iGaming Ontario Becomes a Standalone Agency (2025)
iGO separates from the AGCO under the iGaming Ontario Act, 2024
Last verified: 2026-10-01
On 12 May 2025, iGaming Ontario became a standalone provincial agency, separate from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, under the iGaming Ontario Act, 2024.
iGaming Ontario becomes a standalone agency
Overview
iGaming Ontario was originally created as a subsidiary of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario ahead of the province’s 2022 market launch. Under the iGaming Ontario Act, 2024, it became a standalone provincial agency on 12 May 2025, with its own board, mandate to develop and manage online lottery schemes in line with the Criminal Code and Ontario’s Gaming Control Act, 1992, and authority, with ministerial approval, to enter agreements to run lottery schemes jointly with other provinces or territories.
The change let iGO build fully independent human-resources functions, subject to oversight by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming and the Treasury Board Secretariat, and set its own three-year business plans; its 2026-2029 plan projects adjusted gross gaming revenue reaching $5.1 billion and net income to the Province, after stakeholder payments, reaching $369.3 million by fiscal 2028-29.
iGO’s standalone status from 12 May 2025 and its mandate under the Act. [1]
Trade-press coverage of the planned separation, ahead of the Act’s proclamation. [2]
Key facts
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iGaming Ontario was originally created as a subsidiary of the AGCO ahead of Ontario’s 2022 market launch; under the iGaming Ontario Act, 2024, it became a standalone provincial agency on 12 May 2025, gaining its own board and authority to build independent human-resources functions, subject to oversight by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming and the Treasury Board Secretariat.
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As of September 2025, iGaming Ontario’s full-time-equivalent headcount ceiling, set by the Treasury Board Secretariat, was 90.5, made up of 2 executive, 29 management and 63 staff positions; its bargaining unit, the Ontario Public Sector Employees’ Union Local 565, represents about 60% of employees.
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Trade press reported on the plan for iGO to separate from the AGCO before the iGaming Ontario Act, 2024 was proclaimed, describing the change as a shift expected to streamline iGO’s decision-making and its ability to adapt to market changes.
Sources
- iGaming OntarioPrimary source — 2026-2029 Business Plan — https://igamingontario.ca/en/2026-2029-business-plan
- NEXT.io — iGaming Ontario to establish independence from AGCO — https://next.io/news/regulation/igaming-ontario-establish-independence-from-agco/