Where you can play online in Canada
Online gambling in Canada is regulated province by province, not nationally. In most of the country the only sanctioned site belongs to the provincial lottery corporation; only a couple of provinces license private operators at all. Here is where each one stands.
Private operators are licensed in Ontario and Alberta. Everywhere else, the lottery corporation's site is the only sanctioned option.
The 13 provinces and territories
Ontario
OpenOntario runs Canada's only long-established competitive market. A private operator has to be registered with the AGCO and hold an agreement with iGaming Ontario before it can take players; OLG's own site is legal alongside them.
- Legal age
- 19+
- Market opened
- 4 April 2022
Alberta
OpenOnline casino and sportsbook play is legal in Alberta when the site is registered with the AGLC. The market opened on 13 July 2026.
- Regulator
- Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis
- Legal age
- 18+
- Market opened
- 13 July 2026
- Published here
- 1 article
British Columbia
Lottery onlyBritish Columbia licenses no private operators. PlayNow.com, run by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, is the only online casino and sportsbook the province sanctions.
- Legal age
- 19+
Quebec
Lottery onlyQuebec licenses no private operators. Loto-Québec's Espacejeux is the only online casino and sportsbook the province sanctions.
- Legal age
- 18+
Manitoba
Lottery onlyManitoba licenses no private operators. PlayNow.com, run by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, is the only online casino and sportsbook the province sanctions.
- Legal age
- 18+
Saskatchewan
Lottery onlySaskatchewan licenses no private operators. PlayNow.com, run by SaskGaming with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, is the only online casino and sportsbook the province sanctions.
- Legal age
- 19+
Nova Scotia
Lottery onlyNova Scotia licenses no private operators. Atlantic Lottery's own site is the only online casino and sportsbook the province sanctions.
- Legal age
- 19+
New Brunswick
Lottery onlyNew Brunswick licenses no private operators. Atlantic Lottery's own site is the only online casino and sportsbook the province sanctions.
- Legal age
- 19+
Newfoundland and Labrador
Lottery onlyNewfoundland and Labrador licenses no private operators. Atlantic Lottery's own site is the only online casino and sportsbook the province sanctions.
- Legal age
- 19+
Prince Edward Island
Lottery onlyPrince Edward Island licenses no private operators. Atlantic Lottery's own site is the only online casino and sportsbook the province sanctions.
- Legal age
- 19+
Yukon
In preparationTerritory
We have not checked this jurisdiction yet. Nothing is published about it until we have.
Northwest Territories
In preparationTerritory
We have not checked this jurisdiction yet. Nothing is published about it until we have.
Nunavut
In preparationTerritory
We have not checked this jurisdiction yet. Nothing is published about it until we have.
Licensed from Canada, but not by a province
Not part of the thirteen above. A licence issued here is real, and it is not a provincial registration — it does not make a site legal to offer anywhere in Canada.
Kahnawake
Licenses operatorsFirst Nations territory · not a province
Kahnawake is a Mohawk territory inside Quebec, not a province, and it has licensed online gambling operators since 1999. A Kahnawake licence is not a provincial registration: it does not make a site legal to offer in Ontario, Alberta, or any other province, and sites holding one do not appear in our register.
- Regulator
- Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission
