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Editorial standards

How we check our guides.

Newcomers make big decisions with what they read here. These are the rules we follow so you can trust it, and check it yourself.

Our standards

Five rules for every guide.

  1. Official sources first

    We check facts against IRCC, the Canada Revenue Agency, Service Canada, provincial governments, regulators and transit agencies, and link to them so you can verify.

  2. Dated and labelled

    Every guide shows when it was last reviewed. Costs, rents and exchange rates are labelled as estimates with an “as of” date.

  3. Reviewed on a schedule

    High-traffic guides on immigration, health coverage and money are reviewed monthly; everything else at least every six months, and immediately when rules change.

  4. Plain language, no advice

    We explain how things generally work. We say clearly when your situation needs a licensed immigration consultant, lawyer, tax professional or doctor.

  5. Corrections, fast

    If something is wrong, we fix it and update the review date. Tell us through our contact page.

Expert review

Named reviewers for high-stakes guides.

Immigration guides will be reviewed by a licensed immigration consultant (RCIC), and tax and money guides by qualified professionals. Each reviewed guide will show the reviewer’s name, credentials and the date of review.

Until a guide shows a named reviewer, it has been checked by our editorial team against the official sources linked on the page.

Independence

How our partnership with RemitBee works.

RemitBee supports SettleCanada. It appears only on money and send-money pages, always labelled, and never on immigration pages. RemitBee doesn’t review or approve what we write.

When we explain transfers, we show how to compare every option, including your bank. Our comparison tool uses clearly labelled estimates for service types, not ranked partner deals.