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Recognized Expertise

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Loto-Québec has developed its expertise in many fields - product development, advertising campaigns, the restaurant and hotel business, promotion of responsible gaming, etc. - which have been recognized many times by both in Canada and abroad.

Here are some of the honours Loto-Québec received since 2008:

Loto-Québec

The World Lottery Association's Security Control Standard Certification (WLA SCS 2006) recognizes the secure and trustworthy operation of games of chance. Worldwide, a mere 40 lottery corporations have received this certification.
Loto-Québec received a Bronze Award for the 2010 Annual Report during the Vision Awards 2011 of the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP).
Batchy Award at the 2010 North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) Convention, in the Corporate Communication category. The company newsletter En jeux was honoured with a Batchy Award for Best Employee Newsletter.
Loto-Québec received a Silver Award for the 2009 Annual Report during the Vision Awards 2010 of the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP).
Contech Innovation Award for Energy Conservation thanks to its energy conservation program its multi-function complex. The award recognizes innovative practices in sustainable development in the industrial, commercial and institutional building category.
OCTAS Awards - an event acknowledging excellence in IT technology in Québec. Loto-Québec won in the Online Learning and Knowledge Management (1000 + employees) category and was short-listed in the Innovation (100 + employees) category for its retail outlet digital display network.
Level IV certification of the World Lottery Association's (WLA) Responsible Gaming Framework. The WLA comprises 140 lottery corporations worldwide. This internationally-recognized certification is valid until 2012.
2009-2010 BOMA Québec Building of the Year Award in the "Under 100,000 Square Feet" category for the Centre régional de Montréal et du Nord-Ouest du Québec in Laval.
2009-2010 BOMA Québec Building of the Year Award in the "Corporate Building" category for Corporate Headquarters in Montréal.
2009-2010 BOMA Québec Earth Award Complexe multifonctionnel Loto-Québec in Montréal.
2009-2010 BOMA Québec Pinnacle Award - Customer Service for the quality of service provided by the Corporate Department of Real Estate Operations.
Our regional offices in Laval and Québec City have obtained level 3 certification - Performance from the ICI ON RECYCLE! 2009 program. This level recognizes businesses that have implemented measures to reduce, reuse, recover, and recycle waste (4 Rs), and have attained an over 80% recovery rate.
The Loto-Québec head office, the Complexe multifonctionnel Loto-Québec, the Pierre-de-Coubertin building, and our gaming halls in Québec City and Trois-Rivières have also achieved Level 2 certification - Implementation from the ICI ON RECYCLE! 2009 program. This level recognizes businesses that have implemented measures that respect the 4 Rs, as well as activities that educate and raise awareness.
Loto-Québec received a Platinum Award and the Gold Award for Most Engaging Report for the 2008 Annual Report during the Vision Awards 2008 by the League of American Communications Professionals.
World Lottery Association's 2008 Best Player Education Program award for the quality of the initiatives put forward by the Corporation in the field of responsible gaming.
Pilier d'Or award in the Environment category presented by the Association des gestionnaires de parcs immobiliers institutionnels in October 2008.
Pilier d'Or award in the Human Resources category presented by the Association des gestionnaires de parcs immobiliers institutionnels in September 2009.

Lotteries

Batchy Awards* at the 2011 North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries Convention (NASPL) Loto-Québec on three awards, including "Best of the Batch" for its Sunrise TV ad promoting the Lotto Max lottery. Created by the agency Bos, that same Lotto Max TV ad was also recognized in the "Best Use of Cinematography" category. In the "Best use of Humor" category, the Lotto Poker English language TV ad was awarded top prize. Designed by Montréal agency Sid Lee, this TV ad was also recognized in the "Daily Games" category.
Sponsorship Marketing Awards
Award of distinction for the program Making the Brand Promise Reality for Lotto Max, in the Small Budget category (sponsorships of less than $100,000 a year, including activation and rights fees).
Créa 2011 Contest
Two agencies mandated by Loto-Québec were honoured for ad creation. BOS received a Créa Award in the Television - Services, Individual Ad category with an ad for the 100 millions fortune lottery. Sid Lee received two Créa Awards for the Lotto 6/49 lottery, one in the Television - Services, Individual Ad category for an ad from the campaign "Défi - Pour un million de dollars, fais-tu ça?" ["Challenge - For a million dollars, would you do that?"], and the other in the Outdoor Display, Ad category for an ad from the campaign "Vivez en dessous de vos moyens" ["Live within your means"].
Batchy Award* at the 2010 North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries Convention (NASPL) for the Best New Online Games for Lotto Max.

* Over the years, Loto-Québec has won over 15 Batchy trophies.

Casinos

Concours Grafika 2009
Casino-supplier advertising agency Sid Lee won an award for Québec's casinos web site in the Site web informatif/éducatif category.

Nuances Restaurant – Casino de Montréal

Five-Diamond Rating 2010
For the eleventh year in a row, Nuances restaurant received this prestigious award from the CAA/AAA.

Casino du Lac-Leamy

Entreprise vélosympathique 2011
Celebrating international In Town Without My Car Day! The Casino du Lac-Leamy received Vélo Québec's 2011 "Entreprise vélosympathique" award, which recognizes concrete actions taken by employers to encourage their employees to bike to work.

The Casino took first place in the category of businesses with over 1,000 employees for providing its staff with a supervised free-access and secure bike parking zone as well as sanitary installations (dressing room, showers and lockers).

Le Baccara Restaurant – Casino du Lac-Leamy

Five Diamonds
Le Baccara received this award in 2010, bestowed by the CAA/AAA, for a tenth consecutive year.
Best of Award of Excellence 2010
Awarded by Wine Spectator magazine. Le Baccara has received this award every year since 2004.
Epicurean Awards
During the 2008 edition of the Ottawa Wine and Food Show, Le Baccara received not one, but three awards: "Best Restaurant", "Chef of the Year" (Serge Rourre), and "Best Wine Experience" (sommelier Danielle Dupont).

Hilton Lac-Leamy

Connie Award
The coveted Conrad Hilton (Connie) Award for Best Overall Performance in the commercial category has been awarded to the Hilton Lac-Leamy four times since the hotel opened in 2001 (2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006). The award recognizes hotels that have received top marks for customer loyalty and satisfaction, and quality assurance. This is the first time in Hilton Hotel history that the same property has won the award three years in a row. The Hilton Lac-Leamy has set itself apart among the brand's 240 full-service hotels throughout Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Hotel Award of Excellence - for customer loyalty and satisfaction as well as for the quality of its service and installations in the under-500-room category - Hilton Hotels (2011)
Condé Nast Traveler - selected by readers of this prestigious magazine as one of the Top 100 hotels in the world (2010)

Casino de Charlevoix

Five Stars
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu received the Five-Star rating from Hébergement Québec yearly since 2001.
Three Stars
The hotel's high standards have been recognized by the Mobil Travel Guide since 2001.
Mérite Environnement
Awarded by the Council of Mayors of the Charlevoix-Est RMC during the Charlevoix Chamber of Commerce's Gala Méritas Charlevoix 2008 event.
Condé Nast Traveler Gold List
Awarded to Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu by the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler magazine in 2001 and 2004 as well as from 2006 to 2010. The Casino was also voted among the top 75 best North American resorts in 2003 by the magazine's readers.
Wine Spectator Award
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu's Le Charlevoix restaurant is distinguished by Wine Spectator magazine for the excellence of its wine list. The restaurant has received this award every year since 2003.

Awards and industry recognition since 1994 [PDF Format, 110 KB – Help, last update on November 4, 2011]

Last update: November 4, 2011