How we get the data

1. Source. We read company filings (press-release exhibits on forms 6-K and 8-K) published on the U.S. SEC's public EDGAR system. Many TSX companies also list in the U.S. and file their dividend announcements there.
2. Parsing. Our software pulls out the dividend amount, record date and pay date as the company wrote them. We don't estimate or forecast dividends.
3. Checks. We only publish a declaration when the amount is in a sensible range, the record date is close to the filing date, and the pay date falls on or after the record date (within 120 days). Declarations about preferred shares, debentures and similar securities are excluded. If a filing lists several amounts for the same date (for example, different share classes), we leave them out until a person checks them.
4. Ex-dates. Since Canada moved to T+1 settlement on May 27, 2024, the ex-dividend date for regular cash dividends is generally the same as the record date. Special or very large dividends can be different.
5. Currency. We show US$ or C$ only when the filing says which. Otherwise we show the amount exactly as written.
6. DRIP. We only show DRIP details the company itself states in a filing. Otherwise the page says "check plan".

Limits: the history only goes back to the filings we've processed (since July 2025), and companies that don't file with the SEC aren't covered yet.