Natalie Clancy

Communications Executive and Award-Winning Journalist

Both sides of the news

I spent my career on both sides of the news: as a national CBC journalist deciding what made it, and as a communications director getting leaders and campaigns into it.

36-member 24/7 team led at the Toronto Police Service
20,000 media requests a year
4x earned media coverage at Unifor
900% growth in social engagement at Unifor

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On the job

Selected work

Campaigns

Save Oshawa GM
Unifor · IABC Gold Quill, MarCom Platinum
A $2 million campaign that included a Super Bowl ad. When GM threatened a $100-million lawsuit over the ad, we made the threat public and national networks ran the ad as news. GM later returned truck production to Oshawa.

Op-eds placed

Invest in front-line officers to keep Toronto safe
Toronto Star · Chief of Police, Toronto Police Service

There's no way out of this pandemic without paid sick days
The Globe and Mail · Unifor National President

A moment of endless possibilities for gig workers
Toronto Star · Unifor National President

Ottawa must stop internet pirates from killing Canadian jobs
HuffPost Canada · Unifor National President

Reports, writing and presentations

Navigating the Road Ahead: Rebuilding Canada's Powerhouse Auto Sector
Unifor national auto policy report, 2022 · Globe and Mail coverage
Worked on it for months as a member of the Auto Policy Working Group, copy-edited it, managed production and design, and led its release at a livestreamed news conference.

Meet New Deputy Chief Frank Barredo
Toronto Police Service · Bylined executive profile

Disinformation strategy session
IACP Annual Conference, Denver, 2025 · Submitted and presented
False information can erode public trust in policing and put communities at risk. I built the Toronto Police Service’s first enterprise misinformation and disinformation strategy and presented it to police leaders from across the US and Canada. It covers how the service spots false information, corrects it quickly and accurately, and builds trust through transparency.

Journalism

Sexual harassment in the RCMP
CBC News · International Edward R. Murrow Award
Broke the story, which led to hundreds of women coming forward to report sexual misconduct. The series resulted in a $100-million class action settlement for 2300 female officers.

Panama Papers
CBC News · ICIJ investigation
One of 400 journalists on the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation. Exposed Canada's top offshore middleman, who was later ordered to pay US$52.9 million.

The Frontline of Fentanyl Series
CBC News · Gold, Digital Publishing Awards

Recognition

International Edward R. Murrow Award, Canadian Screen Award, Reed Award, IABC Gold Quill, MarCom Platinum, four Jack Webster Awards, four Canadian Association of Journalists awards, CALM Stroke of Genius Award. Chief Judge, National Newspaper Awards (2023, 2024).

Federal election TV ad, 2021
Unifor · Reed Award, Best Canadian TV Advertisement

See the full list of 44 awards and recognition