Everything You Need To Know About the Canada Lotto Max Changes
Last year it was announced that Canada Lotto Max were enacting changes to their draws this May. What changes are happening, and how does it affect you?
www.lotto.netDirect answer: Lotto Max in Canada has recently increased its jackpot cap to CAD 90 million and added new MAXPLUS prizes, with a corresponding ticket price increase to CAD 6 per play as of spring 2026.
Details:
- Jackpot cap: Raised from 80 million to 90 million CAD, making it the highest cap in Lotto Max history .
- New prize structure: Four selections per play, with MAXPLUS prizes of 100,000 CAD each tied to the current jackpot amount; number of MAXPLUS prizes scales with the jackpot .
- Odds changes: Overall odds of winning any prize improve (roughly from 1 in 7 to about 1 in 5.8); main jackpot odds shift slightly (approximately 1 in 33,446,140 per play vs. 33,294,800 previously) .
- Price increase: Ticket price rises from CAD 5 to CAD 6 per play, marking the first price adjustment since Lotto Max launched in 2009 .
- Implementation: Changes were rolled out in April 2026, with official communications from Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and BC Lottery Corp confirming the new cap and prize structure .
What this means for players:
- Bigger potential winnings thanks to a higher cap, plus more frequent smaller prizes via MAXPLUS .
- Each draw offers four seven-number selections per play, increasing the number of ways to win within a single ticket .
- Higher cost per ticket, but improved overall odds for winning any prize in a draw .
If you’d like, I can pull together a quick comparison table of the new Lotto Max structure vs. the previous setup (jackpot cap, prize counts, price) and estimate example potential winnings for typical jackpot levels.