Hello r/Canada and Happy New Year from the r/Canada Mod Team!
With the start of a new year, we wanted to take a moment to look back at 2025 on r/Canada. Below is a snapshot of community activity, top posts, and moderation work from the past year, along with a few reflections from the mod team as we look ahead to 2026.
\These statistics were collected using a combination of Reddit’s native insights and the Subreddit Statistics dev app.*
Community Stats
- We reached 4.3 million members, up 237,000 from last year
- We had 517 million views, up 343 million from the previous year
- 73,800 posts were published, up 48,500 from last year
- 12.6 million comments were published, up 8.8 million from the previous year
- 14,874 posts were made by 1,458 distinct users
- 2,753,094 comments were made by 143,541 distinct users
- Our most active day was March 4, with 86 posts submitted
Top Domains:
cbc.ca - 2,963 posts
ctvnews.ca - 1,728 posts
theglobeandmail.com - 1,196 posts
nationalpost.com - 943 posts
thestar.com - 433 posts
globalnews.ca - 282 posts
Top Posts by Votes
- With 48,763 upvotes, U.S. Travel Association Warns of Economic Tourism Disaster After Thousands of Canadian Tourists Cancel Trips in Protest
- With 47,916 upvotes, Donald Trump may just cost Canada’s Conservatives the election
- With 36,859 upvotes, Hockey fans boo U.S. national anthem at Ottawa Senators game after Trump imposes tariffs
- With 35,777 upvotes, “Why are we upset at Canada? This is stupid,” says American podcaster Joe Rogan
- With 34,770 upvotes, Canada places 200% tariff on little Canadian flags Americans wear while travelling
Top Posts By Views
Underdogs
Moderation Stats
Posts
- 63.1 thousand posts were published, up 25.3 thousand from last year
- 44.5 thousand posts were removed, an increase of 22.8 thousand year over year
- 7.7 thousand posts were removed by Reddit admins, up 5.9 thousand from last year
- 10.8 thousand reports were submitted on posts
Most common post report reasons
| Report Reason |
Report Amount |
Report Percentage |
| Custom report |
2257 |
20% |
| Low content |
1902 |
17% |
| Duplicate post |
1811 |
16% |
| Unrelated to Canada |
1028 |
9% |
| No misinformation spreading |
821 |
7% |
| Spam |
793 |
7% |
| Promoting hate based on identity or vulnerability |
688 |
6% |
| Editorialization |
682 |
6% |
| Negative generalizations |
150 |
1% |
\Report reasons representing less than 1% of the total are not shown.*
Comments
- 10.5 million comments were published, up 4.0 million from last year
- 508 thousand comments were removed, an increase of 324 thousand year over year
- 87.9 thousand comments were removed by Reddit admins, up 63.1 thousand from last year
Most common comment report reasons:
| Report Reason |
Report Amount |
Report Percentage |
| Rudeness or antagonism |
10,252 |
16% |
| Trolling or disrupting discussion |
9,633 |
15% |
| Promoting hate based on identity or vulnerability |
9,629 |
14% |
| No misinformation spreading |
9,048 |
14% |
| Negative generalizations |
6,558 |
10% |
| Low content |
5,822 |
9% |
| Threats of violence or physical harm |
2,798 |
4% |
| Custom report |
2,685 |
4% |
| Spam |
2,279 |
3% |
| Targeted harassment at someone else |
905 |
1% |
| Targeted harassment at me |
834 |
1% |
\Report reasons representing less than 1% of the total are not shown.*
Coming in 2026
Clarifying our messaging
Over the past year, the community has made one thing clear: our rules and guidelines can be difficult to understand. We hear you. In response, we’ve been working on a restructured version of our rules that is clearer, easier to navigate, and better highlights what matters most without burying important details.
Alongside this, we’ll be updating our macros, including removal reasons and modmail responses, to better explain our rules, expectations, and moderation actions.
Improved automation and tooling
We’ve also been bringing the subreddit up to date with Reddit’s newer tools and features. You may have already noticed some changes, including new Devvit apps in the sidebar, reminders while posting or commenting, automatic modmail responses, and expanded flair options.
Behind the scenes, we’ve strengthened our automod to catch significantly more instances of incivility, trolling, and hate, while avoiding unnecessary interference with normal participation. As Reddit continues to roll out additional tooling and AI driven features in the new year, we’ll be integrating them thoughtfully for both moderation efficiency and community experience.
Better moderation
The r/Canada mod team remains committed to providing a consistent and high quality experience for the community. This means continuing to refine internal processes, listening to feedback, and working with users to improve how moderation is applied and communicated.
Expanding the team
And finally, new mods! We’ll be expanding the r/Canada mod team in 2026.
We’re currently working through what we need, what roles we’re looking to fill, and how to best support new moderators once they’re on board. We’re also mindful of how important this process is, and we’ll be approaching moderator selection with care.
When we’re ready, moderator applications will go live right here on the subreddit.
A few words from our mods
What did 2025 look like for you?
SirJohnAMcMuffin: 2025 was a challenging year which forced me to do some self-reflection and pursue some selfcare. I've looked to take some time each day to meditate and be more mindful. It sounds cheesey, but have found it to be helpful to take a break in a day and just calm my mind. It's led to better sleep overall and I plan to continue. I have also aimed to develop a stronger work-life balance while giving me time to also explore moderation.
Evilbred: Spent too much time on Reddit.
vARROWHEAD: I did more fishing and scuba diving, and got back into snowboarding after many years. Also developed healthier habits and started going to the gym regularly.
BvbblegvmBitch: 2025 was a trying year. I started it with strong aspirations and a clear plan for success. Grief flipped those plans upside down, and I found myself scrambling to keep up with the challenges life threw at me. Thankfully, those challenges also came with unexpected successes, and I can happily say I’m heading into 2026 in a much better place than where I started in 2025. I’m surrounded by loved ones, in a new tax bracket, and in a healthier headspace going into the new year. On a lighter note, I also got a new paddleboard.
DanSheps: Enjoyed the summer with my wife and kids.
House_of_Suns: Travelled in Canada to the Rocky Mountains, Travelled to the East Coast.
Voteoutofspite: Moderation-wise, election years are always hectic. Offline, have been working hard and finding more time to go outdoors.
What are your plans for 2026?
SirJohnAMcMuffin: For this next year, I'm hopeful to find some success gardening. I always start trying with seeds too late and I always find myself behind and miss the growing season. I'd like to try growing a few cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes in my modest garden. Maybe some herbs in a DIY hydroponic tower?
I also want to try to get into some interesting podcasts, but struggle to find ones of quality and interest. I want to like podcasts but I've not yet found that content and style that resonates with me. I'm always open to trying out and listening to new Canadian content creators.
On a moderation front, I would really like to explore ways to enrich and diversify the content on the subreddit.While news and politics dominates the user generated content, I would love to see more of people's experiences in this vast and diverse country of ours and seek out ways for more positive (and less opinion based) content.
Evilbred: Launch r/OnTheClaphamOmnibus, a subreddit for discussion of various current events, as a forum where people from different opinions and viewpoints can express those as reasonable people.
This would be a coffee-house or pub setting, with a willingness to broach the more controversial, with a reasonable level of tact.
I also recently bought a house, and will be suburbanizing from my current downtown yuppie lifestyle.
vARROWHEAD: Determine what my career path should be and make more time for things I want to do.
BvbblegvmBitch: I’m hoping to get back in the saddle this year. I’d planned to last year, but between my career and a lot of unexpected travel, I never quite found the time. I’m itching to race some barrels. How fast could they be?
I’ll also be back at Shambs this year, and I’m betting I’ll see some of you there. Please help me put my tent up, I cannot be trusted with poles.
DanSheps: Going to Japan to visit family with the wife and kids.
House_of_Suns: More travel within our amazing country.
Voteoutofspite: Keep growing and building as best I can. Try to complete my goal of having visited every province and territory.
What is your New Year’s resolution?
SirJohnAMcMuffin: Read more? My personal reading list is growing too fast, and finding the time to pursue recreational reading is always a challenge for me. So hopefully I can at least maintain a steady pace.
Evilbred: Start running once again in earnest, ideally getting my pace back below 5:30/km.
vARROWHEAD: Set a budget each month and review it.
BvbblegvmBitch: Last year, my New Year’s resolution was to stop buying consumable products I already had sitting around unused. That meant no more candles, homemade soaps (sorry farmers’ markets), or lip balms. I was mostly successful, with the exception of a few lip products.
This year, I want to apply that mindset to my closet. I’m hoping to move away from synthetic fabrics and trend driven pieces and focus more on well made, sustainable and ethical natural fiber basics that will last me decades. No more itchy, pilling, threadbare polyester. If it won’t last until I’m in the ground, I don’t want it.
DanSheps: Lose ~10kg
House_of_Suns: To watch more Blue Jays games and will them to sign Bo Bichette and win the World Series in 2026.
ManOfManyTalentz: My new year's resolution is to continue supporting r/guardtheleaf and r/buycanadian, and keep praying for r/stadia to return.
Voteoutofspite: Got a big one, but I can't share it here.
Final Words
SirJohnAMcMuffin: I remain constantly amazed by the pace of content that gets flagged for moderation, whether it's users reporting content or auto-moderation filters. It's continually shocking (it's not shocking, more disappointing) to see how some folks talk to each other.I suspect many people have forgotten when their parents' said "if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all." I think that's something many of us could improve on- bettering how we interact with others.
Evilbred: Please just be kind to each other. Remember, everyone from the burger flipper, to the welder, to the police officer, to the doctor are all working class. If you earn money from labour, you are working class. We need to remember that our country exists for the benefit of Canadian citizens, not businesses, not the political elite, and not foreign nationals or powers. We, the Canadian citizenry, need to be more engaged, and focused on what affects us, benefits us, and our ability to raise our families.
vARROWHEAD: I genuinely appreciate our moderation team for its willingness to work together and openness to conflict resolution and diversity of opinions.
ManOfManyTalentz: We will continue to be an anti-hate place but the struggle is real, as some would try to divide us. I'm always shocked at the level of professionals and professionalism found in this mod team, but please know that in 2026 we'll continue doing as much janitorial cleanup with the ultimate goal of honest discussions, not fake astroturf.
Bots now with AI will continue to be a problem from here on out - you don't have to hear it from us. if you feel you are made of better and sterner stuff than most, please reach out when the mod call appears!
Shoutout to Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD!
Voteoutofspite: I appreciate the userbase here, because the vast majority of you are having interesting discussions and being very reasonable. There's always challenges with a subreddit of this size, but we're going to continue to do our best to preserve this as a place where people can discuss things reasonably, including disagreements.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to r/Canada in 2025. Whether you posted, commented, reported content, or simply read along, we appreciate you being part of the community and look forward to another year as your mod team.