Press release

Montreal, October 10, 2025 – As we settle into Fall, and prepare for Winter, let’s fast forward and dream ahead to Spring when one of Canada’s most popular lottery games, Lotto Max, will undergo an exciting transformation. 

New $90 million Jackpot cap:

The Lotto Max jackpot cap will increase from $80 million to $90 million - a record-breaking jackpot for a Canadian lottery!

New $100,000 prizes:

In addition to the growing Maxmillions prizes, Lotto Max is also introducing an exciting new feature offering multiple $100,000 prizes with every draw, based on the jackpot amount. For example, when the jackpot is $10 million, 10 additional $100,000 prizes will be drawn, and so on, up to 90 additional $100,000 prizes when the jackpot hits $90 million. 

Better overall odds of winning a prize:

With these new features, the overall odds of winning a prize will be better than the previous version of Lotto Max. Each play will now include four selections of seven numbers.

To support these enhancements, the price of a Lotto Max ticket will change from $5 to $6. This small change helps us continue offering record-breaking jackpots, plus the addition of the new $100,000 prizes to the game that Canadian lottery players love. This is the first price increase since the game's inception in 2009.

The first draw for the new Lotto Max will be Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

More details on the Lotto Max enhancements can be found in the Lotto Max Game Conditions.