How Canada compares
⚡ Fastest ISPs in Canada
Desktop vs mobile
By operating system
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Internet in Canada: what the data shows
At a median 126.5 Mbps download, Canada sits inside the top tenth of the table: #3 of 119 ranked countries, 3.7× the global median of 33.9 Mbps. The world's fastest median belongs to the United States at 144 Mbps, within striking distance.
The median upload is 61.8 Mbps, about 49% of the download rate: the balance typical of a market mixing fibre with cable or DSL plans. Median latency is 30 ms. That is low enough for responsive video calls and online gaming on a typical connection.
Beanfield tops the measured providers at 297 Mbps, about 2.4× the national median, so switching networks can matter as much as switching plans.
Desktops test faster than phones here (139 vs 100 Mbps): home Wi-Fi and wired links outrun the mobile networks that carry 24% of tests. By operating system, Mac OS devices record the quickest median (199 Mbps) while Linux sits at 64 Mbps, usually a proxy for the networks and hardware each platform rides on rather than the software itself.
Tests from Canada most often reached the Toronto test server (39% of the top-server mix), so the figures reflect the routes everyday traffic actually takes. Every number on this page is a median of single-stream browser tests from the H1 2026 window: Real-World Speed, measured on the open internet rather than inside an ISP's own network. It reads lower than peak-rate tests by design, and every country is measured with the same ruler.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average internet speed in Canada?
In Canada, the median download speed is 126.5 Mbps and the median upload is 61.8 Mbps, with 30 ms latency, based on 100k+ tests on SpeedOf.Me.
Is the internet in Canada fast?
Canada ranks #3 of 119 countries with enough data in this report, with a median download of 126.5 Mbps versus a global median of 33.9 Mbps. That puts it in the top tenth worldwide.
How fast is upload speed in Canada?
The median upload speed in Canada is 61.8 Mbps, about 49% of its median download of 126.5 Mbps. That asymmetry is normal for cable, DSL and mobile plans, which prioritise download capacity.
Is latency in Canada good for gaming and video calls?
The median latency measured in Canada is 30 ms. That is low enough for responsive video calls and online gaming on a typical connection.
Which internet provider is fastest in Canada?
Among providers with enough measured tests in this report, Beanfield records the fastest median download in Canada at 297 Mbps, ahead of Novus at 284 Mbps. These are measured medians from real user tests, not advertised plan speeds.
Is mobile or desktop internet faster in Canada?
Desktop is faster: 139 Mbps median versus 100 Mbps on mobile, with mobile devices running 24% of tests in Canada.
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