Canada

State or provincial
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Each province runs or licenses its own offer, mostly through provincial lottery corporations. Ontario opened a licensed online market in April 2022, and Alberta opened one on 13 July 2026, with AGLC registering operators and the Alberta iGaming Corporation holding the commercial agreements. Single-event sports betting has been legal since 2021.

Online casino
Set by states or provincesEach state or province sets its own rules.
Regulator
Provincial lottery corporations; AGCO and iGaming Ontario; AGLC and Alberta iGaming CorporationCurrent regime since 2022
Legal basis
Criminal CodeKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Research coverage
67% 8 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Set by states or provinces Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting Set by states or provinces Known Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Online poker Set by states or provinces Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery Set by states or provinces Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Set by states or provinces Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Criminal CodeKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Citation
R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Current regime since
2022Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Canada
  • Kahnawake Gaming Commission74 licensed brands
  • The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario49 licensed brands
  • Tobique23 licensed brands

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Canada, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Canada, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Canada77845.2%
  • Exclude Canada in their terms30817.9%
  • No declaration63536.9%
Hold a licence covering Canada146brands
List Canada as a focus market348brands
Offers marked available382welcome offers
Brands serving Canada Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the Canada dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Canada dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Canada dataset
What would change this page

In progressAlberta is preparing an Ontario-style licensed online market.

  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
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Other state or provincial markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Canada Americas 778 45.2% 308 348 382
Argentina Americas 552 32.1% 394 27 8
United States Americas 4 0.2% 696 8 0
Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 532 30.9% 419 4 30
Nigeria Africa 500 29.1% 455 22 8
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Blakes: Alberta's regulated iGaming market launch date announcedblakes.com
  2. European Gaming: Alberta iGaming market opens with 22 operators live on day oneeuropeangaming.eu
Identifier
CR-JUR-CA
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, high confidence

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