Ontario fines SeatGeek $25K for allegedly violating new ticket resale law
The fine was levied against the company on Aug. 28 and, according to the province, it did not file an appeal in the two weeks that followed.
The Ontario government has imposed a $25,000 fine on the ticket resale platform SeatGeek for allegedly violating a new law restricting the sale of tickets for more than their face value. The fine was issued on August 28, and SeatGeek has not appealed the penalty within the two-week window, meaning they will be required to pay the full amount.
The Ontario government introduced these financial enforcement measures in the 2026 Ontario Budget, aiming to protect consumers and maintain ticket affordability. SeatGeek's failure to ensure tickets are not resold above face value, their omission of the original face value of tickets, and their facilitation of resale without proof of original price were the reasons cited for the fine.
The government had previously written to secondary sellers like SeatGeek, StubHub, FIFA, and VividSeat, urging them to comply with the law. Despite these warnings, tickets were still being sold well above face value on these platforms. The provincial government had previously named SeatGeek and StubHub on its Consumer Beware list for selling tickets above face value, but fines were issued months later.
The unappealed fine for SeatGeek has sparked questions about whether further changes to the law are still in the pipeline.
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