Canada’s sparse and widely dispersed population, large land mass, high spectrum costs, and climate are some of the factors that make building mobile networks a challenge for providers. Despite this, Canada’s facilities-based carriers have implemented some of the world’s fastest and most reliable wireless networks, reaching every province and territory.
Average mobile download speeds in megabits per second in Canada and the G7 + Australia:
UK – 30.8 Megabits per second.
Italy – 32.0 Megabits per second.
Japan – 46.9 Megabits per second.
Germany – 49.4 Megabits per second.
France – 52.8 Megabits per second.
Australia – 61.3 Megabits per second.
USA – 65.6 Megabits per second.
Canada – 72.1 Megabits per second.
Sources: Opensignal — Australia Mobile Network Experience Report — October 2023, Canada Mobile Network Experience Report — February 2024, France Mobile Network Experience Report — November 2023, Germany Mobile Network Experience Report — November 2023, Italy Mobile Network Experience Report — November 2023, Japan Mobile Network Experience Report — October 2023, United Kingdom Mobile Network Experience Report — September 2023, USA Mobile Network Experience Report — January 2024
Average Overall Mobile Download Speed, from January 2017 to February 2024:
January 2017 – 22.5 megabits per second.
February 2018 – 30.5 megabits per second.
August 2018 – 36.8 megabits per second.
February 2019 – 43.1 megabits per second.
August 2019 – 50.2 megabits per second.
February 2020 – 65.3 megabits per second.
August 2020 – 64.7 megabits per second.
February 2021 – 67.3 megabits per second.
August 2021 – 67.1 megabits per second.
February 2022 – 72.9 megabits per second.
August 2022 – 63.9 megabits per second.
February 2023 – 68.1 megabits per second.
August 2023 – 70.0 megabits per second.
February 2024 – 72.1 megabits per second.
Compound annual growth rate from January 2017 to February 2024 is 18.1%.
Sources: Opensignal — State of Mobile Networks (Canada) — January 2017, February 2018; Mobile Networks Update: Canada — August 2018; Canada Mobile Network Experience — February 2019, August 2019, February 2020, August 2020, February 2021, August 2021, February 2022, August 2022, February 2023, August 2023