Report QUEBEC


QUEBEC - CANADA TOTAL RECALL


Quebec was the first province to establish its lottery gaming sector and has taken this know-how into the international casino market


This province located in the east-central part of Canada is the only province with a predominantly French speaking population. It is also the largest province by area and second largest administrative division.


The name Quebec comes from the Algonquin word kebec which means ‘where the river narrows’ and Quebec was chosen in 1608 by French explorer Samuel de Champlain.


It is bordered to the west by Ontario, in the east with Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick and to the south by the US states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. Various water ways border the remaining.


Quebec is the second most populous province after Ontario and the majority live in urban areas near to the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and the capital Quebec City.


The province’s natural resources have been a mainstay of the economy whilst sectors such as aerospace, Information Technology, biotechnology, mining and the pharmaceutical industry all play a part and today Quebec is the second most economically influential province.


Quebec is ranked the 27th largest economy in the world and it represents a quarter of the total GDP of Canada. Around 60 per cent of aerospace production comes from Quebec.


Growth in Quebec at the moment is expected to be 1.6 per cent of the GDP in 2011 and 2012 and the province’s deficit is estimated to be $3.8bn for 2011/12. Unemployment is 7.6 per cent.


Tourism plays a huge part and this represents 2.5 per cent of Quebec’s GDP. In 2011 the province saw 26 million foreign tourists visit and some 400,000 people are employed in this sector.


The province recently held elections in August and Pauline Marois became the first female premier and also brought an


April 2013 PAGE 42 The province’s


natural resources have been a


mainstay of the economy whilst sectors such as aerospace, Information Technology,


biotechnology,


mining and the pharmaceutical


industry all play a part and today Quebec is the second most economically


influential province.


The Société d’exploitation des


Lotteries et Courses du Quebec (Loto- Quebec) was the first lottery


corporation in Canada and the


third of its kind in North America. Today it is


responsible for the


sale and marketing of traditional,


instant terminal


based lotteries and sports pools.


The Société d’exploitation des Lotteries et Courses du Quebec (Loto-Quebec) was the first lottery corporation in Canada and the third of its kind in North America. Today it is responsible for the sale and marketing of traditional, instant terminal based lotteries and sports pools.


The company is made up of several subsidiaries which manage each gaming sector. For example the subsidiary Ingenio develops skill and chance (multimedia lotteries, bingo, casino and VLT) games whilst Casiloc is the subsidiary company


Loto Quebec was founded in 1969 by the government of Quebec and was set up to oversee the activities of games of skill and chance and create profits for the state.


LOTTERIES There are various types of gaming permitted in Quebec from lotteries, VLTs, casinos, bingo and online gaming.


end to nearly a decade of Liberal rule.


responsible for the construction projects and choosing casino sites.


Loto-Quebec saw total revenues of $3.6bn in 2011/12 and in total some $347.9m was paid out in commissions to partners across the various gaming sectors whilst $30.3m was spent on problem gambling and $17.1m paid to NPOs.


It manages some 8,700 retailers with lottery terminals throughout the province and each year there are more than 450 million transactions on lottery game terminals.


For every dollar spent on the lottery 52 per cent is paid out in winnings, 25.56 per cent goes to the Quebec government, 10.88 per cent is paid in administration costs, 6.93 per cent goes to the retailers, 1.68 per cent goes in ticket printing costs and 2.94 per cent goes in taxes and contributions.


In fiscal year 2011/12 the lottery sector


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