Canada iGaming Tracker

Province by province, as of 27 October 2026

Open means private operators can apply for approval. Crown platform means one provincial corporation sells online casino games and no private licence exists.

Territories: the Northwest Territories sets 18 for lottery products by regulation. We could not confirm an official age for Yukon or Nunavut, so we do not state one. Our guide to casino licensing and regulation in Canada explains what each regulator does.

Ontario in numbers

iGaming Ontario publishes monthly market data. The latest release, published on 23 September 2026, covers August 2026. Figures are cash wagers and gaming revenue before adjustments, in Canadian dollars.

iGaming Ontario no longer publishes quarterly or yearly totals, so the last two rows are our sums of its monthly figures. Casino games made up 90% of August wagers and 85% of August revenue.

• 49 operators, 84 sites

  The iGaming Ontario directory, accurate as of 1 September 2026, lists 49 operators running 84 gaming websites. One operator can run several brands, which is why the site count is higher. Our report on the September directory has the detail.

• One self-exclusion list for every site

  Since 14 May 2026 iGaming Ontario runs BetGuard, a central self-exclusion registry. One request covers every regulated Ontario site at once. Our responsible gambling guide explains how self-exclusion works.

Alberta in numbers

The Alberta iGaming Corporation published its first Market Performance Report on 23 October 2026, covering 13 July to 30 September 2026, and says it will now report every month. Figures are wagers and gaming revenue before adjustments, in Canadian dollars.

The last row is our sum of the monthly figures. Active operators rose from 16 in July to 20 in August and 24 in September. Casino games made up 75.6% of September revenue, sports and event betting 19.5% and live dealer games 4.9%. Active accounts are not unique players, and the Alberta iGaming Corporation says the data is unaudited and may be revised.

• 13 July 2026: 22 sites on day one

  Gaming Intelligence reported 22 sites live on day one. Before launch, nearly 50 companies had paid AGLC registration and permit fees, according to The Globe and Mail, and AGLC had registered 58 gaming systems providers and 14 platform providers.

• 21 July 2026: first-week sign-ups

  GeoComply, which runs location checks for operators, said on 21 July that more than 100,000 Albertans had signed up through platforms using its technology in the first week.

• 30 September 2026: 34 approved sites

  The Alberta iGaming Corporation’s directory of approved sites listed 34 sites when we counted it (our report). Registration with AGLC comes before the commercial agreement that lets a site go live, so AGLC’s registry and the directory differ. Our report on Alberta’s first two months covers the gap.

• 13 October 2026: transition period ended

  Operators that served Alberta before launch had until 13 October 2026 to register with AGLC or stop taking Alberta players. Our report on the transition deadline covers the requirements.

• 27 October 2026: 51 approved sites

  The Alberta iGaming Corporation’s directory of approved sites listed 51 sites when we counted it on 27 October 2026, two weeks after the transition deadline and up from 34 on 30 September. One operator can run several brands, so the number of companies is lower than the number of sites.

Key dates

• 27 August 2021: single-event betting becomes legal

  Bill C-218 came into force, and provincial platforms started taking single-game bets the same day.

• 4 April 2022: Ontario opens its market

  Private operators began taking bets in Ontario under AGCO registration and an agreement with iGaming Ontario.

• 13 May 2024: Kahnawake challenge dismissed in Ontario

  The Ontario Superior Court dismissed the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke’s challenge to the Ontario model (2024 ONSC 2726).

• 15 May 2025: Alberta’s iGaming Act becomes law

  Bill 48, the iGaming Alberta Act, received Royal Assent. It created the Alberta iGaming Corporation.

• 12 November 2025: shared poker liquidity ruled lawful

  The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled 4 to 1 that Ontario players may join international peer-to-peer games, such as poker, under conditions. The Supreme Court of Canada heard the appeal on 7 October 2026 and reserved its decision.

• February 2026: Quebec courts can review Kahnawake decisions

  The Quebec Court of Appeal dismissed the Kahnawake Gaming Commission’s appeal in the Magic Palace case. Our news report explains the ruling.

• 13 April 2026: BC gets a new regulator

  The Independent Gambling Control Office replaced the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch under BC’s new Gaming Control Act. Our news report covers what changed.

• 14 May 2026: Ontario launches BetGuard

  iGaming Ontario’s central self-exclusion registry went live, covering every regulated Ontario site with one request.

• 13 July 2026: Alberta opens its market

  Alberta became the second province to license private online operators.

• July 2026: CBC reports online casino games in Prince Edward Island

  CBC reported on 21 July 2026 that Atlantic Lottery’s online casino games were open to Island residents, the last Atlantic province to get them.

• 31 August 2026: Saskatchewan extends SIGA’s online exclusivity

  The province and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations amended their Gaming Framework Agreement to extend the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority’s online gaming exclusivity to September 2029. PlayNow.com stays the only legal online gaming site in Saskatchewan. Our Saskatchewan guide explains the model.

• 5 October 2026: Quebec elects a Parti Québécois minority

  The Parti Québécois won 59 of 127 seats on election night and 60 after a judicial recount in Vachon on 21 October, and the Liberals, who promised to license private online operators, form the opposition. The Coalition Avenir Québec won no seats. Our election report has the detail.

• 6 October 2026: Ontario’s regulator issues a C$200,000 penalty, the maximum for the breach

  The AGCO imposed a C$200,000 monetary penalty, which it called the maximum available, on an Ontario operator over two cash-out offers that were accepted and then not honoured. The Registrar found a breach of the standard that bars misleading players. Our report on Ontario enforcement names the operator and explains the case.

• 7 October 2026: Supreme Court hears the shared-liquidity appeal

  The Supreme Court of Canada heard Atlantic Lottery Corporation v. Attorney General of Ontario and took the case under advisement. Our hearing report explains what is at stake.

• 13 October 2026: Alberta’s transition period ended

  The last day for pre-launch operators to register with AGLC or leave the province. Our news report covers the deadline.

• 19 October 2026: New Brunswick says it is exploring private online gambling

  Finance Minister René Legacy said the government is exploring options for regulating private online operators. No decision, bill or timeline has been announced, and nothing changes for players today. Our news report explains what the province would have to decide.

• 20 October 2026: Ontario’s regulator agrees a two-day suspension with an operator

  The AGCO and an Ontario operator it had moved to suspend reached a settlement: a two-day suspension of the operator’s Ontario gaming site and an independent audit, with the auditor and methodology approved by the AGCO and the remediation independently validated. The AGCO did not give dates for the suspension. Our report on Ontario enforcement has the detail.

• 23 October 2026: Alberta publishes its first market figures

  The Alberta iGaming Corporation’s first monthly report put wagers at C$2.89 billion and gaming revenue at C$122.1 million from launch to 30 September 2026. The figures are in the Alberta table above, and our report on the first figures explains them.

What to watch next

• The Supreme Court’s decision on shared liquidity

  The court heard the appeal of the Ontario ruling on 7 October 2026 and reserved its decision. No date has been set, and reserved judgments usually take several months. The outcome decides whether Ontario, and Alberta after it, can pool poker players with players outside Canada.

• Alberta enforcement after 13 October 2026

  We record the first enforcement actions here as they are reported. As of 27 October 2026 we had found no report of enforcement action against a specific site, and neither AGLC’s nor the Alberta iGaming Corporation’s news page listed one.

• Quebec: will the new government table an iGaming bill?

  The Parti Québécois won a minority on 5 October 2026, and the Liberal opposition promised during the campaign to license private online operators. No bill has been tabled. The new cabinet was sworn in on 21 October 2026 with Nicolas Marceau as finance minister, and the National Assembly’s first sitting is set for 17 November 2026. We will update this entry when a bill is tabled.

• iGaming Ontario’s September 2026 figures

  iGaming Ontario publishes monthly figures three to four weeks after month end, so the September data is expected in late October. We add each release to the Ontario table above.

• Alberta’s October 2026 figures

  The Alberta iGaming Corporation says it will publish market figures every month. Its first report came out on 23 October 2026, about three weeks after the end of September. We add each release to the Alberta table above.

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