New Betting Sites in Canada for 2026

A young regulated market

Every private sportsbook in Canada is, in a sense, a new one. Single-event sports betting has been legal since August 2021, Ontario opened its market to private operators in April 2022, and Alberta began licensing private operators through the AGLC in 2026. Before that, the only legal online options were provincial lottery sites, so even well-known international brands have only a few years of history here.

New entrants must meet the same standards as established operators. In Ontario that means registration with the AGCO and an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario, plus strict advertising rules that limit how inducements can be promoted. In Alberta, operators need an AGLC licence and run a separate regulated site for the province.

The newest books in our ranking

Stake is the newest, launching in Alberta in 2026. It runs a separate regulated Alberta site and offers a large range of sports and esports markets as well as live streaming, which none of the other Canadian books in our list provide. As a brand new to regulated markets, it has a shorter regulated track record, which is worth bearing in mind.

TonyBet launched in Canada in 2023 and now holds licences in Ontario and Alberta as well as Ireland. LeoVegas and 888sport both launched in Ontario in 2022, when the market opened. They may be new to Canada, but neither is new to betting: LeoVegas has the best-rated app in our Canadian reviews, and 888sport has been online since 1997.

New brands are expected to arrive in Alberta in particular, as the province's regulated market develops. Rankings in this list will change as more operators launch, and we update it when a newly licensed sportsbook has been open long enough for us to review it fairly.

How to check a new sportsbook

• Look the operator up on iGaming Ontario's list of regulated operators, or on the AGLC registrant list in Alberta.
• Check which payment methods are supported; newer sites can have a shorter list. Stake, for example, currently lists Interac, Visa and Mastercard.
• Make a small test withdrawal early to see how the verification and payout process works in practice.
• Confirm that deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion are easy to find in the account settings.

Start a new account on your terms

A new sportsbook is a good moment to set limits before your first bet rather than after a bad run. Check that the operator is licensed in the province you are in, and that you meet the age requirement: 19 in Ontario, 18 in Alberta.