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Who can enter Canada’s Luckiest Newcomer 2026?

For adult newcomers to Canada.

The details

  • You must be a legal resident of Canada on or before October 31, 2026, and an adult where you live. The official rules give the exact age.
  • You count as a newcomer based on your visa or residence history: a student, work, permanent residence, business immigrant or Express Entry visa, or becoming a legal resident of Canada for the first time. The official rules give the exact dates.
  • Employees, officers, directors and agents of 55 Rush, Canadian Newcomers Network, CIBC or any contest partner can’t enter, and neither can anyone who lives with one.
  • One Canadian Newcomers Network account and one set of entries per person.
  • Your Canadian Newcomers Network account must be created before the contest ends.
  • You can also enter by mail, free. Entering by mail