Editorial Policy
How Canadian Security Standards sources, reviews, and corrects content. Independence, merit-based assessment, and primary-source citations.
Last updated June 11, 2026.
Independence
Canadian Security Standards is independent. We take no vendor funding, run no paid placement, hold no reseller agreements, sell no equipment, and earn no commission on platform selection. What you read reflects technical judgement, not commercial relationships.
Assessed on merit
Manufacturers, platforms, and products are assessed on technical merit and quality. Better products earn more emphasis, stronger language, and a higher place in our coverage. That is the point: this is an opinionated, practitioner-grade resource, not a neutral listing service. What a company cannot do is buy that position. Inclusion and ranking are editorial and based on substance, not payment. A company cannot pay for a better description or the removal of an accurate statement.
Sourcing and citations
Standards summaries name the issuing body and the specific standard. Knowledge base guides carry two to four primary-source references drawn from bodies such as NIST, CISA, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, IEEE, TIA, UL, ULC, CSA, NFPA, and ISO, plus vendor technical documentation where a product detail is cited. Version numbers in our copy match the version of the source we link.
Accuracy and corrections
When a standard is revised, a product changes, or we get something wrong, we update the page. If you spot an error, write to hello@securitystandards.ca with the page and the correction. We review every report and fix confirmed errors promptly.
Conflicts of interest
Contributors disclose any commercial relationship with a company they write about. Where a relationship exists, the work is reviewed by an independent editor before it is published, or it is not published.
Canadian context
Content is set in the context of Canadian codes, standards, regulations, and market conditions. We do not simply adapt US or UK material. Where a US standard applies in Canada, we say how and where.