Our Reviewed Canadian Dating Services

WHAT WE FOUND: Singles come in all shapes and sizes. They also come with preset conceptions of the people they want to meet. Here, BBW Personals Plus, is a niche dating service that brings together singles that want to meet without prejudices. Friendly to use, begin by joining and using your guest membership to familiarize yourself with the service by posting your profile, and optionally, your photo. It’s quick and you only have to complete the personal information that you are comfortable with sharing. You’ll also be able to browse other member profiles and read what’s posted on the bulletin board. The big feature that’s free to you is to send and receive ‘smiles’, a preset introduction note to the members that you’d like to meet. As well, you can send and receive ecards from other members to show your interest. Become a premium member to use the Instant Chat feature, to send and receive full messages, post your comments on the club bulletin board and save your favorite searches.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free to join and fun to use. Free guest membership includes sending and receiving introduction notes. No credit card required. Upgrade your membership for full member features including sending complete messages to other members.

WHAT WE FOUND: Canadian Personals begins their offer to you of a free trial to post your profile, search the personals and take a look around the online service. We were pleasantly surprised with all the features that are available to members, the member main menu conveniently organizes all of your member activities and messages in one place. You have access to all the features from one easy to use location. Features include: adding pictures to your profile, detailed information included about yourself as well as 5 essays that help you to describe yourself to other members including such questions as “describing your perfect day” and “three things you enjoy most doing”. The member search can be as detailed or general as you select which is a great way to find compatible members. There is an Ideal Match selection form that matches you effectively with other members and new members as they join and regular email messages sent to you of new members as they match your Ideal Match criteria. The free trial includes access to all features except those that allow you to communicate with other members. For the live chat, exchanging messages and answering greetings you need to be a premium member. Additional features include the ‘Color Code Personality Profile’ to help you understand yourself and your needs in a match as well as sending and receiving E-cards and smiles, seeing how many members are online and which member just completed a profile activity. We found the live chat room always busy, searches fast and accurate with best profile matches first, the service easy to get around and lots of activities that many larger dating services don’t offer.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free trial includes access to all features except communication with other members. A complete personals service with plenty of features that include personality profiles, a lengthy profile to help you describe yourself, live chat, Instant Messaging, E-cards, and a well-organized member area.

WHAT WE FOUND: Visit Cherry Blossoms and begin your adventure as a single, widowed or divorced person into the dating world. You’ll find a simple 3 page membership form and you will be ready to receive emails from members around the world. Cherry Blossoms internet service starts where their leading marriage magazine left off, bringing instant communication to people locally and internationally. Their expertise in travel and visa services helps every man and woman to close the gap and bring their long distance penpal relationship to a fuller life of being together. We like the simplicity of Cherry Blossoms, you won’t get lost in unneeded and unused features here. As well, members are more marriage mended here than at most other services. Be sure to use your ad text to fully describe yourself, your work and life, hobbies as well as the person you feel would most fit into your life. Be descriptive and be yourself in the words you use.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Fast free membership that leads to your profile being available to other members. Only registered members can browse and search the profiles. Upgrade your membership to make contact and return messages from other members. Men looking for women and women looking for men only. Most members are marriage-minded.