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quebec vaccine lottery

September 7 marked the final announcement for winners of Quebec's vaccine lottery and it looks like tons of individuals across the province got extra lucky today. In order to be able to register for the "Being vaccinated, it's a win Contest," one must have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine before August 31.

Arguably the biggest winner was Williams Carrière from la Montérégie, who woke up with an extra million dollars to their name this morning.

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There's a new prize contest for young Montrealers who get vaccinated. The new contest is in addition to the ongoing Quebec vaccine lottery.

The Quebec Video Game Guild and Santé Montreal are offering scholarship prizes of up to $5,000, totalling $25,000 in prizes.

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Montérégie resident Jacques Salvas is the latest winner of Quebec's vaccine lottery, claiming the $150,000 prize in the draw for adults on August 27.

Zachary Diotte, also of Montérégie, and Marc-Antoine Sweeney Quimper of Mauricie were the two winners of the student draw. They'll each get $10,000 in scholarship money.

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A new prize has been added to Quebec's vaccination lottery, joining a long list of tantalizing potential awards.

In the September 3 draw, all Quebecers with two vaccine doses who have registered for the vaccine lottery have a chance to win one of 25 iPhone 12s courtesy of Fizz Mobile.

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The CAQ government is attempting to convince Quebecers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 with the province's vaccine lottery and by requiring Quebec's vaccine passport for some non-essential places and activities starting September 1.

It won't, however, be required for anything considered essential and certain things deemed non-essential.

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There have already been plenty of lucky winners for Quebec's vaccine lottery. In the most recent draw, a Montrealer by the name of Maria P. Petosa won $150,000.

For Quebec's vaccine lottery, there are two groups: one for adults and one for teens aged 12 to 17. In order to participate, one can sign up so long as they have "received at least one vaccine dose."

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Quebec's vaccination lottery is in full swing and there are already plenty of lucky winners. There have already been two draws and while you might not be one of the winners, there's still plenty of time left in the contest for your chance to win.

There have been six contest winners so far. Let's meet them!

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The Ministry of Health has announced the winners of the first round of Quebec's vaccine lottery.

The August 6 draw awarded Jean-Gabriel Mercier-Rancourt of Montérégie the $150,000 prize in the 18+ lot. Anaïs S. Mc Murray of Montreal and Thomas Langlais of Montérégie each won $10,000 in scholarship money in the lot for students aged 12 to 17.

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Your chances to win beaucoup bucks in Quebec's vaccine lottery are getting slimmer by the day as over one million people have already signed up for it.

According to the Ministry of Health, as of Thursday morning, 1,207,161 people have signed up for the lottery, which is open to all Quebecers aged 12 and over. But don't worry, there's still plenty of time to register before it closes.

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The government is hoping to use a Quebec vaccination lottery to entice more residents to book appointments to get their COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Here's everything you need to know about who can participate, how and when.

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On July 16, Quebec announced it would be creating a lottery for partially and fully-vaccinated Quebecers, giving them the chance to win major cash prizes totalling $2 million.

The "Winning to be Vaccinated!" contest, organized in partnership with Loto-Québec, will be split into two separate contests — one for Quebecers aged 18 and over, and one for Quebec youth between the ages of 12 and 17.

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