Canada · The Trust Index · independent AI recommendation index

AI recommendation rankings in Canada

The Trust Index measures which licensed businesses AI assistants recommend in Canadian markets; each reading lists the assistants it scored. Each market starts from a regulator's or licensing body's own list of eligible businesses, every eligible business gets a page, and readings are dated. No business can pay to be tested, listed, scored, moved or removed.

Universes from federal and provincial registers: HCRA (Ontario home builders) · RHRA (Ontario retirement homes) · CICC (immigration consultants) · OSFI (banks) · Health Canada LNHPD (wellness brands) · method v2.3

Canadian markets

Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada

Hotels · Greater Toronto

These are the 239 hotels in the Greater Toronto Area eligible for the Trust Index, built from Ontario's liquor-licence register and the hotel brands' own property lists. The index measures which ones AI assistants recommend to people booking a stay.

First reading in capture · 7–9 November 2026 · 16 questions × 3 assistants × 3 runs
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Ontario, Canada

Financial advisor firms · Ontario

Which financial advice firms AI assistants name when Ontarians ask who should manage their money. Firms are measured; individual advisors are not ranked.

Queued · universe in preparation · method v2.3 · 16 questions × scored assistants × 3 runs
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Canada

Health and wellness brands · Canada

These are the 155 largest natural health product brands in Canada, eligible for the Trust Index. The index will measure which brands AI assistants name when Canadians ask what to buy.

Eligible list published · first reading not yet scheduled · method v2.3 · 16 questions × scored assistants × 3 runs
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Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada

Grocery · Greater Toronto

These are the 37 grocery banners serving the Greater Toronto Area, eligible for the Trust Index. The index will measure which ones AI assistants send Toronto shoppers to, and whether they name Canadian-owned options when asked.

Editorial pilot · eligible list published · first reading in capture 6–8 November 2026 · method v2.3 · 16 questions × scored assistants × 3 runs
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Canada

Banks · Canada

These are the 35 banks Canadians can bank with directly, eligible for the Trust Index. The index will measure which ones AI assistants name when Canadians ask where to open an account, borrow or save.

Eligible list published · first reading in capture 6–8 November 2026 · method v2.3 · 16 questions × scored assistants × 3 runs
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Canada

Immigration consultants · Canada

These are the 517 immigration consulting firms in Canada with two or more licensed consultants, the base list for the Trust Index. Licensed firms that AI assistants name are added at each reading, whatever their size.

Base list published · first reading in capture 6–8 November 2026 · method v2.3 · 16 questions × scored assistants × 3 runs
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Ontario, Canada

Retirement homes · Ontario

These are the 437 operators of Ontario's 777 licensed retirement homes, eligible for the Trust Index. The index will measure which ones AI assistants name when families ask where a parent should live.

Eligible list published · first reading in capture 6–8 November 2026 · method v2.3 · 16 questions × scored assistants × 3 runs
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Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada

Home builders · Greater Toronto

Provisional reading. ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode answered the same 16 buyer questions three times, 3–5 November 2026. The ranking is final after the human check of builder-name matching.

3 runs · 3 AI assistants · 144 answers · How we measured
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What is coming

In capture: retirement homes in Ontario (November 2026, pending sign-off), immigration consultants, banks, grocery (Greater Toronto) and hotels (Greater Toronto). Queued: home builders in Ottawa and Hamilton (HCRA), health and wellness brands, and financial advisor firms in Ontario. Planned: retirement homes in British Columbia. Licensed HVAC contractors in Ontario and British Columbia have been assessed and are parked. The pipeline page lists every market with its universe source.

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