Canadian Lotteries

Explore guides, comparisons, and expert tips for national and provincial lotteries in Canada. From tax rules to game strategies — it’s all here.

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  • 📘 Tax & Claiming Guides
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extended deadlines to claim some of the lottery prizes

What are the extended deadlines to claim some of the lottery prizes?

extended deadlines to claim some of the lottery prizes If you're holding a winning lottery ticket and thinking about delaying your claim, it's important to reconsider. In Canada, there is no flexibility when it comes to the claiming deadlines for lottery prizes. Each ticket comes with a clearly defined expiry date, typically one year from the draw date, and once that period passes, the prize is forfeited. Currently, Canadian lottery corporations do not allow any extensions on claiming periods, regardless of the circumstances. The only exception to this policy occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, when select lotteries temporarily adjusted deadlines...
How to use Game sense while playing lotteries and slots in Canada?

How to Use GameSense to Play Lotteries and Slots Responsibly in Canada
GameSense can be found in several jurisdictions throughout North America including Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and across the suite of gaming facilities operated by MGM Resorts International. Launched in 2009, GameSense aims to improve player trust, awareness and education using research-based guidelines and best practices....
Canada Lotto 6/49

Canada 6/49 Lotto
Do you know there is a saying in Canada that ‘You've got to be in it to win it”! Also Canadians are lottery fans having their winning attitude. Moreover, lotteries in Canada contribute to schools, the arts, healthcare, community programs...
OLG Lottery Gift Cards

What are OLG Gift Cards and what are they used for?
OLG lottery corporation offers  Lottery Gift Cards which are a way to give your favourite lottery games as an exciting gift for every occasion!  Lottery gift cards are a new and convenient option for lottery gift giving. OLG offers two...
Tag Lotto

What is Tag lotto and how to play this lottery?
Tag lotto is brought to you by Atlantic Lotteries Canada and is one of the spiel games added to its existing lottery 6/49. The Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, an alliance of the five regional/provincial lottery corporations that cover all of Canada...
Salsa Bingo

Salsa Bingo Lottery
Salsa Bingo is a lottery from Atlantic Lottery Corporation Lotto, a daily bingo draw, drawing 25 numbers out of 75 and a random number generator draws 25 winning numbers, draws every day with escalating jackpots of a minimum of $10,000....
Western 649 Logo

Western 649
Western 649 is the most popular lottery to be played by Canadians and as the name suggests it is the West’s own game available only in the Prairie Provinces and the Territories. With the huge prize of $2000,000 to be...
Canada Lotteries

Canadian Lotteries – Are the winnings taxed?
Winning is always exciting and the happiest moment. Winning the Canadian lottery you just fly away to fantasy and dream about what you wish to do with your winning prize. Many winners might go to exotic and luxury travel, most...
Group ways to play Quebec lotto

How To Play Group Lotteries In Quebec
Lotto Quebec and LotteriesPlay Group Lotteries In Quebec1. You can play lotteries online in a group2. Play with Formule Group at Retailer3. You can play with a group purchase agreementHow to Join an Existing Group to play LotteriesHow to claim...