Editorial policy

Every page on EventPlans.ca is meant to help someone make a better decision about an event. This policy explains how we choose what to publish, how we check it, and how we keep money and ownership from bending the advice.

What we publish

We publish reference material: encyclopedia entries, how-to guides, Academy lessons, tools and templates, and directory listings. Each piece should answer a real question a planner, host or vendor in the GTA is likely to have, and end with a practical next step.

We prefer specific over general. A guide that says “book early” is less useful than one that explains which permits have fixed lead times and how long they are. Where a number is a rule, we say who sets it. Where a number is our experience, we label it as typical or approximate.

How we check facts

Legal and regulatory statements are checked against the issuing body, such as the AGCO, the Ontario Building Code, the City of Toronto or the CRA. Where fees or forms change often, we tell readers to confirm the current figure rather than guessing.

Price ranges come from quotes, listings and working experience in the GTA. They are labelled with the year and are meant as a starting point for a budget, not a promise of what any vendor will charge.

We do not publish invented statistics, and we do not cite studies we have not read. If we cannot support a claim, we leave it out.

Ownership and conflicts of interest

The founder, Dan Kranstz, owns or operates entertainment companies that appear in the Directory. Those listings carry a visible ownership disclosure wherever they appear. They are ordered by the same rules as every other listing, they get no ranking preference, and they are never presented as the only choice in a category.

Contributors are asked to disclose any business relationship with a company they mention, and that disclosure is published with their piece.

Advertising and sponsorship

Advertisers do not see, review or approve editorial content before it is published. A sponsor cannot buy a mention in a guide, a better review, or a change to a lesson. Paid placements are labelled in plain words so readers can tell them apart from editorial pages.

We do not sell links. Links in our content point to sources and resources we think are genuinely useful to the reader.

Updates and corrections

Pages that depend on rules or prices are reviewed regularly and show when they were last updated. If you find a mistake, send it through the contact page with a link to the page and, if you can, the source that shows the correct information.

When a correction changes the meaning of a page, such as a permit lead time or a legal requirement, we add a note saying what changed. Small fixes to spelling or links are made without a note.

Neutral and useful first. Here is how we keep it that way.

Independence

• Guides, encyclopedia entries and Academy lessons are never sponsored. Sponsored content is labelled as such and lives only in the blog and tools sections.
• Directory rankings are alphabetical within a category, with paid “featured” listings shown in a separately labelled row.
• Companies owned by the founder are flagged with an ownership disclosure wherever they appear and receive no ranking preference.

Accuracy

• Prices are GTA ranges gathered from real quotes and listings, reviewed yearly, and dated on the page.
• Permit and legal pages cite the issuing body (AGCO, City of Toronto, Ontario Fire Code) and are not legal advice.
• Corrections: email us and we fix errors within two business days, with a note on the page.

Reviews

Vendor reviews are verified against a booking confirmation or invoice before publishing. We do not publish anonymous reviews, and we do not remove negative reviews at a vendor’s request unless they are factually wrong.

AI use

We use AI tools for drafting and research. Every published page is edited and fact-checked by a person with event experience.