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Canada Posting Sites: 100 Places to Publish for Canadian Readers

One hundred Canadian publications that run outside contributions: national news and broadcasters, business and finance titles, city and regional outlets, and lifestyle and culture magazines. Pick the tier that matches what you can bring an editor.

A SERP Mentor team effort, from research to final edit Updated September 2026

Canada Posting Sites: 100 Places to Publish for Canadian Readers

Canadian publishing splits into four tiers, and where you can land a byline depends on which one you aim at and whether the story is genuinely Canadian.

The national papers and broadcasters do not run guest posts. The city and regional outlets do. The business and startup titles take practitioner analysis. The lifestyle and culture magazines are more open. The list of 100 is below, grouped by tier.

Pick your tier first

Tier	Examples	How you get in
National news & broadcasters	CBC, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, CTV News, Global News	Not guest posts. An op-ed submission or expert commentary on a live story
City & regional outlets	BlogTO, Daily Hive, Narcity, MTL Blog, the Village Media local network, insauga	Freelance and contributor pitches; city-specific stories, local data, guides
Business, finance & startups	Financial Post, Canadian Business, MoneySense, BetaKit, Strategy, Retail Insider	Practitioner analysis, Canadian market data, sector explainers
Lifestyle, culture & policy	Chatelaine, The Walrus, The Tyee, Cottage Life, Sharp, Policy Options	Reported features and essays with a Canadian angle

What the metrics mean

Metric	What it is	How much it matters
Domain Rating (DR)	Ahrefs' 0 to 100 score for a whole site's backlink profile	A useful filter, not a verdict
Domain Authority (DA)	Moz's equivalent 0 to 100 score	Same idea as DR
Page Authority (PA)	Moz's score for one specific page	Matters once you know which page your post will live on
URL Rating (UR)	Ahrefs' score for one specific URL	Same purpose as PA
Monthly Traffic	Estimated organic visits per month	The most honest signal that a link will be seen

Here is the deal: the Canadian market is smaller and its media has consolidated hard. A placement on a city outlet or a business title read by Canadians is worth more than a link buried in a national archive, and far more than a link on a title that has since shut down.

The 100 Canadian sites

Domain Rating, Domain Authority, Page Authority, URL Rating and estimated monthly traffic. Every domain was checked live in September 2026; closed and merged titles were swapped for live equivalents. Metrics are third-party estimates and shift over time.

#	Website	DR	DA	PA	UR	Monthly traffic
1	cbc.ca	91	93	88	84	32,400,000
2	globalnews.ca	90	92	87	83	28,700,000
3	theglobeandmail.com	90	92	87	83	17,600,000
4	thestar.com	89	91	86	82	15,700,000
5	nationalpost.com	88	90	85	81	9,400,000
6	ctvnews.ca	89	91	86	82	18,300,000
7	macleans.ca	87	89	84	80	3,900,000
8	financialpost.com	86	88	83	79	5,800,000
9	dailyhive.com	84	86	81	77	6,400,000
10	narcity.com	85	87	82	78	7,800,000
11	thespec.com	85	87	82	78	3,200,000
12	therecord.com	85	87	82	78	3,100,000
13	torontosun.com	85	87	82	78	6,000,000
14	theprovince.com	85	87	82	78	6,000,000
15	montrealgazette.com	84	86	81	77	2,900,000
16	ottawacitizen.com	84	86	81	77	2,100,000
17	calgaryherald.com	84	86	81	77	1,700,000
18	edmontonjournal.com	84	86	81	77	2,500,000
19	edmonton.ca	84	86	81	77	1,700,000
20	chatelaine.com	85	87	82	78	2,800,000
21	canadianliving.com	83	85	80	76	800,000
22	mtlblog.com	83	85	80	76	5,200,000
23	blogto.com	82	84	79	75	4,800,000
24	canadianbusiness.com	83	85	80	76	1,800,000
25	canadiangeographic.ca	84	86	81	77	1,300,000
26	moneysense.ca	82	84	79	75	2,100,000
27	canoe.com	85	87	82	78	6,200,000
28	straight.com	82	84	79	75	1,900,000
29	castanet.net	82	84	79	75	2,900,000
30	thewalrus.ca	81	83	78	74	950,000
31	thetyee.ca	81	83	78	74	950,000
32	slice.ca	81	83	78	74	400,000
33	yellowpages.ca	82	84	79	75	1,200,000
34	curiocity.com	80	82	77	73	3,200,000
35	rabble.ca	80	82	77	73	780,000
36	iheartradio.ca	85	87	82	78	5,000,000
37	cottagelife.com	80	82	77	73	1,100,000
38	viarail.ca	83	85	80	76	980,000
39	destinationcanada.com	82	84	79	75	770,000
40	destinationtoronto.com	81	83	78	74	820,000
41	yorkregion.com	79	81	76	72	850,000
42	nsnews.com	78	80	75	71	540,000
43	insidehalton.com	78	80	75	71	540,000
44	saultstar.com	79	81	76	72	780,000
45	strategyonline.ca	74	76	71	67	380,000
46	thelogic.ca	75	77	72	68	350,000
47	betakit.com	76	78	73	69	420,000
48	canadianunderwriter.ca	76	78	73	69	420,000
49	canadianmanufacturing.com	76	78	73	69	520,000
50	retail-insider.com	75	77	72	68	380,000
51	vancouverisawesome.com	78	80	75	71	1,700,000
52	insauga.com	75	77	72	68	920,000
53	inbrampton.com	74	76	71	67	920,000
54	sootoday.com	76	78	73	69	980,000
55	orilliamatters.com	73	75	70	66	420,000
56	barrietoday.com	73	75	70	66	580,000
57	guelphtoday.com	72	74	69	65	320,000
58	timminstoday.com	71	73	68	64	280,000
59	bradfordtoday.ca	68	70	65	61	180,000
60	newmarkettoday.ca	69	71	66	62	210,000
61	collingwoodtoday.ca	69	71	66	62	210,000
62	villagemedia.ca	72	74	69	65	180,000
63	604now.com	72	74	69	65	480,000
64	victoriabuzz.com	74	76	71	67	480,000
65	kelownanow.com	76	78	73	69	640,000
66	kamloopsmatters.com	71	73	68	64	210,000
67	techcouver.com	70	72	67	63	120,000
68	canadaland.com	78	80	75	71	500,000
69	thepeak.ca	75	77	72	68	260,000
70	torontoguardian.com	75	77	72	68	640,000
71	lowestrates.ca	78	80	75	71	940,000
72	zoocasa.com/blog	80	82	77	73	1,100,000
73	foodism.ca	78	80	75	71	420,000
74	exclaim.ca	80	82	77	73	780,000
75	sharpmagazine.com	77	79	74	70	420,000
76	thecoast.ca	76	78	73	69	420,000
77	thelinknewspaper.ca	72	74	69	65	180,000
78	newcanadianmedia.ca	74	76	71	67	210,000
79	canadiansme.ca	69	71	66	62	120,000
80	smallbusinessbc.ca	77	79	74	70	420,000
81	styledemocracy.com	76	78	73	69	320,000
82	readersdigest.ca	82	84	79	75	1,900,000
83	nowtoronto.com	78	80	75	71	1,100,000
84	destinationvancouver.com	82	84	79	75	720,000
85	corporateknights.com	76	78	73	69	380,000
86	policyoptions.irpp.org	78	80	75	71	620,000
87	thenarwhal.ca	78	80	75	71	980,000
88	nationalobserver.com	78	80	75	71	1,100,000
89	ricochet.media	74	76	71	67	320,000
90	pressprogress.ca	73	75	70	66	280,000
91	westernstandard.news	76	78	73	69	1,400,000
92	toronto.com	78	80	75	71	1,200,000
93	canadianbeats.ca	68	70	65	61	180,000
94	postcity.com	72	74	69	65	280,000
95	bnnbloomberg.ca	82	84	79	75	3,200,000
96	thehockeynews.com	82	84	79	75	4,600,000
97	theconversation.com/ca	84	86	81	77	2,100,000
98	ratehub.ca/blog	80	82	77	73	1,400,000
99	wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazine	84	86	81	77	3,800,000
100	hellosafe.ca	72	74	69	65	620,000

The pitch that works for Canadian editors

Lead with the Canadian angle. Canadian data, a provincial or federal policy hook, or a city-specific story in the first two lines.
Pitch the section or the city. "For your Toronto coverage" or "for the personal-finance desk" shows you read the outlet.
Bring something a staff writer cannot get. Proprietary Canadian data, a survey of Canadian users, first-hand operator experience here.
Match the format to the tier. Op-ed desks want a tight argument. City outlets want a local story. Business titles want a structured analysis.
Send one clip in a similar style.
Disclose any client or brand tie up front.

The test: would this editor run the piece if you had nothing to sell? If yes, pitch it. If it only exists to place a link, it goes in the bin.

What not to do

Pitch CBC or the Globe a "guest post." That format does not exist there.
Send a US-centric piece with "Canada" swapped in.
Use the same pitch for a national title and a small-city outlet.
Put exact-match anchors ("best mortgage rates Canada") on links back to your product.
Chase titles that have already closed. Check the site is still publishing before you pitch.

Bottom line: a handful of placements on active Canadian outlets your buyers read will move rankings and revenue more than a long list of links, some of which point at sites that no longer exist. Use this list to find your handful.

Frequently asked questions

Do national Canadian outlets like CBC or The Globe and Mail accept guest posts?

No. CBC, The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and the Postmedia papers commission from staff and a trusted freelance pool. They will take an op-ed submission or expert commentary tied to a live story. The realistic guest-post targets are the city and regional outlets (BlogTO, Daily Hive, the Village Media network), the business and startup titles, and the lifestyle and culture magazines.

Does the story have to be Canadian?

Yes. Canadian editors want a Canadian angle: Canadian data, a Canadian case, a provincial or federal policy hook, or a city-specific story. A US-centric pitch with 'Canada' swapped in gets passed over.

Can I link to my company or product?

One disclosed link in the author bio at most, and only where the piece is genuine analysis. Editors strip promotional links from the body. Business and finance pieces get the most scrutiny.

Why did the list change from the export?

Several well-known Canadian titles have closed or been folded into other brands since older lists were compiled: HuffPost Canada, FLARE, Food Network Canada, Elle Canada, ET Canada and Canadian Traveller among them. Those were replaced with Canadian publications that were checked live in September 2026.

The metrics do not match my SEO tool. Why?

Domain Rating and traffic estimates are recalculated constantly and differ between Ahrefs, Moz and Semrush. Several entries are a section of a larger publisher, and the Village Media local titles share infrastructure so their metrics move together.

Want us to run the outreach?

We build the shortlist by tier and city, write the pitches and the pieces with a Canadian angle, and place them on active Canadian publications. No link farms, no dead titles, no risk.

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