Five conditions we record for every offer
Wagering: the multiple you must bet, and whether it applies to the bonus alone or to bonus plus deposit.
Qualifying deposit: the smallest amount that triggers the promotion.
Caps: the most you can withdraw from bonus winnings and the largest stake allowed while the bonus is live.
Time limits: how long you have to claim the offer and how long to complete the playthrough.
Exclusions: payment methods, games or provinces that do not qualify.
Why wagering gets the most weight
The playthrough multiple usually decides whether a bonus is worth taking. Consider a 100% match on a C$100 deposit. At 35x the bonus only, you would need to place C$3,500 in bets before withdrawing. If the same 35x applies to deposit plus bonus, the figure doubles to C$7,000. Two cards with identical headlines can therefore ask very different amounts of play from you.
We also note game weighting where the operator publishes it. Slots commonly count in full, while table and live games may count at a reduced rate or not at all, which stretches the real effort required.
Entry cost and caps
A low qualifying deposit makes an offer accessible, which is why C$1 and C$5 entry deals get their own pages. A small entry does not guarantee good value, though. Free spins credited for C$1 may carry a cashout ceiling that limits what you can actually take home, so we put the ceiling beside the price.
Maximum bet rules matter too. If a casino limits stakes to a few dollars per spin while the bonus is active, a player who ignores that rule risks losing the bonus and its winnings. We flag the limit whenever the operator publishes one.
How list order is decided
Within each page, offers with lighter wagering, reachable deposits, clear caps and reasonable time limits are placed higher. When two offers are close, we favour the one whose terms are easier to find and understand on the operator's site.
Commercial agreements can influence which casinos appear on the site at all, and we disclose that openly on our About page. What a partner cannot do is remove an unfavourable condition from its card or ask us to reword a term to sound better than it is.
A worked comparison
Take two low-entry deals that look similar on a banner: a C$5 deposit that brings a 100% match up to C$1,500, and a C$5 deposit that brings up to C$1,000. The bigger ceiling is not automatically the better pick. If you only plan to deposit C$50, both give you C$50 in bonus funds, and the deciding factors become the wagering multiple, whether it covers the deposit too, and how many days you have to finish.
Free spins need a different lens. A bundle of 80 spins for C$1 is cheap to try, so we look at the value per spin, the specific slot they are tied to, the playthrough on spin winnings and any cap on what can be cashed out. A low price with a tight cap may still be a fair way to sample a casino, as long as expectations are set correctly.
Reading the figures responsibly
Numbers on each card reflect the operator's published promotion at the time we last checked it. Casinos can change amounts, codes and conditions without notice, so treat the card as a summary rather than a contract. Before depositing, open the full terms on the casino's site and confirm the offer is available in your province.
Ontario residents should note that the regulated provincial market has its own rules on how bonuses are advertised, so some offers shown elsewhere in Canada may not be available to them.
How often listings are reviewed
We revisit listings on a rolling basis and sooner when a reader reports a change. During each review we reopen the operator's promotion page and terms, compare every figure on the card and adjust or remove the listing as needed. Offers that cannot be verified from the operator's own published terms are not listed.