The winner of what the B.C. Lottery Corp. is calling the biggest jackpot ever awarded to a single person in Canada, says that winning the $80 million prize is "life-changing."

Justin Simporios from Surrey, B.C., fought back tears of joy at a news conference on Thursday, saying he has already resigned from his job at a logistics company and is thinking about buying a "dream home" in Metro Vancouver as his first purchase.

"I just threw in my resignation through an email, just an hour, two hours bef…