Why we exist
Money between people who love each other is where trust is tested most. A loan to a sibling, a down payment for a child, a hand-up for a friend just arriving in the country — these are acts of generosity, and far too often they end in silence at the dinner table, or a relationship that never fully recovers. The money is rarely the real loss. The relationship is. LendRight exists to protect both: to make the responsible version of lending — a clear, fair, signed agreement both people understand — so simple that there's no reason not to do it.
Who's behind it
"I started LendRight because I'd lived the problem myself — lending to people I cared about with nothing written down, and watching it strain the relationship. Writing it down isn't distrust. It's what lets people trust each other."
Shaz founded LendRight to fix something almost everyone has felt: the awkward, risky gap between wanting to help someone you love and protecting the relationship while you do it. The belief behind the company is simple — clear expectations are what keep people close, and a fair agreement both people understand is the kindest version of a loan, not the coldest.
He's building LendRight into a genuine lawtech company — one that makes well-structured loan documentation accessible to ordinary people, not just those who can afford a lawyer — alongside the advisor below.
LendRight is operated by RULE8 Inc., a Canadian corporation.
Shaz researches and reviews LendRight's guides for accuracy against current Canadian federal and provincial statutes, with legal guidance from advisor Hamza Rasool. Shaz is the founder of LendRight and is not a lawyer; the guides are general information, not legal advice.
Reach me directly: shaz@trylendright.com — I read every email.
Why it costs almost nothing
We kept it at $29 on purpose.
Before building LendRight, I talked to a lot of people about lending money to family and friends. The same thing came up again and again: they knew they should put it in writing — but the moment they looked into it, a lawyer wanted hundreds of dollars to draw up a simple loan agreement. So they didn't bother. They shook hands, hoped for the best, and far too often watched it go wrong.
That never sat right with me. Protecting a relationship shouldn't be a luxury only people with a lawyer on call can afford. The whole point of LendRight is to take something that used to cost hundreds and put it within reach of everyone — drafting is free, and a complete, signed, certified agreement is a one-time $29, not a lawyer's invoice. Less than dinner for two, to protect a relationship that's worth far more.
We've kept the price this low on purpose, because protecting a relationship shouldn't cost hundreds of dollars. Make it affordable enough and more people will actually do the responsible thing — write it down, sign it, and protect both the money and the people they care about. That's the whole point.
Why it's trustworthy
Why Canadians trust LendRight
Warmth is the easy part. Here's the substance behind it — the things that make an agreement actually hold up.
Jurisdiction
Built for Canada
Province-aware agreements written for Canadian law — not a US template that misses what Canada requires.
Case law
Real court decisions
Our guides cite real, verifiable Canadian rulings by name — from the Court of Appeal to the Tax Court — never invented examples.
Sources
Primary-source research
We work from the actual rules — the Interest Act, the Income Tax Act and CRA guidance, provincial small-claims rules — not second-hand summaries.
Scope
Plain-language & bounded
Clear explanations, and we're always explicit about where general information ends and individual legal or tax advice begins.
Upkeep
Kept current
Rates, limits, and rules change. Our guides carry an "updated" date and are revised as the law moves — not written once and abandoned.
What we believe
A world where you can be generous and protected.
Most relationships don't break because people are dishonest — they break because expectations were never made clear. A loan that felt like a gift to one person and a debt to the other. A repayment date nobody actually agreed on. A "we'll sort it out later" that never came.
Trust, made clear
Putting it in writing isn't suspicion — it's respect. Clear terms let people trust each other.
Relationships first
Fewer families falling out over money. Fewer friendships ending in resentment.
Everyone protected
Both sides safe — so more people feel free to help the people they love.
How we work
Guides you can actually rely on
Our guides are researched and reviewed by founder Shaz Khan for accuracy against current Canadian statutes, with legal guidance from advisor Hamza Rasool — and held to one standard, because on money-and-law topics, being wrong has real consequences:
- Primary sources first. The actual rules — the federal Interest Act, the Income Tax Act and CRA guidance, provincial small-claims rules, reported court decisions — not second-hand summaries.
- Real, cited cases. When we use a court case, it's a real, verifiable Canadian decision cited by name — never an invented example.
- Current figures, dated. Rates and limits that change are checked against current sources and dated so you can see how fresh they are.
- Plain language, clearly bounded. Simple explanations, and we're explicit about where general information ends and individual advice begins.
- Updated, not abandoned. Guides carry an "updated" date and are revised as the rules change.
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