About Us

Who We Are

OnlineCasinoCanadaTop.com is run by The Local Guide, a small editorial team based in Canada. We are not a casino, a sportsbook, or an affiliate network. We are researchers and writers who play with real money at the sites we review, read the fine print on every bonus page, and then report honestly on what we find. Our team includes casino hobbyists, a former customer-support professional, and a writer who has covered Canadian gambling regulation for several years. We are a lean operation by choice — it keeps us focused on accuracy rather than volume.

What We Do

Our core job is to help Canadian adults aged 19 and older cut through the noise and find online casinos that are legitimate, fair, and worth their time. Here is how we do that:

• We verify offers as a Canadian visitor. We access each casino using a Canadian IP address and, where needed, a real Canadian account. If a bonus does not load for a player in British Columbia or Ontario, we say so — we do not copy-paste the operator's marketing copy and call it a review.
• We date our listings. Every review and bonus listing carries a "Last Verified" date. Offers change constantly, and a rating from two years ago can be actively misleading. We re-check our top-ranked pages on a rolling schedule and flag anything we cannot immediately re-confirm.
• We apply a consistent rating framework. Licensing and regulatory standing, payout speed, game library depth, bonus conditions (wagering requirements, max cashout limits, eligible games), and the quality of customer support all feed into our scores. You can read the full breakdown on our How We Rate Casinos page.
• We cover responsible gambling. Every casino page links to our Responsible Gambling resources and our Gambling Addiction guide. Gambling carries real financial risk, and we treat that fact seriously throughout the site.

What We Do Not Do

We think it matters just as much to be clear about our limits as about our capabilities.

• We do not sell rankings or editorial positions. An operator cannot pay us to appear in a "Top 10" list, to receive a higher star rating, or to have a negative finding removed from a review. Commercial relationships may affect which casinos we choose to feature, but they never determine the score a casino receives.
• We do not invent or inflate figures. RTP percentages, withdrawal times, and wagering multipliers we publish are sourced from the casino's own terms, verified third-party auditors, or our own documented testing sessions. If a figure is an estimate or an average across a game category, we say so.
• We do not target minors. This site is intended exclusively for adults who meet the legal gambling age in their province — 19 in most of Canada, 18 in Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec. We do not use creative framing to suggest gambling is a reliable way to earn income. It is entertainment that carries the risk of financial loss.
• We do not describe any offer as guaranteed, lower-risk, or "free money." Every bonus comes with conditions. We summarise those conditions plainly.

How We Are Funded

We are an independently operated comparison site that earns revenue through affiliate commissions. When a reader clicks a link to a casino on our site and subsequently registers an account, we may receive a referral fee from that casino. This is a standard commercial model for comparison sites, and we believe it is compatible with honest editorial work — provided we are transparent about it.

You can read a full explanation of how these relationships are structured, which partners we currently work with, and how we prevent commercial interests from influencing editorial decisions on our Affiliate Disclosure page. Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use contain additional detail on data handling and the limitations of our content.

Corrections and Updates

We get things wrong sometimes. Bonus terms change overnight, casinos update their withdrawal policies, and licensing statuses shift. When that happens, we want to fix it quickly and visibly.

1. Contact us. If you spot an error — an outdated wagering requirement, a licence that has lapsed, a bonus that no longer exists — please email us at the address on our Contact page. Include the URL of the page in question and the specific information you believe is incorrect.
2. We investigate. A team member will check the claim against the operator's current terms and, where the discrepancy is material, against an independent source.
3. We update the page. If the correction is confirmed, we update the content, revise the "Last Verified" date, and note the change at the bottom of the page where relevant.

We aim to respond to correction requests within five business days. We do not delete legitimate critical findings from reviews in response to operator complaints — that falls under what we will not do, and no amount of commercial pressure changes that policy.