Bookmakers authorised in Canada, province by province

What does "authorised in Canada" mean?

In Canada, there is no national authorisation: authorisation is provincial. The Criminal Code sets the general framework, and each province decides who may offer online sports betting on its territory. A brand is therefore "authorised" in one or more specific provinces, never "in Canada" as a whole.

That is why the table above adds an Authorised regions column. Read it before the brand: an operator can be fully legal in Toronto and have no right to accept a single bet in Montreal.

Ontario: an open market

Ontario is the province with the broadest private offer. The AGCO (Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario) regulates the sector, and iGaming Ontario, its market-conduct body, signs agreements with private operators. For Ontario, the list on this page draws on the sites classed as "sports betting" in iGaming Ontario's official directory, as well as the offer of the public operator OLG.

An operator authorised in Ontario is authorised for players located there, not for the rest of the country, even if it runs the same brand elsewhere.

Alberta: a recently opened market

Alberta opened its market to private operators in 2026. The AGLC (Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis) keeps the public register of registered operators, and the public operator Play Alberta remains present. The Alberta register does not distinguish between types of games: a brand is linked to Alberta on this page only if it offers sports betting in Ontario and also appears in the Alberta register under the same brand.

The other provinces: public operators

Outside Ontario and Alberta, the legal online offer is that of a provincial public operator. These are PlayNow (British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan), Mise-o-jeu+ in Quebec and PROLINE+ for the Atlantic provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island).

Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are not in the list, for lack of a verified official source.

What if the reader is outside Canada?

A Canadian authorisation is not an authorisation in your country. If you are reading this page from France, Europe or another country, these operators do not, by virtue of their Canadian authorisation alone, have the right to offer you bets. The warning displayed above the table says so, in the language of the page.

Why are these operators not tracked by OddScore?

The regulatory list and OddScore's coverage answer two different questions. Canadian regulators say who is authorised to offer sports betting in each province. OddScore does not currently track any Canadian bookmaker in its odds comparison system, so the "Tracked by OddScore" badge does not appear on this page.

How can you check for yourself that an operator is authorised?

No third-party list replaces the official register. To check an authorisation yourself:

1. Identify the province where you are located at the time of the bet.
2. Open that province's register: iGaming Ontario for Ontario, the AGLC for Alberta, the public operator's site elsewhere.
3. Search for the brand or domain concerned.
4. Check that the covered activity includes sports betting.
5. Check that the domain used matches the one declared.

This approach applies to any country: see the full verification process. An authorisation also says nothing about the risks specific to sports betting, which remain the same whichever operator you choose.

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