WHAT IS AGE OF MAJORITY (AOM)?
Many contests, in the eligibility section will state “Open to legal residents of Canada who are of the age of majority in the province or territory they reside. Depending on where you live, it means you must be age 18 or 19: AOM (18): Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, or Prince Edward Island. AOM (19): British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Yukon, Nunavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, or Northwest Territories. As a word of caution you need to read the rules carefully. Some contests require entrants to have reached AOM on the date they enter the contest, while others may state you must be AOM by the starting date of the contest. In the second case, for a daily entry contest spanning 6 months, if you didn’t reach AOM by the official contest start date (e.g. your birthday was a week after the contest started) you are unable to enter the contest at all.
