Online Domestic Extremism in Canada Data Briefing – December 2024 to February 2025

The report identifies 545 domestic extremist accounts in Canada, analyzing over 413,000 posts. It finds that ethnonationalists and white supremacists are the most prolific, while anti-Muslim extremists achieve the highest engagement. Hate speech decreased by 34% from the previous period, with migrants and Jewish people being the primary targets. The document also introduces a new analysis of violent speech, noting peaks coinciding with political events like Justin Trudeau's resignation and Donald Trump's rhetoric regarding Canada.

• Between December 2024 and February 2025, ISD analyzed 413,288 posts from 269 active domestic extremist accounts across five platforms: X (252,297 posts), Telegram (146,064), Facebook (11,590), Instagram (2,349), and YouTube (988).
• Ethnonationalists and white supremacists were the most prolific groups in terms of account numbers and post volume, while anti-Muslim extremists and ethnonationalists saw the highest levels of engagement.
• Hate speech accounted for 2.3% (9,512 posts) of the total content, representing a 34% decrease from the previous reporting period. The most targeted groups were migrants (26.1%), Jewish people (22.4%), and the LGBTQ community (22.3%).
• Violent speech, including threats and incitement, was identified in 1,500 posts (0.4%). A peak occurred on January 7, 2025, featuring calls for the military invasion of Canada and the hanging of politicians for high treason.
• Extremist activity and specific narratives spiked in response to political events, including Justin Trudeau's resignation on January 6 and Donald Trump's comments about making Canada the '51st state' of the US.
• Dominant narratives among Canadian extremists include misogyny and 'manosphere' themes, conspiracy theories regarding Romana Didulo and vaccines, pro-Russian views on the Ukraine-Russia war, and opposition to 'woke' politics and the Liberal Party.
• Rebel News was the most linked-to media outlet by Canadian domestic extremists, followed by Life Site News and True North.

APA

Institute for Strategic Dialogue (2025). Online Domestic Extremism in Canada Data Briefing – December 2024 to February 2025. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Online-Domestic-Extremism-in-Canada.pdf

Chicago

Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Online Domestic Extremism in Canada Data Briefing – December 2024 to February 2025. 2025. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Online-Domestic-Extremism-in-Canada.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforstrategicdialogue2025online, author = {{Institute for Strategic Dialogue}}, title = {{Online Domestic Extremism in Canada Data Briefing – December 2024 to February 2025}}, institution = {Institute for Strategic Dialogue}, year = {2025}, url = {https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Online-Domestic-Extremism-in-Canada.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }