Each contestant in the Eastern Canada LeatherSIR and Leatherboy contest must:

• be at least twenty-one (21) years old;
• be legally male and identify as a gay leatherman (LeatherSIR contestants) or gay leatherboy (Leatherboy contestants) in the leather community;
• be of same-sex orientation;
• have a demonstrated interest in leather, BDSM or fetishes, as determined by the judging panel;
• be a resident of Ontario, Quebec or Atlantic Canada;
• not hold a current leather title earned in a non-ILSb leather title contest;
• agree to appear onstage wearing appropriate leather and fetish gear and perform an onstage leather sexual fantasy of an explicit nature (while conforming with local regulations, if any, pertaining to nudity and obscenity);
• own all clothing worn onstage during the contest, except for clothing and props used in the fantasy portion;
• agree to represent his title, if he wins, throughout his title year and refrain from competing in any other leather title contest until the conclusion of his title year;
• agree to return to the ECLSb regional and/or ILSb international events next year, if he wins, to step aside from his title;
• agree to permit on-stage photographs to be taken of him for the use on the Eastern Canada LeatherSIR and Leatherboy and International LeatherSIR and Leatherboy web sites, and all other forms of media coverage;
• read and agree to the terms of the statement of “What is Expected of the Winners”;
• when competing at ILSb, donate one (1) auction item to be used in the silent auction to raise fund for the international travel fund;
• when competing at ILSb, sell three ads for the ILSb contest program book;
• have a valid passport in time for the international competition for travel to the US. Regional winners of ECLSb without a valid passport agree to complete and submit their passport application within two (2) weeks of winning ECLSb. Furthermore, winners of ECLSb agree that if, for any reason, they do not hold a valid passport in time to travel to the United States to compete at ILSb, they will be personally liable to reimburse the regional producers of ECLSb for all related travel expenses (including airfare and hotel) that were made in their name in anticipation of them competing at ILSb;
• not have any outstanding warrants of felony conviction at the time of the international competition; and,
• agree to arrive at the contest host hotel no later than 11:00am on Thursday, July 26, 2012 and appear in person for all meetings that day and all scheduled events during the ILSb Weekend.