A proposed use of lottery proceeds is ineligible if:
- it provides a personal benefit or gain to the members of the applicant organization;
- it supports tourism or other purely economic benefits;
- it advances a particular political issue;
- it enhances lands and buildings owned and/or operated by a government;
- it is a responsibility that has traditionally been fulfilled by a government; or
- it funds activities that do not fall within one of the four charitable classifications.
2.5.1. POLICIES: INELIGIBLE USE OF PROCEEDS
Eligible organizations may not use the proceeds from lottery licences for:
- the cost of political lobbying and/or advocating a particular view on a political issue, including the cost of staffing, publication materials and advertising;
- fundraising activities, including wages for a fundraiser and the cost of promotional materials;
- administrative or other activities that are not integral to the direct provision of the organization’s charitable mandate;
- the provision of services for which the organization receives government funding or which the organization is required, by law, to provide;
- legal fees/costs incurred by the organization or its board;
- volunteer recognition;
- foreign aid, out-of-province aid or aid to non-Ontario residents;
- accounting fees, except as provided by the terms and conditions of the lottery licence;
- out-of-pocket expenses for volunteers to participate in a licensed lottery event, except as permitted under the terms and conditions of the lottery licence;
- academic and sports awards and trophies;
- construction, renovation or improvement of buildings owned by or on land owned by the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario or municipalities; and
- any activity that does not fall into one of the four charitable classifications.