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Online casinos, sports betting and prediction markets in Canada

Online gambling in Canada is run or licensed by each province, and event contracts by the securities regulators. We rank and review the legal options in each, explain the rules province by province, and build free tools to check a site’s licence and what a bet costs, from the regulators’ own lists.

By SafeBet.ai Research Team Updated

We only link to regulated sites: online casinos and sportsbooks registered in Ontario or Alberta or run by a province, and the two CIRO dealers allowed to offer event contracts. Nothing here is investment advice.

The best prediction markets in Canada (2026)

Our top 2 prediction markets

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Interactive Brokers is the best prediction market in Canada in 2026 for traders 21 and older: the most markets, the lowest fee per contract on ForecastEx, cheap currency conversion on larger amounts and a 3.38% APY coupon on ForecastEx positions. Wealthsimple Predict, the only other legal option, is the better choice for beginners, small trades and anyone aged 18 to 20.

  1. 1 Interactive Brokers Best overall for fees and market choice 8.1 /10
  2. 2 Wealthsimple Predict Best for beginners and 18- to 20-year-olds 7.6 /10
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The best online casinos in Canada (2026)

Our top 7 online casinos

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bet365 Casino is the best online casino in Canada in 2026 for players in Ontario and Alberta: Interac, card and PayPal withdrawals in 1 to 4 hours, no withdrawal fees and no AGCO penalty on record. FanDuel Casino has the biggest library, 3,886 games in Ontario. In Ontario, OLG.ca is the best government-run option, and in British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan the only legal choice is PlayNow.

  1. 1 bet365 Casino Best for fast payouts 8.7 /10
  2. 2 FanDuel Casino Biggest game library 8.6 /10
  3. 3 OLG.ca Best government-run casino 8.5 /10
  4. 4 DraftKings Casino Best for card payouts and low minimums 8.2 /10
  5. 5 BetMGM Casino Best for 24/7 support and session limits 8.0 /10
  6. 6 Jackpot City Best casino-only brand 7.7 /10
  7. 7 PlayNow Only legal option in BC, Manitoba and Saskatchewan 7.6 /10
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The best sports betting sites in Canada (2026)

Our top 5 sports betting sites

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bet365 is the best sports betting site in Canada in 2026: 35+ sports with live streaming, same-game parlays and cash out, Interac and PayPal withdrawals in 1 to 4 hours, an app rated 4.7 by more than 182,000 Canadians and no AGCO penalty on record. FanDuel has the best-rated app, theScore Bet the most streaming, and Pinnacle the lowest published margin. Outside Ontario and Alberta, only your province's own sportsbook is legal.

  1. 1 bet365 Best overall sportsbook 9.4 /10
  2. 2 FanDuel Sportsbook Best app 8.4 /10
  3. 3 theScore Bet Best for live streaming 8.3 /10
  4. 4 Sports Interaction Best for hockey fans 7.9 /10
  5. 5 Pinnacle Best odds 7.5 /10
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Legal at a glance

What’s legal in Canada?

Prediction markets

  • Event contracts are derivatives in Canada. Only two CIRO-regulated dealers may offer them: Interactive Brokers Canada, since April 2025, and Wealthsimple, whose Predict app launched in July 2026. Compare the two.
  • They may only offer economic, financial and climate contracts with at least 30 days to maturity, with no leverage. Sports, entertainment, elections and politics are off limits. The rules, province by province.
  • Polymarket isn’t registered in Canada: it’s barred from Ontario under a 2025 OSC settlement and has blocked Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec since early July 2026. Canadians can’t trade on Kalshi itself. Is Polymarket legal in Canada?
  • Contracts are priced in US dollars, so converting Canadian dollars is part of the cost. You must be the age of majority in your province (18 or 19); Interactive Brokers requires 21. Work out your costs.

Online casinos

  • Online casinos are legal only where a province runs or licenses them: private sites in Ontario (since April 2022) and Alberta (since July 2026), and the provincial site everywhere else. The rules, province by province.
  • Ontario had 49 operators with 84 regulated sites on September 1, 2026, and Alberta’s list had 51 sites on October 22, 2026. In British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, PlayNow is the only legal option. Check a casino’s licence.
  • We rank seven regulated casinos on payouts, games, apps, limits and support, and list no bonuses: Ontario’s rules keep them on the casinos’ own sites. Compare the top 7.
  • You must be 19, or 18 in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec, and physically in the province. Casual winnings aren’t taxed. How winnings are taxed.

Sports betting

Prediction markets guides

Guide · 6 min Are prediction markets legal in Canada? Yes, within narrow limits. Event contracts are derivatives in Canada, and as of October 22, 2026, only two CIRO-regulated dealers may offer them: Interactive Brokers Canada and Wealthsimple. They're limited to economic, environmental and financial indicator contracts with at least 30 days to maturity and no leverage. Sports, entertainment, election and political contracts aren't allowed, and no prediction market itself is registered in Canada, so platforms like Polymarket can't legally serve Canadians. Read Guide · 4 min Is Polymarket legal in Canada? No. Polymarket isn't registered with any Canadian securities regulator, so it can't legally offer event contracts to Canadians. It must keep Ontario residents out under an April 2025 settlement with the Ontario Securities Commission, and by early July 2026 it had also blocked Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec. Elsewhere the site loads, but it's still unregistered; the legal alternatives are Interactive Brokers and Wealthsimple Predict. Read Guide · 3 min Is Kalshi available in Canada? Not on Kalshi itself: Kalshi's member agreement lists Canada as a restricted jurisdiction where members may not trade event contracts. But Canadians can trade a subset of Kalshi's contracts, the economic, financial and climate ones, through Wealthsimple Predict, which sends every order to Kalshi, and through Interactive Brokers, which lists some Kalshi markets. Sports, elections and contracts listed for less than 30 days aren't available. Read Guide · 4 min How prediction markets work in Canada A prediction market sells yes/no event contracts that cost between US$0.01 and US$0.99 and pay US$1 if the event happens, so the price reads as a probability. In Canada you can only trade them through two CIRO dealers, Interactive Brokers and Wealthsimple, and only on economic, financial and climate outcomes, with contracts listed at least 30 days before they mature. Read Guide · 3 min Prediction market fees in Canada Trading prediction markets in Canada costs a fee per contract plus the conversion from Canadian to US dollars. Wealthsimple Predict charges US$0.02 per contract on every buy and sell and 1.5% on conversions under $10,000; Interactive Brokers charges US$0.01 per contract on ForecastEx, US$0.02 on Kalshi markets, and 0.2 basis points per conversion with a US$2 minimum. Which is cheaper depends on how much you convert at a time. Read Guide · 4 min Are prediction markets safe in Canada? The two dealers allowed to offer event contracts in Canada, Interactive Brokers and Wealthsimple, are regulated by CIRO, covered by the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and answer to the OBSI ombudsman. Unregistered platforms such as Polymarket offer none of that. Check any platform in the CSA's registration search and CIRO's dealer directory, avoid sites offering Canadians sports or election contracts, and remember that even a safe platform can't stop you losing your stake. Read Methodology · 4 min How we rank prediction markets in Canada We only rank platforms that Canadians can legally use: investment dealers regulated by CIRO that the securities regulators have allowed to offer event contracts. As of October 22, 2026, that's two, Interactive Brokers Canada and Wealthsimple. Each is scored from 0 to 10 on six weighted criteria, and the ranking follows the overall scores. Read

Online casinos guides

Guide · 3 min Are online casinos legal in Canada? The rules in every province Yes, but only where a province runs or licenses them. Ontario (since April 2022) and Alberta (since July 2026) license private online casinos, and every province also runs, or shares, its own site: OLG.ca, PlayAlberta, PlayNow in British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Loto-Québec, and Atlantic Lottery. You must be 19 (18 in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec) and physically in the province; offshore casinos aren't licensed anywhere in Canada. Read Methodology · 4 min How we rank online casinos in Canada We only rank online casinos that a Canadian province regulates: private sites registered with the AGCO in Ontario or the AGLC in Alberta, and the provinces' own sites. Each is scored from 0 to 10 on six weighted criteria, licensing and safety, games, payments and payouts, apps, responsible gambling tools and support, and the ranking follows the overall scores. Bonuses don't count, because Ontario's advertising rules keep them on the casinos' own sites. Read

Sports betting guides

Guide · 3 min Is sports betting legal in Canada? The rules in every province Yes. Betting on a single game has been legal in Canada since August 27, 2021, but only on sites a province runs or licenses. Ontario and Alberta license private sportsbooks such as bet365 and FanDuel; elsewhere, the provincial site is the only legal option, such as PlayNow in British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan or Mise-o-jeu in Quebec. You must be 19 (18 in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec) and physically in the province. Read Methodology · 4 min How we rank sports betting sites in Canada We only rank sportsbooks a Canadian province regulates, which for private books means registration in Ontario or Alberta. Each is scored from 0 to 10 on six weighted criteria, licensing and safety, markets and features, odds and limits, payouts, apps, and support and responsible gambling, and the ranking follows the overall scores. We judge odds on what each book publishes, because several books' terms prohibit automated odds collection, and we don't score bonuses. Read

Taxes, safety & more

Guide · 2 min Are gambling winnings taxed in Canada? No, not for most people. The Canada Revenue Agency treats winnings from casual gambling, such as casino games, sports bets and lotteries, as windfalls that aren't taxed and don't need to be reported. Winnings become taxable business income only if gambling is a business for you, which courts rarely find; in 2025 the Federal Court of Appeal did, for a professional poker player. Interest earned on your winnings is taxable, and prediction-market gains are treated differently. Read Guide · 5 min How prediction market gains are taxed in Canada The Canada Revenue Agency hasn't published guidance on prediction markets. Unlike casual gambling winnings, which aren't taxed, gains on event contracts traded through a dealer are generally treated as capital gains, half of which is taxable in 2026, or as fully taxable business income if you trade often or professionally. Report them in Canadian dollars at the Bank of Canada rate on each transaction date, and keep your own records. Read Guide · 4 min Where to get help for gambling problems in Canada In a crisis, call or text 988, Canada's suicide crisis helpline, any time. For gambling problems, most provinces run a free, confidential helpline open 24/7, such as BC's Gambling Support Line (1-888-795-6111), ConnexOntario (1-866-531-2600) and Quebec's Jeu : aide et référence (1-800-461-0140); the territories and Nova Scotia route gambling through their health and crisis lines. Every province also runs a self-exclusion program, but none covers prediction-market apps. Read
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