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)
- Level 4 Certification - Responsible Gaming Framework
This international certification was renewed twice and is ongoing to 2019.
- Security Control Standard Certification
The certification attests to the security and integrity of operational processes relating to games of chance. Only forty other lottery corporations in the world have obtained this certification.
Environment
BOMA BESt
Gold Certification
- Casino de Mont-Tremblant
Silver Certification
- Headquarters (Montréal)
- Complexe multifonctionnel de Loto-Québec (Montréal)
- Casino du Lac-Leamy
- Hilton Lac-Leamy
- Pierre De-Coubertin computer centre (Montréal)
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.