RCMP officers arrested and detained documentary filmmaker Michael Toledano and photojournalist Amber Bracken during a land rights protest on Wet’suwet’en territory.

Northwest Territories Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Steve Norn barred Cabin Radio reporters from a virtual press conference on Nov. 18, 2021. 

RCMP officers arrested journalist and documentary filmmaker Melissa Cox, who was covering demonstrations against the Coastal GasLink pipeline through Wet’suwet’en territory in northern British Columbia on Nov. 18, 2021.

An anti-vaccine protester harassed CP24 journalist Cristina Tenaglia while she was filming a live report about the COVID-19 vaccination campaign. 

Toronto Star photographer Rick Madonik was assaulted and harassed while working on a story about housing for refugees on Nov. 12, 2021. 

In November 2021, HonestReporting Canada published at least four campaigns which named at least three individual media workers.

Former People’s Party of Canada candidate Marcella Williams posted a meme and comment on Facebook that appeared to advocate for the execution of journalists, reported the Georgia Straight on Oct. 3, 2021.

In October 2021, HonestReporting Canada published at least two campaigns which named at least one individual media worker or newsroom.

Lethbridge police chief Shahin Mehdizadeh allegedly threatened journalist Meghan Grant, a CBC Calgary investigative reporter who has written extensively about Lethbridge police misconduct. 

The director of communications for the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada asked Twitter and Meta, the owner of Facebook, to remove social media posts linking to a Toronto Sun column, reported the Canadian Press.