Canada · Updated 2026-08-12
Gambling law, province by province
Canada regulates gambling provincially. Two provinces license private operators; the rest run a lottery-corporation monopoly. Pick a province below for the detail — who regulates it, what changed and when, and what your options actually are.
Two models, one country
Every province falls into one of two categories: a licensed private market, where operators apply for local registration and answer to a Canadian regulator, or a lottery-corporation monopoly, where the provincial lottery corporation is the only legally sanctioned online option.
The table below covers every province we track. Click through to a province for the detail — its regulator, when the current regime took effect, and, where a licensed private market exists, the operators reviewed here that hold a licence there.
Regulatory position
Where the rules differ
| Jurisdiction | Regulatory model | Regulator | Min. age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | Licensed private market | AGCO / iGaming OntarioSince 2022-04-04 | 19 |
| Alberta | Licensed private market | AGLC / Alberta iGaming CorporationSince 2026-07-13 | 18 |
| British Columbia | State monopoly | BCLC | 19 |
| Quebec | State monopoly | Loto-Québec | 18 |
| Manitoba | State monopoly | Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries | 18 |
| Saskatchewan | State monopoly | SaskGaming | 19 |
| Nova Scotia | State monopoly | Atlantic Lottery Corporation | 19 |