Lottery Licensing

You must meet the following mandatory pre-requisites to be considered eligible for a lottery licence. Your organization must:

• Be a non-profit or registered charitable organization
• Have been in existence for at least one year
• Have a place of business in Ontario
• Prove how it benefits the citizens of Penetanguishene and area as a whole
• Conduct one of the following primary purposes: Relief of poverty, advancement of education, advancement of religion, or other charitable purposes beneficial to the community
• Be properly organized such that it is separate from any other organization (e.g. legally, financially and organizationally)

• Adult hobby groups
• Adult recreational or adult-oriented sports (e.g. hockey teams)
• Elected municipal representative groups, including municipal, regional, provincial and federal governments
• Government agencies or bodies
• Political lobby groups and those persuading the public to adopt a particular view on a broad social question
• Political parties
• Private sports or clubs (e.g. golfing, curling)
• Professional associations, unions and employee groups
• Professional or semi-professional athletics (e.g. CFL, NHL, AHL, OHL)
• Social clubs
• Those attempting to bring about or oppose changes in the law or government policy
• Those promoting a political doctrine