Ben Stevenson is the editor of Canadian Money Help and the founder of Kernel Media, an independent Canadian digital publisher based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Background
Ben does not hold a CPA, CFP, CFA, or other professional financial designation. The editorial qualification on Canadian Money Help is the same one applied across every Kernel Media property: read the primary source, translate it into clear language, and cite the source so any reader can verify the result independently.
The questions Canadian Money Help answers are not opinion questions. The 2026 RRSP contribution limit, the OAS clawback threshold, the CMHC premium tier, and the marginal tax rate at $90,000 of Ontario income are facts published by Canada Revenue Agency, Service Canada, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, and provincial finance ministries. The editorial work is reading those publications carefully, building calculators that match the formulas, and writing articles that explain what the formulas mean for a real person making a real decision.
Editorial standards
Every published page on Canadian Money Help is built against a primary Canadian source. The source is named in the byline (CRA 2026, ESDC 2026, OSFI, CMHC, Ontario Ministry of Finance, etc.) and linked from the page. Update dates are visible on every page. Annual numbers are reverified at each major government index point (typically January 1 for CRA, July 1 for benefits, and quarterly for OAS).
Where a question requires professional judgment that exceeds the scope of a calculator (a complex estate, a non-resident filing, a business reorganization, a disputed CRA assessment), the relevant page names the right professional category and stops there. The site is a publisher, not an advisor.
Conflict of interest disclosure
No affiliate links, no upsell, and no ads inside calculator results or editorial content. There are no comparison tables of credit cards, no commission-driven product recommendations, no referrals to paid services. The site exists to translate Canadian financial rules into useful tools and explanations. If non-intrusive display advertising is added in the future to support operating costs, it will appear only in clearly labelled ad slots in the page chrome (header or sidebar areas), never inside calculator output, FAQ blocks, or article body text. No advertiser will be permitted to influence the content.
Contact and corrections
Errors in any calculator or article should be reported to editor@canadianmoneyhelp.ca. Corrections are processed promptly and the cw_last_verified field on the affected page is updated when the page is republished. The site does not provide individualized tax or financial advice; questions about a specific personal situation should go to the relevant licensed professional.
About the publisher
Canadian Money Help is operated by Kernel Media, an independent Canadian digital publisher based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Kernel Media maintains a small portfolio of Canadian reference websites in different categories. The editorial methodology applied here, source-of-truth content, no hype, no exaggeration, and clear separation between editorial work and any commercial relationships, is the same methodology Kernel Media applies across all its properties. The portfolio includes regulated-industry sites (where accuracy is closely scrutinized by readers, regulators, and operators), and the discipline of working in those categories is part of the editorial culture brought to Canadian Money Help. A list of properties is available on request at kernelmedia.ca.