Telecom services price tracking

From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Mobile phone and home Internet services are a necessity. To help Canadians get more affordable telecommunications services, the Government of Canada tracks the prices of certain plans and services.

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Price tracking highlights

Annual pricing study

The 2022 annual pricing study is now available. Compare and analyze the prices of telecommunications services in Canada and around the world. The study shows an average wireless price decline of 2.6% at all levels, with some plans as much as 16% lower than in 2021.

Quarterly reporting: 25% price reduction achieved

Government of Canada delivers on commitment to reduce cell phone wireless plans by 25%

Annual pricing study

The 2022 price comparison study is the 15^th edition of an annual study commissioned by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to examine the pricing of telecommunications services. The study tracks pricing for wireless and broadband services in six different regional markets across Canada as well as in a sample of peer countries. See the previous price comparison studies:

Quarterly wireless services price reporting

The Government of Canada knows that access to affordable, high-quality services is more important than ever. This is why the government has introduced measures to reduce the cost of wireless services, including by tracking the price of wireless plans from Bell, TELUS and Rogers (across their brands) over a two-year period. For cellphone plans that offer 2 to 6 GB of data, the three national carriers were expected to lower their prices by 25% by the end of the first quarter of 2022. This target was met as of December 2021. National benchmarks were set following a review of wireless prices across the provinces as advertised on company websites in early 2020 for post-paid, bring your own device, unlimited talk and text 4G/LTE plans in the 2 to 6 GB range. This information was collected by Wall Communications and ISED. All subsequent data were collected by Statistics Canada for use in developing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and shared with ISED for use in telecom price reporting. Statistics Canada continues to track the state of wireless prices through its monthly update of the cellular services component of the CPI.

Prices listed below do not include taxes and do not include all plans available at the time.

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~ indicates that this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling.

* indicates promotional pricing.

indicates a non-promotional price decrease relative to the benchmark.

% change is shown for the most recently available data plan, and may refer to plans which were not offered in the most recent quarter.

Download the data from the previous months ( XLS , 37 KB ) (last updated: April 29, 2022)

Prices by province

Select a province or territory to see the last quarter’s prices.

Data for Canada (except Quebec)
Data for Quebec
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Canada (except Quebec)
Data plan	Benchmark: Winter 2020	Provider	January 2022 ($)	February 2022 ($)	March 2022 ($)	% drop: Latest available month relative to benchmark	25% Reduction target	Target met
2 GB	50	Fido (Rogers)	37.50	37.50	37.50	25%	37.50	Yes
		Koodo (TELUS)	37.50	37.50	37.50	25%	37.50	Yes
		Virgin (Bell)	37.50	37.50	37.50	25%	37.50	Yes
3 GB	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	Fido (Rogers)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
		Koodo (TELUS)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
		Virgin (Bell)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
4 GB	55	Fido (Rogers)	41.25	41.25	41.25	25%	41.25	Yes
		Koodo (TELUS)	41.25	41.25	41.25	25%	41.25	Yes
		Virgin (Bell)	41.25	41.25	41.25	25%	41.25	Yes
5 GB	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	Fido (Rogers)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
		Koodo (TELUS)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
		Virgin (Bell)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
6 GB	60	Fido (Rogers)	45	45	45	25%	45	Yes
		Koodo (TELUS)	45	45	45	25%	45	Yes
		Virgin (Bell)	45	45	45	25%	45	Yes

Quebec
Data plan	Benchmark: Winter 2020	Provider	January 2022 ($)	February 2022 ($)	March 2022 ($)	% drop: Latest available month relative to benchmark	25% Reduction target	Target met
2 GB	50	Fido (Rogers)	37.50	37.50	37.50	25%	37.50	Yes
		Koodo (TELUS)	37.50	37.50	37.50	25%	37.50	Yes
		Virgin (Bell)	37.50	37.50	37.50	25%	37.50	Yes
3 GB	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	Fido (Rogers)	40 (Rogers)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
		Koodo (TELUS)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
		Virgin (Bell)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
4 GB	55	Fido (Rogers)	40 (Rogers)	41.25	41.25	25%	41.25	Yes
		Koodo (TELUS)	41.25	41.25	41.25	25%	41.25	Yes
		Virgin (Bell)	40 (Bell)	41.25	41.25	25%	41.25	Yes
5 GB	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	Fido (Rogers)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
		Koodo (TELUS)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
		Virgin (Bell)	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling	~this data plan was not advertised on this provider's websites at the time of sampling
6 GB	60	Fido (Rogers)	45	45	45	25%	45	Yes
		Koodo (TELUS)	45	45	45	25%	45	Yes
		Virgin (Bell)	45	45	45	25%	45	Yes
Note: Prices for 2 and 4 GB plans in Quebec were already below the benchmark prices in Winter 2020.

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Telecom services price tracking

Looking for a new mobile phone or home Internet plan?

Price tracking highlights

Annual pricing study

Quarterly reporting: 25% price reduction achieved

Annual pricing study

Quarterly wireless services price reporting

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