To be eligible for a gaming licence, charitable and/or religious organizations must fall under one of the following categories:

• Relief of poverty
• Advancement of religion
• Advancement of education
• Charitable purposes beneficial to the community

Each organization must:

• Have been in existence for at least one year
• Have provided charitable community services consistent with a primary objects and purposes of the organization for at least one year
• Demonstrate that it is established to provide charitable services in the City of Toronto
• Propose to use proceeds for charitable purposes or objects that benefit Toronto and its residents
• Assume full responsibility for the conduct and management of its lottery events

The following documentation and a fee must be submitted to the City of Toronto for an eligibility review:

Fee: $25.53 (non-refundable)

Form: City of Toronto questionnaire (PDF), which requests the following:

• Registered name and operating name of organization
• Contact information
• Registration information
• Detailed expenses associated with the delivery of program and/or services intended for lottery proceeds
• Membership numbers
• Fiscal year-end information
• Gaming events currently being conducted
• Lottery trust account information
• Information on designated members in charge

Additional documentation:

• Constitution and bylaws (signed and dated)
• Letters patent (where applicable)
• Current board of directors, their positions and contact information
• Preceding and current years’ operating budget, including all sources of revenues and expenses
• Proposed lottery budget
• Most recent annual financial statement
• Revenue Canada notification of registration letter, where applicable
• Current copy of documents filed with Revenue Canada under the Charities Accounting Act or Income Tax Act
• Current signing officers and their original signatures next to their names
• Membership list, if applicable