What are canada communities?

Communities for Canadians and those interested in Canada, covering culture, investing, expat life, and local interests. The mix includes Discord servers, regional groups, and specialized communities for Canadian markets and topics.

Where do most canada communities live?

Reddit is the most common platform in this report (38% of 8 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

63% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical canada community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 226K members and the median is 35K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (100%). Others that show up often include member perks, newsletter, and online/offline events.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Canada topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Canada Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 8 canada communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: In this smaller sample, canada communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2025-12-23

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Communities: 8
Platforms: 4
Avg members: 226K
Median members: 35K

Where Canada Communities Are Hosted

Reddit
3(38%)
Independent Platforms
3(38%)
Slack
1(13%)
Circle
1(13%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
6(75%)
Chat communities
1(13%)
Private membership
1(13%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (75%).

Reddit leads (38% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
1(13%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
1(13%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
0(0%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
3(38%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
2(25%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (226K vs 35K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Canada Differs From Other Categories

Canada is less free-to-join, larger, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Canada	Hive Index average
Free to join	63%	85%
Median members	35K	25K
Average members	226K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	38%	15%
Live chat	25%	38%
Topic pageviews / mo	163	714

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
100%
Member Perks
50%
Newsletter
50%
Online/Offline Events
50%
Courses
25%
Job Board
25%
Live Chat
25%
Paid Community
25%

Niche Features

Tools
13%

Forum appears on 100% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 7

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Reddit	3	38%	4	57%
Independent Platforms	3	38%	2	29%
Slack	1	13%	1	14%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Reddit hosts 38% of listings and 57% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
6(86%)
Chat communities
1(14%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
7(100%)
Newsletter
3(43%)
Online/Offline Events
3(43%)
Courses
1(14%)
Job Board
1(14%)
Live Chat
1(14%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
5(71%)
Massive
1(14%)
Medium
1(14%)

Top-clicked listings

r/Canadapennystocks
2(29%)
UBC Botanical Garden Forums
2(29%)
r/CanadianInvestor
1(14%)

Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.

Trends

Founded year

2014

2016

2020

2022

4 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2014.

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

5.0 average rating across 1 community.

Rated examples

PORCH
Slack · 5.0 stars · 300 members

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Canada. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
•Last updated 2025-12-23

FAQ

: Communities for Canadians and those interested in Canada, covering culture, investing, expat life, and local interests. The mix includes Discord servers, regional groups, and specialized communities for Canadian markets and topics.
: Reddit is the most common platform in this report (38% of 8 listings).
: 63% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 226K members and the median is 35K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (100%). Others that show up often include member perks, newsletter, and online/offline events.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Canada topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.