AGCO bars mandatory purchases of charitable lottery products in Ontario
Source: AGCO (Ontario)
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) updated its Lottery Licence Policy Manual to prohibit requiring people to buy charitable lottery products, effective 3 October 2025. Organisations with active licences that already require purchases may continue until those licences end, but no new licences with such conditions may be issued.
Charities and licensing authorities must apply the purchase ban to new requirements and future licence eligibility.