Start with something most comparison sites will not tell you: there is no Montreal price list. Every internet plan we track in Quebec is sold across the province, so the prices below are the same ones a reader in Quebec City or Sherbrooke sees. Unlike Toronto, which has Beanfield, or Vancouver, which has Novus, Montreal has no provider locked to the city that changes the maths.
What is specific to Montreal is the decision. This is the one Canadian city where two owners have built competing networks into the same dense housing stock, and where the answer turns on your building rather than your budget.
For the market analysis — why Quebec’s floor is higher than Ontario’s, what Videotron’s presence does and does not achieve — read the Quebec guide. This page is about choosing at a Montreal address.
The choice, in one paragraph
At most Montreal addresses you can buy Videotron cable or Bell fibre, and each is sold to you twice: once at the parent’s price, once through a cheaper brand the same company owns. Videotron’s own Helix tiers are $71/mo and $81/mo, or $68 and $75 for new customers, who keep that discount for life. Bell’s 1.5 Gbps fibre, which uploads at 940 Mbps, is $80/mo$90† in Quebec, and Bell’s cheaper brand EBOX sells 1000 Mbps down with 750 up for $69/mo.
EBOX is the best value on this page and it is owned by Bell. Bell acquired it in February 2022 and merged it with Distributel later that year; EBOX’s own privacy policy lists it among Bell’s family of companies. Montrealers switch to EBOX to escape Bell pricing and frequently believe they have escaped Bell. They have not — they have found Bell’s cheaper shelf, which is a good outcome if price was the goal and no outcome at all if it was not.
The one plan here owned by neither Bell nor Quebecor is oxio, a Cogeco brand since February 2023, at $63/mo for 120 Mbps on Videotron’s cable.
Plans available in Montreal
None of these is capped
Every plan in the table above comes with unlimited usage, oxio’s and Videotron’s included, and the Type column says so on each row. So a data cap is not a reason to rule anything out here. It is still worth a glance at that column before you compare on price: a cap you go over is the mechanism by which the cheapest-looking plan on a page stops being the cheapest plan you pay for.
What actually varies by address here
Whether fibre reaches your unit. Montreal’s housing stock is full of walk-up plexes and pre-war buildings, and fibre-to-the-home was retrofitted into it unevenly. Two triplexes on the same street can differ. Bell and EBOX both run on that fibre, so if it has not reached you, the two best-upload options on this page are both unavailable and the real choice narrows to Videotron cable or oxio on Videotron cable.
Whether your landlord or syndicate has already wired the building. In older divided co-ownership buildings the installation question is sometimes not yours to answer alone. Ask before you book an appointment.
What installation costs. The CRTC’s June 2026 fee ban removed activation and modification fees, but installation work at your address is still chargeable — and in a century-old plex where a line has to be pulled, that is the fee most likely to appear on a Montreal bill.
Choosing
- Best value, if being on Bell’s network is acceptable: EBOX at $69/mo. The 750 Mbps upload is the highest on this site, at any price, anywhere in Canada.
- You want an owner that is neither Bell nor Quebecor: oxio at $63/mo. Check the cap first.
- You want TV, mobile and internet on one Quebec-owned bill: Videotron. Helix 100 at $71/mo is the sensible tier; Helix 500 at $81/mo gets you five times the download speed for $10 more.
- Fibre has not reached your building: Videotron cable, or oxio on it. The fibre options are not available to you regardless of price, and it is worth confirming that before spending an evening comparing them.
FAQ
Is internet cheaper in Montreal than in Toronto? No, and it isn’t close. The cheapest plan we track in Quebec is oxio’s 30 Mbps tier at $50/mo. Ontario’s is $38.95/mo. Quebec’s reputation for cheap telecom is earned on wireless, not home internet — Ontario has a deep layer of cheap cable resellers that Quebec never developed.
Is EBOX independent? No. Bell owns it. So do Distributel, Oricom and Acanac. In Quebec the only provider we track that is owned by neither Bell nor Quebecor is oxio, and Cogeco has owned it since February 2023, so it is not an independent either.
Videotron or Bell fibre? If fibre reaches your unit and you upload as well as download — video calls, large files, cloud backup — fibre is a materially different product and EBOX is the cheap way into it. If your household mostly consumes, Videotron’s cable is competitive and the bundle may be worth more to you than the upload.
Why does this page have the same prices as the Quebec guide? Because they are the same plans. We would rather say so than invent a Montreal price list that does not exist.
Fees dropped in June 2026
Since June 12, 2026, a Quebec provider cannot charge an activation or modification fee — the CRTC extended its ban from the Wireless Code to the Internet Code. Installation at your address and optional extras are still chargeable, and a promo rate tied to a term can still be clawed back if you leave early. See the CRTC fee ban explainer.
What we checked for Quebec, and when
The rows this guide's argument rests on, each with the date it was verified. The rest of the lineup is sold province-wide and its full trail is on the province guide.
Videotron100 down / 30 up · $71/moCORRECTEDverified November 7, 2026
Videotron's Internet 100 (Helix), 100 Mbps down and 30 up, unlimited usage, no commitment, Helix Fi gateway rental included.
CORRECTED 2026-09-24: this row carried $68, which is Videotron's limited-time offer for new customers rather than the plan's price. Verified 2026-09-24: $71/mo regular, and $68 for new customers who have neither Videotron Internet nor TV, as a $3/mo discount kept for life while they stay on a Helix Internet plan of at least $71. The $68 is now carried as an offer. Self-installation is free where available; professional installation is $99. Re-verified 2026-10-10, unchanged. Re-verified 2026-10-25, unchanged. Re-verified 2026-11-01, unchanged. Re-verified 2026-11-07, unchanged.
Source: videotron.com
EBOX1000 down / 750 up · $69/moverified November 8, 2026
1 Gbps fibre, 1000 down / 750 up. Owned by Bell, which acquired EBOX in February 2022 and merged it with Distributel later that year, so it is not an independent ISP. PRICE RISE 2026-09-29: verified that day at $69/mo in both Ontario and Quebec, same speeds, up from the $65 regular price last confirmed 2026-09-01. The $60 promotional rate EBOX had run beside the $65 is gone, and no offer is attached to this tier now. EBOX shows prices only once an address qualifies. Until 2026-09-07 this row carried the promotional $60 rather than the regular price; it moved to the regular $65 then, in line with every other row on the site (see docs/promotions.md). Re-verified 2026-11-08 at $69/mo in Ontario, 1000 down / 750 up, unchanged, with no offer attached. Quebec was not re-checked that day. The price includes the $5.95/mo equipment rental EBOX adds to every Ontario plan, and there is no contract.
Source: ebox.ca
oxio120 down / 20 up · $63/moverified November 7, 2026
On Videotron infrastructure. Verified 2026-09-22: oxio's plan page now lists unlimited downloads as a feature of every tier, correcting the 2026-08-30 reading of no stated allowance. Not independent: Cogeco Connexion acquired oxio's internet business in February 2023, and oxio still sells under its own brand. Re-verified 2026-10-15, unchanged. Re-verified 2026-10-25 against a Laval address, unchanged. Re-verified 2026-11-01 against a Laval address, unchanged. Re-verified 2026-11-07, unchanged.
Source: oxio.ca
Bell1500 down / 940 up · $90/moverified November 7, 2026
Gigabit Fibe 1.5 in Quebec: 1.5 Gbps down, 940 Mbps up. SPLIT FROM THE ONTARIO ROW 2026-09-19, which had carried one price for both provinces. Bell does not price the tier the same way in each. Verified 2026-09-19 and again 2026-09-24: $90/mo in Quebec, cut to $80 by a $10/mo credit that runs for 24 months, which is recorded as an offer. Neither Ontario credit is sold here: Bell offers no 2-year term and no Mobility bundle credit in Quebec, and says prices may increase during the subscription rather than guaranteeing them for two years, as the Ontario tier does. The tracked price already includes Bell's Autopay credit, which requires pre-authorized debit set up within 31 days of the order, so that requirement sits on the tracked price. The 1.5 Gbps is a total that needs a wired connection plus at least one more connection, so no single device sees it. Unlimited data, Giga Hub 2.0 with Wi-Fi 7, and $0 installation available. PRICE RISE 2026-10-10: verified that day at $95/mo, cut to $85 by the same $10/mo credit for 24 months, up from the $90 and $80 last confirmed 2026-09-24. PRICE CUT 2026-10-25: verified that day at $90/mo, cut to $80 by the same $10/mo credit for 24 months. That is back to the figures last seen 2026-09-24, down from the $95 and $85 confirmed 2026-10-10. Re-verified 2026-11-01 at $90/mo, cut to $80 by the same $10/mo credit for 24 months, unchanged. Re-verified 2026-11-07, unchanged.
Source: bell.ca
Fibre availability in Montreal is building-by-building. Confirm your exact address with the provider before switching. Prices change without notice.
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