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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

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Service provider Internet
connection
type(s) 		Region(s)
served 		Parent/owner Notes
Access Communications Saskatchewan
Altima Telecom Ontario; Quebec; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba Telus Acquired by Telus, June 2022[4]
Aurora Cable Internet Cable Internet Rogers Communications 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 Cable Internet Estrie, Montérégie, Beauce, Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, and Lotbinière, QC Cogeco
Cablevision du Nord Cable Internet 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 Cable Internet Ontario; Quebec
ColbaNet Cable Internet Quebec Active since 1996.
CCAP(Coopérative de câblodistribution de l'arrière-pays) Cable Internet North of Quebec City not served by Vidéotron In partnership with Vidéotron and Telus.
Uses same technologies as Vidéotron, i.e. hybrid fiber network.
Dery Telecom Cable Internet Quebec Cogeco
Distributel Bell Canada Acquired by Bell Canada, September 2022 [5]
Eastlink Atlantic Canada
EBOX Ontario; Quebec Bell Canada Acquired by Bell Canada, February 2022[6]
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.
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
Primus Canada Canada Distributel Bell Canada owns Distributel.
Project Chapleau Chapleau, Ontario
Qiniq Nunavut SSI Micro Ltd.
Rally Internet Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia Rally Enterprises & Communications Corp.
Rogers Hi-Speed Internet Cable Internet Rogers Communications
SaskTel Saskatchewan
Seaside Communications Nova Scotia Rogers Communications Rogers Communications
Shaw Cable Internet Rogers Communications Acquired by Rogers Communications, April 2023[7]
SkyChoice Fixed wireless, Fibre-optic communication, DSL, Cable Internet Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland SkyChoice Commuinications An urban and rural fixed wireless, fibre and DSL ISP
Source Cable Cable Internet Rogers Communications
SSI Micro Northern Canada Netcrawler
Start.ca Ontario Telus Acquired by Telus, January 2023[4]
Tbaytel Thunder Bay, ON, and surrounding area City of Thunder Bay
TekSavvy Marc Gaudrault[8]
Telebec Bell Canada
Telesat Satellite Internet Limited Telesat
Telus Internet Telus
Vancouver Community Network Vancouver, BC
Vidéotron Cable Internet 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 Internet Limited SpaceX A rural Satellite Internet service provider

Former ISPs

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (2016-02-16). "Service Providers Near Me". crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ^ "Which internet service provider in Canada is best for you?". Moving2Canada. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ Clark, Stephen (2020-09-01). "Best Internet Providers in Canada 2021". WhistleOut. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. ^ a b Ng, Gary (2023-02-03). "Telus Quietly Acquires Altima and Start.ca Independent ISPs | iPhone in Canada". www.iphoneincanada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  5. ^ Canada, Bell. "Bell and Distributel announce strategic agreement to support expansion of Internet services for consumers and businesses". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  6. ^ Canada, Bell. "Bell acquires Longueuil-based Internet provider EBOX". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  7. ^ "Frontier Networks". Frontier Networks. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  8. ^ "Business as Usual says TekSavvy's New Owner". TekSavvy. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
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