The criteria, in order
Licence resolved on the regulator's register — the number, not the badge, and the company named there must match the company in the site's terms.
Wagering multiple, weighted above the headline. A low multiple on one deposit beats a large percentage spread across a four-deposit ladder, and we rank it so.
Minimum deposit, in the currency the operator actually charges.
Measured payout time — a real withdrawal, verification completed from scratch, timed to funds received rather than to 'approved'.
Payment methods that work from Canada, which in practice means Interac and bank-linked options first.
Where the numbers come from
Every bonus, wagering multiple, minimum deposit and free-spin count on this site comes from our verified Canadian lineup data. Nothing is estimated, rounded up, or imported from another country's version of the same brand.
When a field is missing we omit it rather than printing a placeholder. A blank is honest; a dash and an apology is clutter that tells a reader nothing.
What we do not score
No star ratings and no numeric scores. A score implies a precision that a handful of tests per operator cannot support, and the temptation to reverse-engineer it from commission is obvious. The ranking order and the written trade-offs carry the judgement instead.
We also publish no launch dates. On a keyword about new casinos that is a real limitation and we would rather state it than invent around it.