GT Academy (Canada) ?

[nos1977]

is there a GT Academy (Canada) ?

 

[billren2k3]

We can only hope they will include us sometime in the future but as of right now no

 

[nos1977]

ok thanx...

 

[nos1977]

News is Canadian players will most likely be allowed to enter the next GT Academy!

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GT Academy (North America) Should Include Canadai went to register here : http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/academy/registration

the post is authored by "GT Academy (North America)" http://www.facebook.com/GTAcademyNA

i was not allowed to register because my account is not from the states (it's from Canada)



please open up "GT Academy (North America)" to include Canada (and Mexico?) or change the name to "GT Academy (U.S.)"

 

[BlacqueJacques]

Too late for the current round; maybe in a future Academy?

Maybe they are waiting for Canada to have a majority government; or even a coalition government

 

[CodeRedR51]

Word at Orlando was that they are looking at adding several countries to the next one. (Canada, Mexico, Brazil) Only time will tell at this point.

 

[GT Motion]

From a gamebattles.com forum page.

gamebattles.com

OK Hopefully this will clear it up a little for you. Canadian residents are not allowed to play in online tournaments because of the countries Laws. Which laws you ask ? Well under Canadian law, games of skill or chance are governed under the Canadian Criminal Code specifically Part VII section 197 to 206. Now because the tournament is played by the Canadian resident solely in Canada he is subject to this section of the law.

In this section there are certain requirements for Canadians to be able to claim there prize, One (as Canadian Residents are very familiar with) is the Skill testing questions (or STQ) and depending on which Province you live in you must also meet the "AGE OF MAJORITY (AOM)" Which dose very from to Province. Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, or Prince Edward Island.British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Yukon, Nunavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, or Northwest Territories.

Now As many Canadians are aware there is Province that causes more problems and makes things more difficult than any other. And of course that Province is Quebec. And under Quebec law any contest that is open to Residents of Quebec must register the contest in advance with the Quebec government, pay a fee of the total contest prize value, and many other regulations. To avoid the extra work, financial obligations, and also avoid any legal action by the Quebec government, many companies will simply exclude Quebec in its eligibility requirement clause in the contest rules. Now as u can see running contest in Canada is very difficult and meeting American restrictions for contests are hard enough. So for that reason we exclude Canada from are Online Tournaments.

I hope this helps you understand why we can't play online, But understand a lot of people are trying to make it legal for us