The Northern Office.
An independent Canadian studio. Quiet by design. Loud by accident. We make things that help you stay Canadian, even when you are not in Canada.
Four principles, one office.
The Northern Office is an independent Canadian media studio working out of a quiet room with good light. We design quietly, ship deliberately, and let the work do the recruiting.
Stay Canadian.
Canadian identity is a daily practice, not a passport stamp. We build things that make the practice easier.
Stay quiet.
Loud brands age fast. We work like a record label, not a billboard. The catalog speaks for the studio.
Stay funny.
Satire is the warmest weapon in the toolbox. Dry humor lasts. Mean humor does not.
Stay sovereign.
Independent ownership. Canadian-led. We accept partners. We do not accept handlers.
Being Canadian. The app.
A satirical operative experience for Canadians who refuse to assimilate. Take the Citizenship Quiz. Earn your code name. Receive your Privy Council stamps. Toggle between Canadian Mode and Covert Mode depending on the company you are keeping. Launching Monday, June 1.
Citizenship Quiz
Earn your rank. Prove your knowledge. Get a code name worth keeping.
Privy Council
Daily stamps of approval on the small acts of Canadian life. Tim Hortons run, eh.
Covert Mode
For when you are in a room full of Americans and the moment requires diplomacy.
Join the Privy Council.
One dispatch per week from The Northern Office. Field reports, news from the studio, the occasional satirical communique. Free for life if you sign up before June 1. We do not share your address.
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