Methodology

Editorial independence and sponsorship

Alberta Wellness is an independent directory. Where a business appears as a Verified Partner or similar, that label indicates a commercial or priority placement; it does not by itself change the default sort order of the full category grid. “Top picks” and similar modules use the scoring rules below unless a block is explicitly labeled as editorial curation.

Data sources

• OpenStreetMap for baseline business coverage and open attribution.
• Google Places API for enriched details (hours, ratings, review counts, and photos).

Refresh cadence and freshness

We refresh listings periodically. The directory may lag behind real-world changes, so always confirm hours, services, and booking details on the business’s official website or Google Maps.

Ranking for “Top picks”

Top picks are sorted using a weighted score that combines Google rating and review volume. This helps avoid over-weighting businesses with a small number of reviews.

Indexing policy for guides

Not every guide is kept indexable. We prefer strong evergreen guides with clear local intent and reduce indexation for repetitive, weak, or overly generic content so the best pages receive the clearest crawl and maintenance focus.

The visible author for guides is the Alberta Wellness Editorial Team.

Indexing policy for listings

Most listing pages remain indexable. A very small number of low-signal listings with unusually thin public data may be kept available to users but excluded from search indexing until stronger business information is available.

Corrections and business claims

Businesses and users can report inaccuracies via our contact form. For listing-specific feedback, open the listing page and use the correction paths marked there where available. Where confidence is lower, treat this directory as a starting point for comparison rather than a final source of truth—always confirm hours, services, and pricing with the business directly.