<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Skill testing questions (or STQ) are a legal requirement attached to many contests in Canada . (Contesting note: There is no Canadian Federal law requiring an STQ . Federal law cites that if an entity has an STQ requirement for a contest, that it is stated up - front informing consumers . However, some provinces do have an STQ law .) </P> <P> The combined effect of Sections 197 to 206 of the Canadian Criminal Code bans for - profit gaming or betting, with exceptions made for provincial lotteries, licensed casinos, and charity events . Many stores, radio stations, and other groups still wish to hold contests to encourage more purchases or increase consumer interest . These organizations take advantage of the fact that the law does allow prizes to be given for games of skill, or mixed games of skill and chance . To make the chance - based contests legal, such games generally consist of a mathematical STQ . </P> <P> The Promotional Contest Provision of the Competition Act also states that "selection of participants or distribution of prizes is not made on the basis of skill or on a random basis ." </P>

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