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Awards and honours

Awards and honours

Loto-Québec has won recognition in Canada and abroad for its commercial activities, sponsorships, responsible gaming initiatives, as well as its dedication to the environment and its hotel and restaurant operations.

View some of the honours Loto-Québec has received since 2014 or consult the full list of Awards and industry recognition since 1994 [in French only, PDF – 435 KB].

Gaming

2018

Prix Strat

  • Top award for sustained success – You should buy a 6/49 campaign
  • Award for best brand activation in a campaign – Perseids video (Lotto 6/49)

 

Marketing Awards

  • Gold award, Digital for best use of social media (Lotto 6/49)
  • Gold award, Digital for creative use of technology (Lotto 6/49)

 

Prix Créa

  • Grand Prix Créa (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for integrated campaign (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for TV advertising for Voleurs/volés (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for TV advertising for 1982 (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for indoor advertising – beer fridge (The Walking Dead)
  • Top award for TV advertising, campaign for Doublage spot (Lotto Max)

2017

Prix Média

  • Concept of the year (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for best use of video content (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for best use of media mix over $250,000 (Lotto 6/49)

 

Prix Créa

  • Top award for non-TV film (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for indoor advertising (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for integrated campaign (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for outdoor advertising (The Walking Dead)

 

Internationalist awards for innovation in media

  • Silver award (Lotto 6/49)

2016

Prix Créa

  • Grand Prix Créa (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for integrated campaign (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for media creativity (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for TV advertising campaign (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for outdoor advertising (Lotto 6/49)

 

Concours Strat

  • Grand Prix Strat 2016 (Lotto 6/49)
  • Top award for advertising an everyday consumer product (Lotto 6/49)

 

Prix Cassies

  • Bronze award for sustained success for La saison n’est pas morte (Mise-o-jeu)

Restaurant and hotel activities

Le Montréal Restaurant – Casino de Montréal

Guide Debeur 2016

  • Mention, Recommended by Debeur

Le Baccara Restaurant – Casino du Lac-Leamy

Five Diamonds (CAA/AAA)

  • In 2016, Le Baccara earned a Five Diamond ranking for the 17th consecutive year.
     

OpenTable 2016 Choice List

  • Among the Top 100 best gourmet restaurants in Canada

 

Best of Award of Excellence

  • Awarded by Wine Spectator magazine, Le Baccara has been received this honour every year since 2004.

 

Guide Debeur

  • Le Baccara has been rated a four-star establishment by the guide Debeur since 1997.

Arôme Seafood and Grill Restaurant – Casino du Lac-Leamy

OpenTable 2016 Choice List

  • Among the Top 100 best terrace restaurants in Canada.

Pavillon 67 and Banco Bistro Restaurants – Casino de Montréal

OpenTable 2016 Choice List

  • Best restaurants for brunch 2015-2016

Hilton Lac-Leamy

Ottawa Wedding Awards 2015

  • Award, Reception Venue – Hotel (best hotel in the region for organizing a wedding)

 

TripAdvisor

  • Certificate of Excellence since 2013
     

Spirit of Blue Energy, September 2015

  • Prize awarded to concierge Véronic Gauthier for excellence in customer service

 

2015 Hilton Awards

  • First place in Canada, Customer Service
  • Fifth place in the Americas, Customer Service
  • Best restaurant experience in the Americas, under 500 rooms category

Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu

Green Key Program

Awarded four Green Keys from the Hotel Association of Canada.

 

The Accessible Road
Member of The Accessible Road.

 

Sponsorships

Casino de Montréal

41e Congrès des festivals, événements et attractions touristiques

  • Sponsorship award, Casino de Montréal and Festival Mode & Design

Dans le nuage

Grands Prix de la commandite 2016

  • Grand Prize, Activation in a festival

 

2016 Strat Competition – The Entertainers

  • Award, Best brand activation in a campaign

La naissance du monde and L’étincelle

2016 Créa Awards

  • Top award for online advertising – public service (La naissance du monde and L’étincelle)
  • Award for off-media creativity (La naissance du monde and L’étincelle)
  • Award for online advertising – public service (La naissance du monde and L’étincelle)
  • Award for digital campaign (Les divertisseurs)

 

2015 Boomerang Competition

  • Top award for non-commercial interactive environment
  • Top award for Interactive interface other than web and mobile
  • Top award for Artisan – UX
  • Award for technological creativity
  • Award for Interactive interface other than web and mobile

Contes en îles

2015 Créa Awards

  • Award for off-media creativity

Alice

2014 Créa Awards 

  • Top award for Artisans – Animation

International Guild of Sponsors

  • Highest PerforMind Achiever award (2013 and 2014)

Responsible gambling

A Closer Look at Chance

2018 Batchy Awards

  • Award for Responsible Gambling Communications / Electronic Media
    Onsite activity aimed at raising awareness about gambling and games of chance that took place over the holidays in our casinos’ Centres du hasard locations and gaming halls.

Décider Awareness campaign

2015 Batchy Awards

  • Award for Responsible Gambling Communications / Print

Contrôle Awareness campaign

2015 Média Awards

  • Award, Best Use of Outdoor Advertising
  • Top award, Best Use of Media Mix over $250,000

Agameshouldremainagame.com

National Council on Problem Gambling

  • The site agameshouldremainagame.com is recognized by the American organization as the most effective website in North America to create awareness about the problems associated with gambling and how to adopt low-risk gambling behaviour.

Contrôle Awareness campaign

2014 Média Awards

  • Award for Best Use of Outdoor Advertising

World Lottery Association (WLA)

 

Environment

BOMA BESt

Gold Certification

  • Casino du Lac-Leamy and Hilton Lac-Leamy
  • Casino de Mont-Tremblant
  • Complexe multifonctionnel de Loto-Québec (Montréal)

 

Silver Certification

  • Headquarters (Montréal)
  • Casino de Montréal
  • Pierre De-Coubertin computer centre (Montréal)
  • Salon de jeux de Trois-Rivières

 

Bronze Certification

  • Casino de Charlevoix

LEED Certification

Silver Certification

  • Salon de jeux de Trois-Rivières

Energy Savers’ Circle

The Casino du Lac-Leamy is recognized by Hydro-Québec for the considerable efforts it has made and its exceptional performance in energy efficiency.