Approval timeframe:

• New organization – up to 30 business days
• Provincial licence – up to 40 business days
• Amendments – up to 7 to 10 business days

Incomplete applications: all information including appropriate documentation and fees must be included with your application. Incomplete packages will be returned to your organization. It is your responsibility to notify the City Gaming Services of any changes to your Board of Directors, programs and services, etc.

All licence fees must be paid by cheque from the lottery trust account and signed by two officers. Cash and personal cheques are not accepted.

• Total prizes of up to $300: $10
• Total prizes from $301 to $50,000: 3%
• Total prizes more than $50,000: Provincial licence required. The approval timeframe is up to 40 business days. For information on provincial licences, see the AGCO website.

For raffles with prizes up to $50,000, the following must be submitted to the City:

• Fee for first-time applicants: $25 (non-refundable) administration fee paid by cheque from the lottery trust account. Cheque payable to Treasurer, City of Toronto. (Cash & personal cheques not accepted.)
• Licence fee:  As outlined above
• Form: Application to Manage and Conduct a Raffle lottery  (AGCO)
• Form: City of Toronto questionnaire requires 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
• Organization’s constitution and/or by-laws (signed and dated)
• Letters patent (where applicable)
• Current board of directors, including names, addresses, phones numbers and their positions
• Preceding and current years’ operating budget, including all sources of revenues and expenses
• Most recent annual financial statement
• Proposed lottery budget
• Membership list, if applicable
• 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
• Background information on organization
• Written confirmation of prize donations or purchases
• Receipt of value of prizes (jewellery, antiques, art, etc.)
• Receipt and/or invoice (including donated prizes) for prizes over $500
• Trips: All trips awarded as prizes must include accommodations and/or minimum of $500 cash prize which may be used towards accommodation; all travel agents must be registered with the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO).
• Sample ticket.
• Sequence of ticket draws (lowest to highest prize or highest to lowest prize).
• Indication of whether winning ticket will be placed back in the drum/container.
• Letter of credit with an expiry date 45 days after the event, when the total prize value is $10,000 to $50,000
• Medium of advertisement (TV, radio, flyers, etc.)
• Samples of promotional materials to be used with the raffle

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