Travel Tips for Lottery Players

Many lottery players enjoy taking the opportunity to travel across Canada and explore other parts of the country. But what happens if you buy lottery tickets outside your home province or territory? Do you know how to claim any prize you might win? Here’s some information that might come in handy. Tickets Purchased in the Prairies and Territories Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) is responsible for lottery games in the Prairie Provinces and Territories. If you buy a ticket within the Prairies and Territories, you can claim cash prizes up to $1,000 at any participating Retailer in WCLC’s region. See Claiming a Prize for information on how to claim prizes over $1,000 and merchandise or "Collect to Win" prizes.

Tickets Purchased in Another Part of Canada

In addition to WCLC’s region, there are four other Canadian lottery jurisdictions, and each one is responsible for printing its own tickets and paying its own prizes. If you’ve purchased a ticket in another part of Canada, you must claim the prize from that region. This applies to the two national games – LOTTO 6/49 and SUPER 7 – as well as any regional games offered only in that area.

If you discover your win while you’re still within the area where you bought the ticket, you can claim your prize in person, or, if you’ve already returned home, you can mail the ticket to the appropriate organization to redeem the prize. A mailing address and/or contact telephone number should appear on the back of your ticket.

For winning numbers or other information on a ticket purchased in another region, you can use the links below to visit the other four lottery jurisdictions’ websites:

• British Columbia Lottery Corporation
• OLG (Ontario)
• Loto-Quebec
• Atlantic Lottery Corporation

Remember!

If you are heading out for a vacation and you don’t want your inbox to fill up with e-mails, remember to edit your MVP Service profile to remove yourself from the e-mail distribution list. Simply login using your username and password and uncheck the alert boxes so you won’t get any notifications.  When you are back, log back into your account and check the alerts you wish to start receiving again!