How we keep Navak accurate.

Every guide is built from published sources, and we start with the people who set or run the rules: federal, provincial and territorial governments, regulators and public bodies such as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the Canada Revenue Agency, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and provincial health ministries.

Where an official source does not exist, for example for everyday tips about winter clothing or grocery shopping, we say so. Those passages are written as practical suggestions, never as rules or statistics.

• Facts that could change someone's decision (fees, deadlines, eligibility, limits, amounts, legal rights) carry a small numbered marker in square brackets. It links to the matching entry in the Sources list at the end of the guide.
• Each source names the publisher, the page title and a direct link to the specific page, not just a home page.
• Each guide shows a Last reviewed date. That is the day we last checked the guide against its sources.
• We cite a page only for what it says. Some official sites block automated link checks, and we flag those for a manual check.

Some numbers on Navak are illustrations rather than published facts, such as the default amounts in the first-month cost calculator. We label them as estimates and tell you to replace them with your own figures. Where a figure comes from a published source, for example average rents from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, we name the source, the year and what it measures.

• We do not invent statistics, prices or timelines.
• We do not present one province's rules as if they apply everywhere. Where rules differ, we say which province or territory a statement covers.
• We do not recommend or rank banks, phone companies, insurers or other commercial providers, and Navak guides contain no paid placements or affiliate links. If that ever changes, we will label it clearly.
• We do not suggest that Navak is part of, or endorsed by, any government.

Rules and fees change, and some topics change faster than others. We aim to re-check every guide against its sources at least twice a year, and sooner for fast-moving subjects such as immigration programs, fees and benefit amounts. When a guide is re-checked, its review date is updated. If a source has changed, we update the guide first.

Navak guides are written from public sources. Unless a guide says otherwise, it has not been reviewed by a lawyer, immigration consultant, accountant or other licensed professional. That is why we always point you to the official source and recommend a qualified professional for decisions with serious consequences.

If you find something that is wrong, unclear or out of date, please tell us through the contact page, and include the guide and the source that says otherwise. We check every report against the source and fix confirmed errors promptly.