About Onshore Markets
Onshore Markets is an independent Canadian publisher covering prediction markets and event-contract platforms. Our angle is in the name: we lead with the onshore, regulated route, because that's what protects Canadian readers. This page explains who we are, how we work, and the one conflict of interest you deserve to know about up front.
Who we are
We're a small team of Canadian writers and analysts who have spent years following regulated finance, event contracts, and the offshore platforms that keep showing up in Canadian feeds. We test funding flows, read the regulatory filings, and check provincial availability ourselves rather than repeating marketing copy. Where we can't verify something, we say so.
Our editorial standards
- Onshore first: we rank legal, regulated Canadian options ahead of offshore ones.
- Stated criteria: legal status for Canadians, CAD funding, regulation, fees, withdrawal reliability — in that order.
- No hype, accurate framing: these are forecasting and event-contract products, and we describe restrictions honestly, including for platforms we'd love to recommend but can't.
- Corrections: rules change; when we're wrong or out of date, we fix it and date the update.
Ownership disclosure
Onshore Markets is operated by the team behind PolyGram (polygram.ink). Because PolyGram is a prediction-market product, it may appear in our comparisons. When it does, we disclose this relationship and rank PolyGram against the exact same published criteria as every other platform — we do not place it first by default, and you'll find onshore, regulated options ahead of it where they earn that spot. Some outbound links are affiliate links; that never changes how we rank.
FAQ
Is Onshore Markets independent?
We're an independent publisher with our own domain and editorial standards. We are, however, operated by the team behind PolyGram, which we disclose openly because PolyGram can appear in our comparisons.
How do you make money?
Through affiliate links to onshore, regulated platforms. If you sign up via a partner link we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This does not influence our rankings, which follow the criteria stated on each page.
How do you decide your rankings?
In priority order: legal status for Canadians, CAD funding, regulation, fees, and withdrawal reliability. Onshore, regulated options are favoured over offshore ones by design.
Why do you mention PolyGram if you own it?
Transparency. Hiding the relationship would be worse than disclosing it. We tell you, we apply the same criteria to PolyGram as to everyone else, and we don't rank it first just because it's ours.