Best Cell Phone Plans in Canada (November 2026)

The best value in Canada right now is Public Mobile’s $35/50GB plan (Telus network) if you just want cheap data. At $40, Public Mobile’s Canada-US-Mexico tier now buys 70GB, down from 75GB in September, exactly what Freedom Mobile gives you for $40 in Ontario and BC. Those two are now tied on paper at that price, and the tiebreaker is what kind of coverage you want rather than how much data you get. If you want a real store and device financing, Koodo is the least expensive route onto a Big Three network: $40 for 10GB, or $50 for 60GB if you use real data. Here’s the full national lineup, ranked cheapest first.

Black Friday is November 27. Fizz and Videotron have sales running, but as of November 9, 2026, no carrier has cut a plan price. Our Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2026 deal tracker logs each confirmed offer against the regular price, and our predictions guide covers what to wait for.

What changed since last month

• Public Mobile’s two biggest Canada-US-Mexico tiers got their data back. $45/mo buys 125GB again and $50/mo buys 175GB, after both lost 25GB on October 10. The $40 tier stays at 70GB, down from 75GB. No price moved. Verified October 24, 2026.
• None of those tiers is flagged as a promotion. Through August and September, Public Mobile labelled the Canada-US-Mexico ladder a Back to School offer and called the $35/50GB price limited-time. No tier has carried a promotional label since October 10, and the 125GB and 175GB allotments came back on October 24 without one. That is good news for anyone who was worried about a price or an allotment snapping back.
• The $35/25GB Canada-US-Mexico tier is gone. Public Mobile no longer sells it. It appeared in mid-September and lasted under a month.
• Rogers, Bell and Telus each raised their own-brand plans by $5. 60GB went from $65 to $70 and 100GB from $70 to $75 at all three, in step, between September 26 and October 10, 2026. Quebec followed two weeks later: all three raised their Quebec 100GB price from $50 to $55 on October 24, which still leaves it $20 below the $75 charged elsewhere.
• chatr and Lucky Mobile made their cheapest plans worse. Lucky’s 500MB tier went from $19 to $22 and its $21/1GB tier is gone. chatr replaced its $21/1GB tier with a $22 plan whose only data is a 0.5GB auto-pay bonus.
• Fizz’s offers ended and its 50GB tier went up. It now costs $33/mo in Ontario and Alberta, up from $30, and the 70GB point on Fizz’s slider is gone, so $30 now buys 35GB. Verified October 24, 2026.
• No plan prices moved since our last check. Every price on this page was last re-verified November 1, 2026. Black Friday sales have started at two carriers, as of November 9, 2026. Fizz is giving members a series of gifts through December 8, including $200 off a Galaxy S26, $100 off a new iPhone and 60GB of free data. Videotron has discounted phones and internet in Quebec. Neither has cut a plan price. Our deal tracker has the details.

Every plan we track, cheapest first

This pulls live from our plan database. When a price changes, this table updates automatically. No province filter here; see our Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and BC guides for province-specific picks and availability notes.

The breakdown, carrier by carrier

Public Mobile: $22 to $30/mo on 4G (Telus network, Canada-wide) Below the 5G tiers sits a 4G ladder most comparison sites ignore: $22 for 1GB, $24 for 5GB, $28 for 10GB and $30 for 35GB. If you are on Wi-Fi most of the day, these are the plans to look at first. The 35GB tier costs only a little less than the 50GB tier below, and the 1GB tier is one of the cheapest ways to keep a Canadian number on a real network. All four were unchanged this month.

• Good for: light users, second lines, and anyone who has never checked how little data they actually use.
• Bad for: anyone who wants 5G, which Public Mobile reserves for the tiers below.

Public Mobile: $35/mo for 50GB (Telus network, Canada-wide) The cheapest 50GB plan sold in every province, and the single best pick on this page for most people. Fizz undercuts it where Fizz sells (see below), but that is only five provinces. Public Mobile spent the last two months calling this price limited-time; as of October 10 it carries no promotional label at all, which suggests it has settled in as regular pricing. No stores, self-serve app and community support only.

• Good for: anyone comfortable managing their account online, who wants the Telus network without Telus prices.
• Bad for: anyone who wants in-person support if something goes wrong, or needs US/Mexico roaming (this tier doesn’t include it).

Public Mobile: $40/mo for 70GB (Telus network, Canada-US-Mexico) Adds US/Mexico roaming and 1,000 international minutes for $5/mo over the 50GB plan. This tier lost 5GB this month, dropping from 75GB to 70GB at the same $40. That cut matters because it erases the advantage this plan had over Freedom Mobile in Ontario and BC, where Freedom also sells 70GB for $40. On data alone they are now identical, so pick on network: Public Mobile rides Telus, which has materially better rural reach, while Freedom throws in Roam Beyond data in 120+ countries. See the FAQ below for how we’d call it.

Public Mobile: $45/mo for 125GB and $50/mo for 175GB (Telus network, Canada-US-Mexico) The same Canada-US-Mexico package further up the ladder, both on 5G with 1,000 international minutes. Both lost 25GB on October 10 and got it back on October 24, at the same prices. The 175GB tier is the best data per dollar of anything in the table at 3.5GB per dollar, ahead of Freedom’s 125GB tier in Alberta and Manitoba at 3.1 and Fizz’s 100GB tier at 2.9.

• Good for: heavy data users who cross the border and are happy self-serve.
• Bad for: anyone who assumes these allotments are stable. Public Mobile changed this ladder twice in October alone.

Freedom Mobile: $40/mo for 70GB (Freedom 5G, Canada-US-Mexico + Roam Beyond) The bring-your-own-phone price, re-verified for Ontario on November 1, 2026 at $40 for 70GB with the Digital Discount applied. Includes Canada-US-Mexico usage plus 1GB of Roam Beyond data in 120+ countries, which none of the Big Three flanker brands match at this price point. Freedom also sells a $35/10GB tier below this one, and $45/125GB and $50/175GB tiers above it. None of the four carried an offer label on November 1.

What $40 actually buys depends on your province. Freedom prices this tier per market. Verified October 24, 2026: 70GB in Ontario and British Columbia, and 125GB in both Alberta and Manitoba. Manitoba’s tier grew from 100GB that day. Freedom no longer labels the Alberta and Manitoba versions back-to-school offers, but both still need a $5/mo ongoing credit on top of Freedom’s Digital Discount. We quote 70GB as the headline because it is the floor everywhere Freedom operates. Check your own province, because you may well get more.

The trade-off is network reach: Freedom’s own 5G footprint is strongest in and around major cities and thinner in rural areas, though it roams onto other networks outside its footprint.

• Good for: city dwellers who want the cheapest plan with border coverage included, and anyone who travels beyond North America.
• Bad for: anyone living well outside a major metro who needs guaranteed full-speed coverage everywhere.

Fizz: $33/mo for 50GB or $35/mo for 100GB (Freedom 5G; Quebec prices differ) Fizz is not Quebec-only. It uses Videotron’s own network in Quebec and rides Freedom Mobile’s network (with Rogers/Bell roaming) in Ontario, Alberta, and BC. Plans are built with a customizable data slider rather than fixed tiers, and pricing varies by coverage tier and province. Both figures were verified on 5G in Ontario and Alberta on October 24, 2026, along with the Quebec and Manitoba ladders. The 50GB tier went up $3 that day and the 70GB point between them is gone, so $30 now buys 35GB. Quebec runs an older, pricier ladder: $35 buys 40GB there and 100GB costs $45. Manitoba is 4G only and tops out at 45GB for $33.

Fizz’s October offers have ended. When they expired on October 14, its 50GB price rose from $30 to $33 in Ontario and Alberta. Fizz has now moved prices three times since early September, so if one of these numbers is why you’re switching, don’t sit on it. See our Fizz vs Public Mobile comparison for a head-to-head.

Koodo: $50/mo for 60GB (Telus 5G) The flanker-brand middle ground: real Telus stores, tab financing for a new phone, no US/Mexico roaming at this price. Re-verified November 1, 2026, along with Koodo’s $40/10GB, $45/20GB and $60/100GB tiers, with no changes on any of them. Costs $15/mo more than Public Mobile for the same network and less data. Note the $50 includes $10/mo of discounts, one of which requires paying by pre-authorised bank withdrawal.

• Good for: people who want in-store support or are financing a device.
• Bad for: anyone who doesn’t need a store and is only paying for the brand.

Fido: $50/mo for 60GB (Rogers 5G) Rogers’ equivalent of Koodo: same price and data as Koodo, on the Rogers network instead of Telus. Re-verified November 1, 2026 at $50 for 60GB Canada-wide, $55 for the 60GB tier that adds Canada-US-Mexico roaming, and $45 for 20GB. No US/Mexico roaming at the $50 price.

Virgin Plus: $55/mo for 60GB (Bell 5G, Canada-US-Mexico) Bell’s flanker brand, and the only Big-Three-owned flanker on this list that includes US/Mexico roaming at the listed price, though you pay $5/mo more than Fido or Koodo for it. Both were re-verified for Ontario on November 1, 2026: the Canada-US-Mexico tier at $55, and a Canada-only 60GB tier at $50/mo, which puts it exactly in line with Fido and Koodo at that price.

Rogers, Bell and Telus: own-brand plans, each $5 dearer this month All three now charge $70/mo for 60GB and $75/mo^† for 100GB with U.S. roaming, verified November 1, 2026. Each was $5 less on September 26, and the three moved in step by October 10. Those are the prices for a phone plan on its own, with the auto-pay discount each carrier assumes and nothing else.

Every one of them also advertises a lower number, and it is always conditional on also buying that carrier’s home services: $55 for 60GB at Rogers and Telus, and $60 for 100GB at all three. Bell no longer lists a bundled price for its 60GB plan. That is not the same product as a standalone phone plan, so our table carries the standalone figures and names the bundled one underneath.

The general point stands either way: on their own brands you pay about $20/mo more than the flanker equivalent at 60GB, mainly for the parent-brand name and postpaid perks. All three also sell unlimited-data tiers above these, which we don’t track here because they’re priced well above this page’s value picks. The bundle no longer beats the flanker brands either. With Internet or TV on the account, Rogers’ and Telus’s 60GB plans come to $55, still $5 more than Fido or Koodo charge anyone. Quebec is the exception to all of it: the 100GB tier is $55 there at all three, verified November 1, 2026. Our Bell vs Rogers vs Telus comparison has the full breakdown.

Heads up on fees: Bell and Rogers charge a $40 fee on assisted phone purchases (Bell calls it device handling, Rogers calls it device setup), and Telus charges $15 for a new SIM. Rogers and Fido also charge $25 for shipping on self-serve phone purchases made on their own websites, verified for Fido on October 10, 2026. So “just order online” avoids the $40 assisted-purchase fee but not the shipping charge; the only path that avoids both is bringing your own phone. All of these fees are under a CRTC show-cause investigation (Telecom Notice of Consultation 2026-155) over whether they violate the fee ban that took effect June 12, 2026. The carriers filed their final replies September 10, 2026. As of October 10, 2026 the proceeding was still open and no decision on the merits had been issued; we have not found one since, and all the fees are still being charged. We break down exactly which purchase paths trigger each fee in our device handling fee explainer, worth reading before you sign up for any Big Three or flanker plan above.

How to pay less than the sticker price

• Wait for Black Friday if you can. It’s under three weeks out (November 27). November is the one month Canadian carriers reliably compete on price, and plans bought in late November have historically been the year’s best. If your contract isn’t forcing your hand, waiting is usually worth more than any tip below.
• Use the CRTC’s fee ban as leverage. Since June 12, 2026, carriers can’t charge activation or cancellation fees on no-subsidy plans, which makes the threat of switching more credible in a retention call. Full details in our CRTC fee ban explainer.
• Call retention before you switch. Most Big Three and flanker brands will beat an advertised price if you mention a specific competing offer. Our step-by-step lower-your-bill guide has the exact script.
• Turn on autopay. Most carriers knock $5/mo off for it. That is already reflected in the advertised prices above in most cases, but confirm at checkout.
• Bring your own phone to avoid both the $40 assisted-purchase fee and the $25 self-serve shipping charge at Rogers and Fido.
• Price the bundle as well as the plan if you already buy Internet or TV from Rogers, Bell or Telus. The bundle credit takes $15/mo off, though since this month’s increase that still leaves their 60GB plans $5 above Fido and Koodo.
• Run your current plan through our overpaying analyzer to see in one click whether you’re paying above the current market rate for your data tier.

FAQ

What’s the cheapest good phone plan in Canada right now? For a plan you can buy in any province, Public Mobile’s $35/mo for 50GB on the Telus network. As of November 1, 2026 it carries no promotional label, which is a change from the last two months. If you live in Ontario, Alberta or BC, Fizz beats it: $33/mo for the same 50GB, or $35/mo for 100GB. If you barely use data, the entry plans from Public Mobile, chatr and Lucky Mobile cost $22.

Which plan is the best overall value, not just cheapest? At $40 in Ontario and BC, Public Mobile’s 70GB Canada-US-Mexico plan and Freedom’s 70GB plan are now the same amount of data for the same money, after Public Mobile cut this tier from 75GB. We’d take Public Mobile if you ever leave a city, because it rides the Telus network and Freedom’s own footprint thins out fast outside metro areas. We’d take Freedom if you travel outside North America, because Roam Beyond covers 120+ countries rather than just Canada-US-Mexico, and because of its Price Freeze Promise. In Alberta and Manitoba, Freedom prices that same $40 tier at 125GB, verified October 24, and wins outright. On raw data per dollar, Public Mobile’s $50/mo for 175GB leads at 3.5GB per dollar, ahead of Freedom’s 125GB in Alberta and Manitoba at 3.1 and Fizz’s $35/mo for 100GB at 2.9.

Do I need to be on the Big Three to get reliable coverage? No. Public Mobile, Koodo, and Fido all run on the same physical networks as Telus and Rogers respectively, so you get identical coverage for less money, with self-serve-only support as the main trade-off.

Should I just wait for Black Friday? Probably, if you can. Canadian carriers discount hardest in the last week of November, and several of the prices on this page were themselves promotional at some point in the last two months. The exception is if you’re currently overpaying by a wide margin on an old plan. In that case the savings from switching now will usually exceed whatever extra you’d capture by waiting three weeks.

Are these prices available everywhere in Canada? Mostly, but not all of them. Public Mobile, Koodo, Fido, Virgin Plus, chatr, Lucky Mobile and the Big Three sell in every province. Freedom Mobile sells only in Ontario, Alberta, BC and Manitoba, and Fizz only in those four plus Quebec. Always confirm coverage at your own address before signing up. See our province guides for region-specific notes on Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and BC. Note that Fizz’s exact price on a given data tier can vary by province and coverage-tier selection in its plan builder, and Freedom’s $40 tier carries different data allotments in different provinces.

How often is this page updated? Monthly, at minimum, plus any time we catch a major price change in between. The “Last Audited” date at the top of this page is when the prices were last verified.

Last verified November 1, 2026. Prices are monthly, in CAD and bring-your-own-phone. Confirm the price on the carrier’s page at checkout.