Canadian Personals Review (CanadianPersonals.net)

As of late September 2012, CanadianPersonals.net has closed. For other Canadian online dating services please visit our Canadian Dating category.

Below, we have left our original CanadianPersonals.net review for your continued reading. The review received its last major update in October, 2010.

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Canadian Personals has thousands of active members. If you are Canadian and want a site dedicated to Canadians, then this is the right online dating service for you. Canadian Personals offers all the popular features you would expect from a dating site, including chatting, email, message boards and instant messaging.

Positives of Canadian Personals

These are the best parts of Canadian Personals.

• Pay in Canadian dollars. A lot of dating sites that claim to be geared toward Canadian singles require you to pay in US dollars; this feature allows you to avoid the surcharge for exchange rates
• Members who have been inactive for a certain time period are removed from the search results

Negatives of Canadian Personals

These are the parts of Canadian Personals which needs improvement.

• Not very busy; there are other dating sites for Canadian singles that have more members
• Though not a critical issues, when specifying the maximum distance away a potential match can live it is only offered in miles and not kilometers. Other measurements in your dating profile, like height, are listed both in imperial and the metric system
• This dating site is available in English only. Canada has two official languages; English and French

Canadian Personals Free Membership

• Yes (no time limit)
• Included:
  • Create a profile (five Steps)
    • Getting started
      • User name, password, country and zip code
    • Personal info
      • Name, email, gender, date of birth, what are you looking for in a match
    • Profile info
      • Physical info, occupation, education, relationship status, children, religion, smoking, drinking, ethnicity
    • Fun facts
      • Favorite movie, activities, favorite music, etc.
      • Describe the kind of person you would like to meet
      • Describe the top three things you enjoy doing
    • My ideal match
      • Define who your ideal match is by giving age ranges, locations, body types, education, etc.
      • Specify to email you when matching occurs over a given percentage
  • Adding photos
  • Searching
  • See who is online
  • Send e-card
  • Send a smile
  • Create favorite member lists
• Not included:
  • Cannot communicate with members

Canadian Personals Costs

• Prices last confirmed October 12, 2010. Please check Canadian Personals for most recent pricing. All prices in USD unless specified otherwise. Prices may differ based on location, time of purchase, or access point (this can include device used and/or if accessed from a website or app)
• All costs in Canadian funds; you may pay in either US or Canadian currency
• Three membership types:free, standard and premium
• Standard subscription includes:
  • Mingle Mail
  • Post messages on the message boards
  • Start instant message conversations
  • Live chat
  • Cost (in Canadian dollars):
    • One month for $9.99 per month
    • Three months for $23.97 and renew at $7.99 per month
    • Six months for $41.94 and renew at $6.99 per month, best offer
• Premium add-ons for a small additional fee:
  • Spotlight - become a featured member of the home page and search results of singles who meet your customized criteria
  • Stand-Out - your profile summary receives a special background color and larger area in search results
• Your subscription will automatically renew every month. Automatic renewal may be discontinued at any time from your account page

Canadian Personals Viewing & Communication Features

• Photo albums and gallery
• Profile
• Mingle mail
  • Can send messages anonymously
• Post on message boards
• Live chat
• Instant messaging
• Send smiles
• Send e-cards

Search For Members By

• Quick search
  • Includes gender, distance and age range
• Username
• Advance search
  • Includes most parts of members dating profiles
• Singles online
• Recently updated profiles
  • A unique idea; view profiles with the latest changes in your area
• Photo gallery
• Profile of the week
• Two-Way Ideal Matching
  • In order for other members to be a match, they must match your settings for age, location, and height. Also, you must match their requirements. Canadian Personals two-way matching technology ensures more accurate matches
• Color Code Personality Profile
  • Take this free basic analysis and add another dimension to your online dating experience
  • Compare your results with others to see if your personality type matches
• Activity search; see members who have or you have:
  • Mailed
  • Smiles
  • Viewed
  • Added to favorites
  • IM
  • Sent profiles

Other Canadian Personals Information

• Includes detailed but easy-to-use help system for all aspects of Canadian Personals
• For singles who are 18 years or older
• This site is part of the Sparks Network

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