# How come no active Forum Boards in Canada? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 21, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999 "2015-12-21T14:47:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Torontonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@Torontonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torontonian)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/1 "2015-12-21T14:47:52Z")
Whats happening in Canada? There is no active forum boards. Here even Reddit has few posters ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/2 "2015-12-21T15:37:53Z")
What? I’ve been a long-term member of a Canadian board, almost a decade, and as of this morning it was still active. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/3 "2015-12-21T15:42:32Z")
Also, /r/Canada is one of the largest nation-based subreddits on the whole site. It’s toxic, but it’s active. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/4 "2015-12-21T16:01:44Z")
There are a few Canada centric threads here and entire subreddits easily searched. What kind of info are you looking for? Also, Welcome to The Dope! PS- Also Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![Torontonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@Torontonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torontonian)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/5 "2015-12-21T17:28:15Z")
Thanks for the welcome I am looking for an active general discussion/fans forum board. Im tired of reddit, facebook etc ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/6 "2015-12-21T18:41:18Z")
Welcome to the Straight Dope, **Torontonian**. Over in the **Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share** forum (MPSIMS), there’s long-running thread called “Canadope 2015” that’s been bopping along since last December. That might be what you’re looking for. I haven’t posted in it, since, well, I’m not Canadian, but it seems to be focussed on affairs in the Great White North. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/7 "2015-12-21T18:47:55Z")
You have internet in Canada? ---
**Author:** ![Torontonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@Torontonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torontonian)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/8 "2015-12-21T18:55:22Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > You have internet in Canada? polar bears bring it to us, we never ask for it eh ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/9 "2015-12-21T22:23:54Z")
You’ve never heard of the [Boards of Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boards_of_Canada)? ---
**Author:** ![Torontonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@Torontonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torontonian)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/10 "2015-12-21T22:28:01Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > You’ve never heard of the [Boards of Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boards_of_Canada)? I have ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/11 "2015-12-21T23:01:30Z")
Stephen Harper banned Canadian forums as a hotbed of terrorism because “in cyberspace, no one knows you’re wearing a niqab”. Now that he’s gone, there’s a move to start one up again, but while no one cares if you’re wearing a niqab, you have to put a period at the end of your sentences.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-no-active-forum-boards-in-canada/740999/12 "2015-12-24T12:43:44Z")
The city-data Canada forums seem pretty active: [Canada Forum - Relocation, Moving, General and Local City Discussions - City-Data Forum](http://www.city-data.com/forum/canada/) There are also general forums: [City-Data.com Forum: Relocation, Moving, General and Local City Discussions](http://www.city-data.com/forum/#general-forums) I’m not on there much, mostly for info about specific places. Hope that helps. And welcome aboard!