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Terms of Use answers a concrete Canadian money task with visible methodology, source links, related tools, limitations, and a dated editorial review. Sets expectations for educational use, calculator limitations, external links, intellectual property, and acceptable use.

Last reviewed: 2026-05-14

What this page covers

Sets expectations for educational use, calculator limitations, external links, intellectual property, and acceptable use.

This page has a clear Canadian reader task, visible limitations, dated review notes, and source links that can be checked without signing in. The interactive app below may add calculators, tables, charts, or article formatting; this overview keeps the core context available when JavaScript is slow or unavailable.

Practical use cases

  • Read the Terms of Use summary, then check the source links and related calculators before making a money decision.
  • Treat product comparisons as decision frameworks; the right choice depends on fees, eligibility, account type, province, household details, and risk tolerance.
  • Send corrections when a public rate, threshold, eligibility rule, or linked source changes so the page can be reviewed with a visible date.

Sources checked

  • Canada Revenue Agency
  • Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
  • Statistics Canada

How to use this page

How to use Terms of Use. Sets expectations for educational use, calculator limitations, external links, intellectual property, and acceptable use. This reference page is written for Canadian readers who need enough context to decide what to check next, not just a bare field, rate, table, or product name. Start with the page purpose, then compare the examples, sources, limitations, and related pages before acting. Read the Terms of Use summary, then check the source links and related calculators before making a money decision. Treat product comparisons as decision frameworks; the right choice depends on fees, eligibility, account type, province, household details, and risk tolerance. If the topic affects a tax filing, benefit application, credit decision, home purchase, investment choice, payroll question, or immigration-adjacent money plan, treat the page as a planning aid and keep the official source open while you work.

What can change the answer. The main assumptions are the reader's task, province, account type, household facts, and whether the linked calculator, policy page, or official source still matches the decision being made. Trust pages also explain who publishes the site, how to request corrections, and how privacy choices work. For Terms of Use, the safest workflow is to change one input or fact at a time and write down which assumption moved the result. That makes it easier to separate a real decision from noise caused by an outdated rate, a rounded estimate, a promotional offer, a province-specific rule, or a missing household detail. Send corrections when a public rate, threshold, eligibility rule, or linked source changes so the page can be reviewed with a visible date. When a page compares products or paths, the comparison is framed around reader fit, fees, limits, eligibility, time horizon, and tradeoffs rather than a single universal winner.

Where to verify Terms of Use. The source list for this page includes Canada Revenue Agency, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, Statistics Canada. These links are chosen because primary government pages, regulators, public data providers, and issuer disclosures are better verification points than copied summaries. Use them to confirm thresholds, payment dates, rates, deadlines, contribution limits, account rules, fee schedules, and eligibility language before relying on a result. LoonieLabs keeps a visible reviewed date so readers can judge whether a page is current enough for the decision they are making. If a linked source changes, the corrections page and contact page give readers a direct way to flag the issue.

Limitations for Terms of Use. This page is informational and describes site policies, navigation, editorial process, privacy choices, or contact routes. It does not create a client relationship, professional engagement, or guarantee that every linked page is appropriate for every reader. LoonieLabs publishes plain-language educational material and keeps advertising separate from editorial ordering, examples, calculator formulas, warnings, and source selection. A page can still be useful when it narrows a question, shows the variables that matter, and points to stronger evidence, but it should not be used to bypass a notice, assessment, quote, contract, statement, or professional review that applies to the reader's own facts.

Privacy and data handling. Calculator-style pages process ordinary inputs in the browser where possible, and analytics pageviews are sent without calculator query strings. Optional analytics and advertising storage are controlled through consent choices. LoonieLabs does not sell calculator inputs, does not require an account for these tools, and does not use personalized ad targeting in the current launch configuration. Those privacy choices matter because many pages involve taxes, benefits, housing, credit, investing, newcomer planning, family income, or other sensitive household decisions.

Related next steps. Readers using Terms of Use may also want All Canadian calculators, Canadian money guides, Editorial methodology, Corrections policy, Financial disclaimer. Related links are meant to connect the next practical task: checking methodology, reading the disclaimer, reporting a correction, comparing a calculator result, or finding a broader guide. If the page is too narrow for the reader's situation, those links should make it easier to move from an estimate to a source-backed explanation. If the page cannot answer the question with enough Canadian context, the correct next step is to verify with an official source, a regulated institution, an employer, a lender, or a qualified professional.

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Terms of Use

Last updated: May 14, 2026

These terms govern your use of LoonieLabs, a Canadian personal-finance information site published from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The site provides educational calculators, explainers, benefit date pages, and editorial guides. It does not provide personal financial, tax, legal, investment, immigration, accounting, or benefits advice.

By using the site, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use LoonieLabs. These terms work together with our Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, and Editorial Methodology.

Educational use only

LoonieLabs calculators and guides are designed to help you understand Canadian tax, benefit, housing, savings, credit, investing, retirement, and newcomer-planning topics. Results are estimates based on the inputs you enter and the public rules or assumptions listed on the page.

  • Calculator outputs are not guarantees of CRA, Service Canada, IRCC, lender, issuer, or brokerage results.
  • Articles and comparison pages are general information, not individualized recommendations.
  • You are responsible for checking official sources and consulting qualified professionals before acting.
  • Do not use the site as your only source for filing taxes, applying for benefits, choosing products, or making legal decisions.

Accuracy, sources, and updates

We make reasonable efforts to keep public figures current, including CRA tax brackets, contribution limits, benefit amounts, payment dates, federal and provincial thresholds, and commonly used financial formulas. Our review process is described on the methodology page.

Even with a review process, mistakes and delays can happen. Laws, benefit programs, tax forms, lender rules, product fees, rates, and government guidance may change without notice. A page's "Last reviewed" date tells you when we last checked it; it is not a warranty that every figure will match your circumstances.

Permitted use

You may use LoonieLabs for personal, educational, and research purposes.

  • You may link to our pages from your website, newsletter, classroom material, or social account.
  • You may quote short excerpts with attribution and a link to the original page.
  • You may not copy entire pages, scrape the site at scale, clone our calculators, or republish our content as your own.
  • You may not use the site in a way that disrupts service, bypasses security, or creates artificial traffic or ad impressions.

Calculator inputs and privacy

LoonieLabs calculators are built to run in your browser. We do not ask you to create an account to use them, and we do not sell calculator inputs. Some site-level measurement, hosting logs, and cookie choices are handled as described in the Privacy Policy.

Do not enter information you consider highly sensitive unless you are comfortable doing so in your own browser. If you contact us by email, we use the information you send only to respond, handle corrections, or process the request you made.

Advertising and editorial independence

LoonieLabs may display advertising, including Google AdSense, after review or approval. Ads do not change calculator formulas, editorial ordering, review standards, or source requirements. We do not accept paid placement disguised as editorial content.

If a page ever contains affiliate links, sponsorship, paid placement, or a commercial relationship that could affect how a reader interprets the page, we will label it clearly on that page before the link or placement appears.

Third-party links and official sources

Pages may link to Canada.ca, CRA, Service Canada, IRCC, provincial governments, issuers, brokerages, banks, data providers, and other third-party websites. Those sites have their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for their content, availability, pricing, eligibility decisions, rates, or security practices.

When a LoonieLabs page summarizes an official rule, the official source controls if there is a conflict. Use official forms, notices, account portals, and professional advice for binding decisions.

No warranties

The site is provided "as is" and "as available." We do not guarantee that a calculator, article, rate, formula, or link will be error-free, uninterrupted, complete, current, or suitable for your situation.

To the fullest extent allowed by law, LoonieLabs disclaims all express or implied warranties, including implied warranties of accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, availability, and merchantability.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, LoonieLabs, its publisher, editors, contributors, and service providers are not liable for losses, penalties, missed benefits, tax reassessments, denied applications, lost profits, lost data, or other damages connected to your use of the site or reliance on site content.

This limitation applies whether the claim is based on contract, tort, negligence, statute, equity, or any other legal theory.

Corrections and reporting problems

If you find a wrong number, stale source, broken link, accessibility problem, or bug, send details to hello@loonielabs.ca. We review corrections under our corrections policy.

Please include the URL, what appears wrong, and the official source or document you are comparing against. We do not guarantee that every requested change will be made, but we do review source-backed reports.

Changes and governing law

We may update these terms as the site changes. Material updates will change the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised terms.

These terms are governed by the laws of Manitoba and the federal laws of Canada that apply there, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

Last reviewed: May 2026