Responsible Gambling Resources Across Canada

Help for gambling harm in Canada is free, confidential and provincial. This directory points at programs, not phone numbers, because numbers change — each program's official site carries its current contact channels.

National and cross-provincial

• GameSense — player-information program created by BCLC and adopted at casinos in several jurisdictions, including BC venues like River Rock: gamesense.com
• Provincial health services: every province funds problem-gambling counselling, typically free, through its health system.

By province (starting points)

• British Columbia: GameSense and BCLC's self-exclusion program cover casinos and PlayNow; the province's health resources add counselling support. Start at gamesense.com and bclc.com.
• Ontario: ConnexOntario is the province's official mental-health, addictions and problem-gambling information service; AGCO-licensed platforms must integrate RG tools. Start at connexontario.ca.
• Québec: Loto-Québec's responsible-play resources and the provincial gambling-help services. Start at lotoquebec.com.
• Other provinces: each Crown gaming corporation publishes its RG program and self-exclusion route on its official site.

The tools that work

• Self-exclusion: formal, enforceable removal from venues and platforms, for periods you choose.
• Account limits: deposit, loss and time limits on regulated platforms — set them while calm.
• Screening: a two-minute self-assessment (available via GameSense) is a low-stakes way to check in with yourself.

If gambling has stopped being fun — yours or someone's you love — using these resources is the strongest move on this entire site.

Verified 2026-08-07. Sources: gamesense.com · bclc.com · connexontario.ca · lotoquebec.com