List of internet service providers in Canada explained
This is an alphabetical list of notable internet service providers in Canada.[1]
Among Canada's biggest internet service providers (ISP) are Bell, Rogers, Telus, and Shaw—with the former two being the largest in Ontario, and the latter two dominating western provinces.[2] [3]
List
| Service Provider | Internet Connection Type(s) | Region(s) Served | Parent/owner | Notes |
|---|
| Access Communications | | Saskatchewan | | |
| Aurora Cable Internet | | | | Acquired by Rogers Communications in 2008. |
| Avetria Networks | | Ontario | | |
| Bell Aliant | | Atlantic Canada | Bell Canada | |
| Bell Internet | | | Bell Canada | |
| Bell MTS | | Manitoba | Bell Canada | |
| Cable Axion | | Estrie, Montérégie, Beauce, Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, and Lotbinière, QC | Cogeco | |
| Cablevision du Nord | | Northern Quebec | Bell Canada | |
| Chebucto Community Net | | Halifax Regional Municipality, NS | Chebucto Community Net Society | |
| CIK Telecom | | Ontario
- Quebec; Alberta; British Columbia; Saskatchewan; Manitoba
| | |
| Cogeco | | Ontario
- Quebec
| | |
| Comwave | | | Rogers Communications | Acquired by Rogers Communications Nov 2023 |
| Dery Telecom | | Quebec | Cogeco | |
| Distributel | | | Bell Canada | Acquired by Bell Canada, September 2022 [4] |
| Eastlink | | Atlantic Canada | | |
| EBOX | | Ontario
- Quebec
| Bell Canada | Acquired by Bell Canada, February 2022[5] |
| Everus Communications | | | | |
| Execulink Telecom | | | | |
| Fido | | | Rogers Communications | Fido no longer offers home internet plans (Dec 2023). Current customers are being migrated to the parent company Rogers Communications. |
| Internet Lightspeed | | Alberta, British Columbia | | |
| MNSi Telecom | | Southern Ontario | | |
| National Capital FreeNet | | Ottawa | | |
| NorthernTel | | Northern Ontario | Bell Aliant | |
| Northwestel | | Northern Canada | Bell Canada | |
| Novus Entertainment | | | |
| Ontera | | Northern Ontario | Bell Aliant | |
| Oxio | | Canada | Cogeco |
| Primus Canada | | Canada | Bell Canada via Distributel | |
| Project Chapleau | | Chapleau, Ontario | | |
| Qiniq | | Nunavut | SSI Micro Ltd. | |
| Rally Internet | | Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia | Rally Enterprises & Communications Corp. | |
| Rogers Hi-Speed Internet | | | Rogers Communications | |
| SaskTel | | Saskatchewan | | |
| Seaside Communications | | Nova Scotia | Rogers Communications | Rogers Communications |
| Shaw | | | Shaw Communications | Acquired by Rogers Communications, April 2023[6] |
| Source Cable | | | Rogers Communications | |
| SSI Micro | | Northern Canada | Netcrawler | |
| Tbaytel | | Thunder Bay, ON, and surrounding area | City of Thunder Bay | |
| TekSavvy | | | | |
| Telebec | | | Bell Canada | |
| Telus Internet | | | Telus | |
| Vancouver Community Network | | Vancouver, BC | | |
| Vidéotron | | Quebec
- New Brunswick; some parts of Eastern Ontario
| Quebecor | |
| Virgin Plus | | | Bell Canada | |
| VMedia | | Ontario
- Quebec; Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta; British Columbia
| Quebecor | |
| Wireless Nomad | | | | |
| Xplore Inc | | | | A rural fixed wireless broadband service provider |
| Starlink | Satellite (LEO) | Limited | SpaceX | | |
Former ISPs
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Government of Canada. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). 2016-02-16. Service Providers Near Me. 2021-09-09. crtc.gc.ca.
- Web site: 2019-11-19. Which internet service provider in Canada is best for you?. 2021-09-09. Moving2Canada. en-US.
- Web site: Clark. Stephen. 2020-09-01. Best Internet Providers in Canada 2021. 2021-09-09. WhistleOut. en.
- Web site: Canada . Bell . Bell and Distributel announce strategic agreement to support expansion of Internet services for consumers and businesses . 2022-11-24 . www.newswire.ca . en.
- Web site: Canada . Bell . Bell acquires Longueuil-based Internet provider EBOX . 2023-03-02 . www.newswire.ca . en.
- Web site: Frontier Networks . 2023-04-11 . Frontier Networks . en.
