Who writes Tested Casinos Canada, and how

The word 'tested' in this site's name describes a commitment, not a marketing claim. No casino appears in our rankings without a member of the editorial team having completed every stage of the player journey — registration, deposit, gameplay, withdrawal, and support contact — under standard player conditions.

Testing is structured at this site. Each reviewer follows a protocol that covers ten distinct evaluation areas and records findings in a shared scorecard. The protocol is the same for every casino reviewed, so scores are directly comparable. No evaluator is permitted to adjust the protocol to benefit or penalise a specific operator.

Revenue for this site comes from affiliate commissions earned when readers sign up at reviewed casinos through our links. We are transparent about this because our editorial credibility depends on readers trusting that the income relationship is managed honestly. Commission rates differ by operator, but no commission arrangement grants any operator preferential scoring or ranking treatment.

Our evaluation protocol weights criteria based on their importance to the typical Canadian player. Payout speed and reliability carry the highest weight because withdrawing funds you have won is the most direct test of a casino's integrity. Licensing and audit documentation carry the second-highest weight because they are the foundation on which everything else rests.

Scores are assigned by the individual reviewer and then validated by a second team member who checks the supporting documentation. Disagreements between reviewers are resolved through discussion and, where necessary, additional testing rather than by averaging two scores. The final score is the agreed score, not a blend.

Corrections sourced from reader feedback are the most common driver of content updates outside of scheduled re-review cycles. We read every message and investigate every specific claim. When a correction changes a casino's score, we update the ranking to reflect the new position and note the change date on the affected page.

What distinguishes a tested site from a reviewed site is the presence of evidence gathered during actual play rather than summaries drawn from published terms. Anyone can read a casino's conditions and summarise them; our reviewers go further by checking whether the terms are applied as written. This includes attempting a withdrawal immediately after a profitable session to measure response time, contacting support with an issue that requires research rather than a scripted reply, and documenting the exact sequence of steps a player must complete to satisfy a bonus wagering requirement.

The Tested Casinos Canada scoring method is set out in how we rate; the people applying it are listed under our reviewers, and the money behind the site is explained in about and affiliate disclosure.