The company was founded in Montreal, Quebec in 2013 as MTL Blog Inc., and converted into Narcity in 2016 when it expanded into the rest of Canada.

[4] In 2015, MTL Blog Inc. was renamed to Narcity Media Inc. and the agency division was created to cater to both brands.

[6] It also partnered with Telefilm Canada in October 2016[7] to distribute a video series featuring Canadian celebrities such as Charlotte Cardin and Kardinal Offishall.

[9] In 2020, Narcity partnered with Interac to distribute a video series featuring small businesses across Canada.

[10] In 2021, the company inked its biggest sponsored content deal to date with Mazda, for a cross-country campaign.