About Us

allonboard.ca was built for one reason: Canadian players deserve a clear, honest view of the online casino market before they hand over their card details. New brands launch in this space every month, each promising bigger bonuses and slicker apps, and it's genuinely hard to tell which ones are worth your time from the outside. That's the gap Best Casinos Canada fills.

We are not a casino, and we don't accept bets or process withdrawals ourselves. We're an independent research and comparison site. Our job is to look at the operators available to Canadian players, work out what actually matters, and lay it out plainly so you can decide where to sign up with your eyes open.

Why We Focus on New Online Casinos

Established brands aren't always the best choice. Newer operators often launch with sharper welcome offers, more modern software, and mobile-first platforms built without the technical baggage of older sites. But newer also means less of a track record, which is exactly why scrutiny matters more, not less. When we cover a new casino, we're checking the same fundamentals we'd apply to a brand that's been running for a decade: who operates it, how the games are licensed, how the bonus terms actually read, and whether payments move at the speed advertised.

How We Assess and Rank Casinos

Every brand that appears on allonboard.ca is assessed against the same criteria, applied consistently. Commission from an operator never buys a better position on our tables — a casino that pays us nothing and one that doesn't are scored the same way. Here's what goes into the assessment:

• Licensing and operator background — who runs the site, what jurisdiction licenses it, and whether that information is disclosed rather than buried
• Game library and software — the mix of slots, table games and live-dealer rooms, and the studios supplying them
• Bonus terms in full — not just the headline figure, but the wagering requirements, maximum cashout caps, game contribution rates and time limits attached to it
• Payment experience — the deposit and withdrawal methods on offer, processing times, and any fees or minimums that apply to Canadian accounts
• Mobile and platform quality — whether the site or app works properly on a phone, not just a desktop browser
• Support responsiveness — availability of live chat or email support and how usable it is when something goes wrong

This is the same lens we use across the offers you'll find listed on this site, including brands like Betninja, WinnerIsland and SlotsGem — each reviewed against these same points before it earns a spot in our tables.

What We Won't Do

We won't tell you a bonus is risk-free, that a win is likely, or that any casino is guaranteed to suit you. Gambling carries real financial risk regardless of how generous an offer looks on the surface, and no comparison site can change that. Where a brand falls short — slow withdrawals, thin game libraries, restrictive bonus terms — we say so. A high editorial score reflects a broad, consistent standard, not an endorsement that a site is faultless.

How We're Funded

allonboard.ca earns revenue through affiliate commission: if you click through to a casino from our site and sign up, we may be paid for that referral. This arrangement doesn't affect how sites are rated or ranked. Operators cannot pay to appear higher on our lists, and we don't remove a valid criticism because a brand advertises with us. If that ever changed, we'd rather lose the reader's trust than pretend otherwise — so we don't intend to let it change.

Playing Within the Rules

Online gambling in Canada sits under a patchwork of provincial and territorial rules rather than a single national framework, and the legal position varies depending on where you live and which operator you're using. We stick to factual, general information on this front rather than claiming any specific licence or status on a brand's behalf — always check an operator's own licensing page and confirm it accepts players from your province before signing up. We also take responsible play seriously; our Responsible Gambling page covers the tools and support available if you want to keep your play in check, and our Terms and Conditions set out how this site itself operates.

Get in Touch

If something on allonboard.ca looks out of date, if you've had a different experience with an operator than we've described, or if you just want to ask how a rating was reached, our Contact Us page is the way to reach us. We update our reviews as operators change their terms, and reader feedback is part of how we catch that.