Lottery players in British Columbia and other Canadian provinces will have an additional six months to claim prizes for tickets that expire between March 17 and September 17.
The extension applies to all national lottery draw-based games, according to the British Columbia Lottery Corp. (BCLC). Players who purchase lottery tickets for draw-based games typically have up to one year from the date of the draw to claim their prize. The six-month extension also applies to all Scratch & Win tickets.
All Canadian provincial lottery jurisdictions that comprise the Interprovincial Lottery Corp. have made these changes in recognition that physical-distancing requirements to help stop the spread of Covid-19 may affect our players’ ability to claim prizes.
