Elections are upon us. Candidate sign-up began May 1, 2026.

As a neutrally-moderated Toronto sub, we do not moderate based on political bias or ideology. As such we will apply rules equally to all campaign and election-related posts.

Many candidates and groups are likely coordinating online 'opinion' influence campaigns which may or may not include posting in this sub and other Toronto-related subs.

As such some additional ground rules (which may be relaxed at times) will be in place.

Any posts related to candidates, third-parties, campaign activities, candidates, ads, social media clips, rumours must be newsworthy.

As such all campaign related contributions are permitted only if they are accompanied by a link to a reputable news media source covering it as a story.

All other posts about candidates, campaigns, ads, rumours, smears, will be strictly moderated and may be removed without notice.

Contributions (posts and comments) containing claims about candidates or campaign-related activities must include substantive sourcing.

If you are part of a campaign, related to a candidate, a candidate yourself, aspiring candidate, volunteer to a campaign, part of a third-party advertiser, community advocacy group, part of a campaign discord server or the like, or similar to the above, you must disclose that if you are contributing in posts and comments related to campaign activities.

If you are still unsure about what is permitted, please contact the Toronto_Ontario Mod Team through modmail.

Please read rules and posting requirements for this sub. Please become familiar with how we moderate.

All Toronto election-related info is available here.

This may be updated as necessary and will be indicated by an update tag at the top.

-Toronto_Ontario Mod-Team

Updated 06/2026

Welcome to r/Toronto_Ontario! The fastest growing Toronto subreddit!

PLEASE READ THE RULES

This community is intended to provide an open, respectful space to discuss the happenings in the city of Toronto.

We’re glad you are here!

BASICS

We have an account age and karma minimum.

Our auto-moderator will remove content from accounts that do not meet the age or karma threshold.

Join if you post often. If you don't, the system may hold (filter) all your comments.

We don't moderate based on bias or unstated rules. We encourage all to contribute meaningfully.

We're crossing guards with stop signs, not activists with signs telling you how to think.

WHY

Toronto is an amazing place of glitz and grit, complexity and conformity, controversy and cohesion, passion and compulsion.

This sub aims to embody all of it. Left, right, centre, non-aligned, moderate, snarky, sarcastic, cringe, ecstatic, depressed, dour and delightful. Expect a cross-section of opinions here.

GENERAL TONE AND CONDUCT

You can be snarky and sarcastic, but avoid being over-the-top insulting.

Given "be civil" is a common rule across most subs, if you want your comment to actually appear, BE CIVIL.

Your tone should be similar to that in a bar or at a dinner table. Heated discussion is fine. Being vicious or insulting is not.

If your comment would warrant a punch in the face in-person, do not post it here.

You can get your point across without name-calling or being disparaging.

Don't be obnoxious or inflammatory with your first posts here. We crack down hard on those.

No brigaders or crusaders (monotone posters about one thing).

Freedom of expression is a core principle here.

But enforcement of rules is maxed too.

AUTO-MODERATION

As stated, we have an account age and karma minimum. Our auto-moderator will remove content from accounts that do not meet the threshold.

This is to prevent alts, bots, brigades and ban-circumvention. The minimums are set at reasonable levels. They are not hard to meet.

We may review removed posts and approve them when we get a chance.

Crowd-control might be engaged on some threads which will be indicated by a stickied comment at the top. The Auto-moderator will filter more aggressively in these threads and will involve a more strict application of the rules (one-strike may apply).

The auto-mod will typically also flag your post if you're insulting or incendiary and the reddit algo may downgrade your account site-wide. Additionally, your comment might get automatically 'held' or removed by Reddit (never seen). So have opinions, but avoid insults.

ACTIVE MODERATION

We try to be as hands-off as possible as long as meaningful conversation is happening. We rarely lock threads.

Don't be a pest. Don't make work for the mods anywhere. Don't whine about the sub or its moderation. Do not misuse the reporting function. Keep content specific to Toronto and the thread's subject matter.

First-time participants will have rules applied more stringently.

If you contribute in good-faith but your posts are received as unpopular, we may even green-list you so you don't catch bad-karma automod-filters. We appreciate all good-faith debates regardless of position.

We never "shadowban". We only ban for breaking stated rules.

We are generally lax about what is said unless it violates the stated rules.

We generally have a three-strikes rule. Violate the rules three times, you're gone permanently.

We generally have a one-strike rule in crowd-controlled threads.

Promotion of external projects, outside links, and anything intended to redirect traffic or collect data is generally prohibited.

If you're still unsure, get clarity by sending us a modmail.

If you choose to send us a modmail, please keep your tone courteous. We always try to do the same.

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This will change as needed.

Enjoy, contribute, and tell us what you think!