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While network performance, coverage, and subscriber data consumption continue to increase, the price index for internet access services has declined and is trending well below overall inflation. Together these indicators illustrate how the industry continues to deliver more connectivity, more innovation and more value to Canadian internet access service users.

Year-over-year, 3-year, and 5-year change (percentage), selected CPI items.

Year-over-year (from September 2024 to September 2025):
Shelter, 3%.
Gasoline, -4%.
Food, 4%.
Electricity, 2%.
Cellular services, 0%.
Internet Access Services, 3%.
Energy, -3%.
Transportation, 1%.
Health Care, 2%.
Water, 5%.

3-year change (from September 2022 to September 2025):
Shelter, 14%.
Gasoline, -8%.
Food, 13%.
Electricity, 12%.
Cellular services, -26%.
Internet access services, -6%.
Energy, -6%.
Transportation, 3%.
Health Care, 10%.
Water, 13%.

5-Year change (from September 2020 to September 2025):
Shelter, 28%.
Gasoline, 38%.
Food, 29%.
Electricity, 16%.
Cellular services, -40%.
Internet access services, -4%.
Energy, 29%.
Transportation, 22%.
Health Care, 17%.
Water, 18%.

Note: Beginning with the release of the August 2024 CPI, StatCan changed the methodology it uses to calculate the cellular services price index. You can read more about the change here.

Source: StatCan, Consumer Price Index, September 2020 to September 2025.

Canada: Weighted Average Internet Speeds from 2008 to 2023.

Weighted average download speeds:
2008 – 4.9 megabits per second.
2009 – 5.9 megabits per second.
2010 – 7.1 megabits per second.
2011 – 8.2 megabits per second.
2012 – 12.8 megabits per second.
2013 – 15.5 megabits per second.
2014 – 20.7 megabits per second.
2015 – 28.5 megabits per second.
2016 – 41.0 megabits per second.
2017 – 66.7 megabits per second.
2018 – 126.0 megabits per second.
2019 – 176.9 megabits per second.
2020 – 220.4 megabits per second.
2021 – 258.8 megabits per second.
2022 – 331.1 megabits per second.
2023 – 453.0 megabits per second.

Compound annual growth rate for weighted average download speed from 2008 to 2023 is 35.2%.

Weighted average upload speeds:
2008 – 0.65 megabits per second.
2009 – 0.65 megabits per second.
2010 – 0.77 megabits per second.
2011 – 0.96 megabits per second.
2012 – 2.01 megabits per second.
2013 – 3.03 megabits per second.
2014 – 3.60 megabits per second.
2015 – 5.40 megabits per second.
2016 – 8.50 megabits per second.
2017 – 14.70 megabits per second.
2018 – 51.30 megabits per second.
2019 – 74.60 megabits per second.
2020 – 90.80 megabits per second.
2021 – 106.40 megabits per second.
2022 – 142.60 megabits per second.
2023 – 200.10 megabits per second.

Compound annual growth rate for weighted average upload speeds from 2008 to 2023 is 46.5%.

Source: CRTC, Communications Market Report – High-speed broadband

Average gigabytes downloaded monthly per residential internet subscription in Canada from 2013 to 2023.

2013 – 44.8 gigabytes.
2014 – 66.5 gigabytes.
2015 – 93.1 gigabytes.
2016 – 117.1 gigabytes.
2017 – 153.8 gigabytes.
2018 – 192.9 gigabytes.
2019 – 243.9 gigabytes.
2020 – 353.4 gigabytes.
2021 – 404.9 gigabytes.
2022 – 439.7 gigabytes.
2023 – 489.0 gigabytes.

Compound annual growth rate from 2013 to 2023 is 27.0%.

Source: CRTC, Communications Market Report — High-speed broadband

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