The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1974 that operates lottery and gaming-related activities for its members, the governments of Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

 and Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

. Yukon

Yukon

Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

, the Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

 and Nunavut

Nunavut

Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

 participate as associate members. WCLC works in conjunction with the following marketing organizations: Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission

Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission

The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission is an agent of the Government of the Canadian province of Alberta, and regulates alcoholic beverage and gaming-related activities...

, Saskatchewan Lotteries, Manitoba Lotteries Corporation

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation

The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation is a Crown Corporation that operates and manages two casino properties: McPhillips Station Casino and Club Regent Casino in Winnipeg, Manitoba...

, Lotteries Yukon and Sport North Lottery Authority. In conjunction with the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation

Interprovincial Lottery Corporation

The Interprovincial Lottery Corporation is an organization that operates lottery games in Canada. It is owned jointly by the five provincial lottery commissions. ILC's headquarters are located in Toronto, Ontario....

, WCLC offers Canada's highest payout lotteries, Lotto 6/49

Lotto 6/49

Lotto 6/49 is one of Canada's two national lottery games. Winning numbers are drawn by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation every Wednesday and Saturday. Launched on June 12, 1982, Lotto 6/49 was the first nationwide Canadian lottery game to allow players to choose their own numbers...

 and Lotto Max

Lotto Max

Lotto Max is a Canadian lottery game that began sales on September 19, 2009. The first set of winning numbers were drawn on September 25, 2009, and subsequent draws have been held every Friday. It replaced Lotto Super 7 in September 2009....

 (which replaced Lotto Super 7

Lotto Super 7

Lotto Super 7 was a national lottery game in Canada, operated by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation . It was launched in 10 June 1994, and its last draw was on 18 September 2009....

in September 2009).