🇨🇦 CA
Gambling licensing in Canada — Ontario
Ontario opened Canada's first competitive online market on 4 April 2022. Private operators register with the AGCO and sign an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario, which conducts and manages the market on the province's behalf. OLG.ca runs alongside as the Crown operator. Listing taken from iGaming Ontario's directory, accurate as of 1 September 2026.
Information reviewed: 26 September 2026
Regulator and legal framework
- Primary framework
- Gaming Control Act, 1992 and AGCO Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming
- Minimum age
- 19
Licence categories
- Internet gaming operator registration (AGCO)
- Operating agreement with iGaming Ontario
- Gaming-related supplier registration
Key licensee requirements
- Register with the AGCO and sign an operating agreement with iGO
- Accept only players physically located in Ontario
- Meet the Registrar's Standards on responsible gambling, AML and game integrity
- No bonus or inducement advertising outside the operator's own site
- No athletes or celebrities appealing to minors in advertising (since February 2024)
Legislation and standards
Criminal Code of Canada, s.207
Only a province may conduct and manage a lottery scheme, including online gambling; private operators may take part only under provincial authority.
Safer and Regulated Sports Betting Act 2021 (Bill C-218)
Removed the federal ban on single-event sports betting from 27 August 2021.
Gaming Control Act, 1992
Framework under which the AGCO registers operators and suppliers.
iGaming Ontario Act 2022 / O. Reg. 722/21
Created iGaming Ontario as a subsidiary of the AGCO to conduct and manage internet gaming.
Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming
Detailed rules on player protection, advertising, AML and technical standards.