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How we compare tutoring companies

Our comparison is a documented desk review, not a universal league table. We identify the evidence, limitations and most defensible fit for different families.

Ownership and conflict disclosure

IB Tutors Canada is a Hack Your Course service, and Hack Your Course appears in our tutoring-company comparison. Hack Your Course can benefit if a reader chooses its service. No provider can pay to improve its placement, suppress criticism or obtain inclusion. We do not describe this publication as independent.

Evidence hierarchy

Primary records

Official registries, current contracts, published terms, regulator guidance and provider-owned pages.

Independent sources

Research papers, established news sources and review platforms, interpreted with sample size and recency in mind.

Provider clarification

Direct answers from a company, identified as provider-supplied and not treated as independent verification.

Fields applied to every provider

  • Corporate identity and publicly documented control
  • IB curriculum focus and breadth
  • Tutor model, credentials and matching process
  • Quality control and academic oversight
  • Visible pricing, currency and payment commitment
  • Cancellation, expiry, renewal and refund terms
  • Geographic, language and time-zone fit
  • Academic-integrity and safeguarding policies
  • Independent review footprint, including volume and recency

Scoring, limitations and updates

The current comparison does not assign a numeric score or rank every company from first to last. A defensible universal score would require a complete market sample, published weights and comparable outcome data that providers generally do not make available.

Research is limited to available English-language evidence unless stated otherwise. We do not imply that a public review rating proves academic impact, or that a founder's credential guarantees the quality of every tutor.

Prices, policies and tutor rosters change. Material facts are dated, and families should obtain the current tutor profile and service agreement before paying.

Corrections and provider responses

Providers and readers may submit documentary corrections to info@ibtutors.ca. A disagreement with an editorial conclusion is considered, but factual changes require supporting evidence. Material corrections should be dated rather than silently replaced.

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