properly completed and sworn parental consent form or forms) prior to departure, as well as fulfilling any/all travel and security requirements (including but not limited to any shots, medical tests or other health requirements necessary to visit certain destinations and any quarantine requirements that may be required). Each guest (and in the event of a minor, their parent or legal guardian) will be required to execute a guest release prior to the issue of any travel documents. Any and all costs/fees (including, but not limited to taxes or fees, and inspection charges) and expenses not expressly stated as being included in the Prize description are the sole responsibility of the Prize winner. Any difference between the approximate retail value and the actual value of the Prize will not be awarded and any difference will not be refunded. No insurance whatsoever is provided as part of the Prize or furnished by VIA Rail, and obtaining any insurance, such as (but not limited to) travel insurance, cancellation insurance, trip delay, health, accident or medical insurance, and property or luggage loss or other damage insurance is the sole responsibility of the Prize winner and at the sole cost of the Prize winner and that Prize winner’s guest. Rail travel is not continuous and may require winner to obtain one- or two-nights’ lodging between arrival/departure. Reservations must be made and tickets issued prior to travel. Tickets may not be reissued once travel has commenced. Rail schedules are subject to change without notice. VIA Rail will not be liable for any missed opportunities or expenses incurred as a consequence of ground transportation delay. VIA Rail make no express or implied warranties of any kind with respect to safety, or performance, of the trip/travel services package or any component thereof. If the Prize winner (and/or the Prize winner’s guest) is/are not able to participate in any portion of a travel Prize, that unused portion will not be substituted for cash or in any other way. Prize winners may be required to provide a current valid major credit card at time of check-in to cover incidentals, and any and all costs, fees and expenses not expressly stated as being included in the Prize description. Once the Prize winner has identified a guest in accordance with the provisions of these Rules, that guest cannot be changed without the express consent of VIA Rail, which consent may be withheld for any reason. The Prize winner (and in consideration of being permitted to participate in the travel Prize, the guest) agrees to maintain their dress, behaviour and comportment in accordance with all applicable laws and generally accepted social practices in connection with the travel related to the travel Prize. The Prize winner and their guest understand and agree that VIA Rail has the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify and remove the Prize winner or its guest from any travel at any time if the Prize winner or guest’s behaviour at any point is uncooperative, disruptive or may or does cause damage to person, property or the reputation of VIA Rail and/or any third party, or otherwise violates the policies of VIA Rail. The Prize winner is entirely and solely responsible for the behaviour and comportment of their guest.
Actual cost to GoodLife and VIA Rail may be less.
The Prize is not redeemable for cash or credit in part or whole. The Prize winner or their guest may not sell, transfer or dispose of any part of the Prize to any other person without the GoodLife’s and VIA Rail’s prior written consent which may be withheld in their sole discretion.
- HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
To enter (an “Entry”):
- Any individual joining their corporate membership program during the contest timeframe of March 1st – April 30, 2026 will be entered.
- Alternate Method of Entry (“AMOE”):
Eligible Participants may submit an Entry during the Promotion Period by emailing a submission to the following email address: workplacewellness@goodlifefitness.com. Your email submission should be titled “Workplace Wellness VIA Rail Canadian Train Experience Contest” and must include your name, the name of your organization, email, mailing address, phone number, as well as a statement that you wish to participate in the Workplace Wellness VIA Rail Canadian Train Experience Contest Promotion.
Entries must include all of the required components of an Entry in order to be accepted and entered for the Prize Draw.
Each person submitting an entry is referred to in these Rules as a “Participant”.
Each Participant may submit a maximum of one (1) Entry during the Promotion Period.
No Purchase is necessary to participate in this Contest.
Inappropriate Content: Obscene, provocative or otherwise questionable content will not be considered. GoodLife retains the sole discretion as to what constitutes inappropriate content. By entering the Promotion, Participants agree to have their submitted name and video displayed on GoodLife’s website, social media and marketing channels, and used by GoodLife for any purpose, at any time, without any fee or other form of compensation.
These Rules are available on-line at www.goodlifefitness.com.
- How to Win
The names of the Participants will be entered into a random draw for a chance to win a Prize. One (1) name will be randomly selected.
A random draw (the “Prize Draw”) will be held at 10:00 a.m., local time on the May 5, 2026. The first Participant whose Entry is drawn from each of these clubs, from the validly completed Entries received during the Promotion Period, will be eligible to win a Prize, subject to fulfilment of all of the requirements of this Promotion. Entries must be received during the Contest Period to participate in the Prize Draw. Entries must be completed in full in order to be accepted and entered for the Prize Draw.
GoodLife will attempt to contact the Participant whose Entry is drawn by phone number, social media, address or e-mail address listed on the winning Entry between 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (local time), for a period of two (2) days after the Prize Draw date or if any redetermination has occurred, if necessary. If all conditions to receive a Prize are not completely satisfied within the time frame specified above, GoodLife may conduct a further random draw to determine a further potential Prize winner until the available Prize has been awarded. The determination process will continue until the Prize has been awarded, or one (1) month following the Promotion End Date, whichever is sooner. Any Participant whose name is drawn for a Prize must: (i) on request review and complete a liability/publicity release and satisfy all applicable Rules to be eligible to receive the Prize; and (ii) correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question.
- Chances of Winning
The chance of winning will be one (1) out of the total number of Participants. Chances of winning will depend on the total number of Participants entered during the Contest Period.
- How to redeem the Prize
To redeem the Prize, winning Participant must complete and return the required declaration and release form in accordance with the terms therein. Once the completed form has been received and verified, the winning Participant will be connected directly with a VIA Rail representative for the purpose of booking and confirming travel arrangements. From that point onward, all travel coordination, scheduling, and related arrangements will be managed directly between the winner and VIA Rail, in accordance with the provider’s standard policies, procedures, availability, and terms and conditions.
- Eligibility
The Contest is open to legal residents of Canada, other than residents of Quebec, who are of the age of majority in their respective Province or Territory of residence and are not an associate of GoodLife.
GoodLife shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Promotion. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to GoodLife for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. GoodLife reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information or who fails to comply with these Rules.
- General Rules
GoodLife reserves the right to terminate, cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest without liability and without prior notice if any factor interferes with its operation as contemplated by these Rules, including but not limited to any fraud, virus or other technical problem which corrupts the administration, security, or proper operation of the Promotion. GoodLife is not responsible for theft, defects, and human errors including negligence, which may result in the failure of GoodLife to award a Prize. By participating in the Promotion, Participants: (a) agree to comply with and be bound by these Rules and the decisions of GoodLife, which shall be binding and final in all respects; (b) release GoodLife, VIA Rail, and their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, subcontractors, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Releasees”) from all liability, loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of participation in the Promotion, participation in any Promotion-related activity or the acceptance, use, or misuse of a Prize, including but not limited to costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising therefrom, or in connection with the awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of a Prize; (c) grant to GoodLife the unrestricted right, in GoodLife’s sole discretion, to produce, reproduce, publish, broadcast, communicate by telecommunication, exhibit, distribute, adapt and otherwise use or re-use the winning Participant’s name, photograph, likeness, voice and biography, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in connection with the Contest and the Contest and exploitation thereof; (d) grant to GoodLife the right to use his/her name, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address (“Personal Information”) for the purpose of administering the Promotion, including but not limited to contacting and announcing the winner and agree to be contacted by GoodLife by mail, telephone and/or email; (e) grant to GoodLife the right to use his/her Personal Information for publicity and promotional purposes relating to the Promotion, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without further compensation unless prohibited by law; (f) acknowledges that GoodLife may disclose his/her Personal Information to third-party agents and service providers of GoodLife in connection with any of the activities listed in (d) and (e) above; and (g) acknowledges that the Releasees make no warranty, representation, or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any Prize, and disclaim all liability for the provision, quality or nature of any third-party products or services provided to a Prize winner and their guest.
GoodLife reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Participant found to be: (a) violating the Contest Rules; (b) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion; and/or (c) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
The Releasees assume no responsibility or liability for lost, late, unintelligible/illegible, falsified, damaged, misdirected or incomplete entries, notifications, responses, replies or any release, or for any computer, online, software, telephone, hardware or technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an entry. The Releasees are not responsible 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 by any technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion. The Releasees assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. The Releasees are not responsible for any problems, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, e-mail, 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. The Releasees are not responsible for any injury or damage to Participants or to any computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Promotion. Participant assumes liability for injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participating in the Promotion, or by the acceptance, possession, use of, or failure to receive a Prize. The Releasees assume no responsibility or liability in the event that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned for any reason, including those reasons beyond the control of the Releasees, such as infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or corruption of the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion.
The Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. All incidental costs and expenses not specifically referred to herein, including but not limited to taxes, (other than GST or HST and PST where applicable which are included in the Prizes), are the sole responsibility of winners. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by GoodLife, who reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a Prize with another prize of greater or equal value in the event that a Prize is unavailable or cannot otherwise be awarded as described. Any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or a Prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion, but in no event legal fees or disbursements. Except where prohibited, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Participant and GoodLife in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. Should any provision of these Rules be deemed unenforceable or invalid, the other provisions of these Rules shall remain in full force and effect. GoodLife’s failure to enforce any provision of these Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision.
The winner will be required to sign GoodLife’s form of declaration of compliance and release which confirms compliance with the rules and releases the Releasees from all liability with respect to the Participant’s participation in this Contest and the awarding, use and misuse of a Prize. The executed declaration of compliance and release must be returned within two weeks (14) days of the verification as a Winner or the selected entrant will be disqualified and the Prize forfeited.
All intellectual property, including but not limited to trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are respectively owned by VIA Rail and GoodLife and/or their respective affiliates, as applicable. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.