Lottery Licences

Organizations with charitable purposes and objectives that align with the following categories may qualify for lottery licensing in the Province of Ontario:

Relief of poverty
Advancement of education
Advancement of religion
Other charitable purposes beneficial to the community not listed above

Municipal councils have the authority to issue licences for most lottery events conducted in their communities. The municipality will determine if an organization is eligible to purchase lottery licences by reviewing documents specified in the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Lottery Licensing Policy Manual. Please allow 45 days for the completion of an eligibility file.
To begin this process, please contact Licensing Services at [email protected] for the Lottery Licence Eligibility Questionnaire.

If your organization has established eligibility, you may apply for licences to hold lottery events. The City of Oshawa's Lottery Licence By-law 135-2008 requires that organizations wishing to conduct or manage a lottery event in the City of Oshawa must provide services directly to a significant number of City residents.

Break Open

The licence fee is three per cent of the total value of the prizes.

Bingo

The licence fee is two per cent of the total retail value of prizes.

Charitable Gaming In Pooling Bingo Halls

Raffle

The licence fee is three per cent of the retail value of prizes.

A blanket raffle licence may be issued to allow eligible organizations to obtain a single lottery licence to conduct a series of raffle events within a fixed period.

Bazaar

The licence fee is three per cent of the retail value of prizes to a maximum total value of $500.

Contact for Provincial Lottery Licensing

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario

90 Sheppard Avenue East
Suite 200-300
Toronto, ON M2N 0A4
Phone: 1-800-522-2876

For assistance, please contact Licensing Services at 905-436-3311 ext. 2428 or email [email protected].