North America
SIM cards, eSIM and internet in Canada
258 MbpsMedian fixed download
Internet and SIM cards in Canada
Median fixed broadband is 258 Mbps and mobile 86 Mbps (Speedtest Global Index, 2026-08). Prepaid SIMs from carrier stores and budget brands, roughly C$35–60 for 30 days; mobile data is pricey. A travel eSIM is often cheaper.
Mobile carriers
Key facts
- Tourist SIM: Prepaid SIMs from carrier stores and budget brands, roughly C$35–60 for 30 days; mobile data is pricey. A travel eSIM is often cheaper.
- eSIM: local carriers sell eSIMs to visitors.
Internet & coworking by place
- TorontoInternet & coworking
- VancouverInternet & coworking
- MontrealInternet & coworking
- BanffInternet & coworking
- Niagara FallsInternet & coworking
- Quebec CityInternet & coworking
- WhistlerInternet & coworking
- OttawaInternet & coworking
- CalgaryInternet & coworking
- VictoriaInternet & coworking
- JasperInternet & coworking
- HalifaxInternet & coworking
- TofinoInternet & coworking
- EdmontonInternet & coworking
- KelownaInternet & coworking
- YellowknifeInternet & coworking
Sources
- Speedtest Global Index: Canada
- US State Department travel advisory
- eTA, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Visit Canada, IRCC
- World Bank open data
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