Unlimited
3 days · Canada Mobile
$38.71
Travel eSIM
Canada eSIM
Local mobile data · Tier-1 carriers · Your home SIM stays active
Canada eSIM plans
18 of 18 plans
Popular plans
One pick for each shape of trip: a few days, a week, a month, and unlimited.
10 GB
7 days · Canada Mobile-
$35.95
$3.60/GB+12% per GB20 GB
15 days · Canada Mobile-
$67.15
$3.36/GB+4% per GB50 GB
30 days · Canada Mobile-
$160.73
$3.21/GBBest rate hereBest value
All plans
3 days
3 plans1 GB
3 days · Canada Mobile-
$11.69
$11.69/GB+264% per GB3 GB
3 days · Canada Mobile-
$16.66
$5.55/GB+73% per GBUnlimited
3 days · Canada Mobile
$38.71
5 days
1 planUnlimited
5 days · Canada Mobile
$52.49
7 days
4 plans3 GB
7 days · Canada Mobile-
$18.55
$6.18/GB+92% per GB5 GB
7 days · Canada Mobile-
$28.56
$5.71/GB+78% per GB10 GB
7 days · Canada Mobile-
$35.95
$3.60/GB+12% per GBUnlimited
7 days · Canada Mobile
$61.63
10 days
1 planUnlimited
10 days · Canada Mobile
$66.14
15 days
4 plans5 GB
15 days · Canada Mobile-
$31.32
$6.26/GB+95% per GB10 GB
15 days · Canada Mobile-
$39.58
$3.96/GB+23% per GB20 GB
15 days · Canada Mobile-
$67.15
$3.36/GB+4% per GBUnlimited
15 days · Canada Mobile
$85.42
30 days
5 plans5 GB
30 days · Canada Mobile-
$35.95
$7.19/GB+124% per GB10 GB
30 days · Canada Mobile-
$45.10
$4.51/GB+40% per GB20 GB
30 days · Canada Mobile-
$71.64
$3.58/GB+11% per GB50 GB
30 days · Canada Mobile-
$160.73
$3.21/GBBest rate hereBest valueUnlimited
30 days · Canada Mobile
$162.46
Local know-how
What to know before you land in Canada
Coverage and networks
Bell and Telus run on one shared radio network, so their coverage maps are near copies; Rogers builds its own. Videotron holds Quebec and SaskTel Saskatchewan, while Freedom sells inside a limited subscription area and leans on partner networks beyond it. Bell and Rogers both badge mid-band spectrum as 5G+, Bell's on 3500 and 3800 MHz in selected urban areas, so ordinary 5G is what you will usually hold. Each of them claims roughly 99 percent of Canadians, which counts people, not territory. Parks Canada says plainly that the 232 km Icefields Parkway has no cell coverage. Toronto's subway now carries 5G at every station on Lines 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, but through only some of the tunnels between them.
Landing and activation
Landing is a kiosk, not a paper form. At Pearson, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary and six other airports you settle your customs declaration at a kiosk or eGate. Filing it in advance is up to 50 percent faster and opens an express lane, but the window shuts when you land, so do it from home Wi-Fi rather than the arrivals hall. Visa-exempt flyers, US citizens and US permanent residents aside, need the CAD 7 eTA before boarding. No Canadian law requires SIM registration. Treat any airport Wi-Fi that wants to text you a code as unusable, because there is no number on the profile to text. Around Niagara Falls and Windsor your phone may latch onto a US tower; pick a Canadian network by hand.
What connectivity costs here
Canadian prepaid sells in 30-day blocks, so a two-week trip pays for a month. The discount brands set the floor: Chatr and Lucky Mobile both list CAD 25, about USD 18, for 5 GB, and CAD 35 for 30 GB. Both are 4G only, and both throttle to 128 kbps when the cap runs out instead of cutting you off. Lucky charges CAD 10 for a physical SIM. The one part of Canadian connectivity not sold in 30-day blocks is hotel and coffee-shop Wi-Fi, free and click-through nearly everywhere. Roaming from the US is the cheap case: Verizon's TravelPass costs USD 6 a day for Canada and Mexico and comes included on its unlimited plans. UK and European plans seldom fold Canada into inclusive roaming.
Which plan fits your trip
Budget for distance, not translation; outside Quebec there is nothing to translate. The classic drives, Calgary to Banff and up the Icefields Parkway to Jasper, or the Yellowhead run toward Kamloops, spend hours out of coverage, so cache the route, the park pages and your bookings before leaving town. Rogers Satellite now reaches ordinary phones in dead zones on any Canadian carrier, but it is a local subscription and mostly text, so it will not rescue a visitor's data. Uber covers Victoria and, in all of Nova Scotia, only Halifax. Toronto or Montreal for a week lands at 3 to 5 GB. A fortnight driving the West is 10 to 20, and a laptop tethering from a Whistler rental is what unlimited is for.
Install in three steps
Set up your Canada eSIM in under a minute
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Check your phone takes an eSIM
Almost every phone sold since 2018 does. Type your model, or dial *#06# and look for an EID.
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Buy the plan and get your QR code
Pay once with card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or crypto. The activation QR arrives in your dashboard and email within seconds.
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Scan the QR from your phone settings
On iPhone: Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM → Use QR Code. On Android: Settings → Network → SIMs → + → Use QR code. Or open the GetSim app and tap install, no QR scanning needed.
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Land, switch it on
Set the GetSim eSIM as your default for cellular data. Your home SIM keeps handling calls and 2FA SMS in the background.
Your real number stays online. The eSIM only handles data. Calls, SMS, banking 2FA all keep arriving on your home SIM.
Crossing borders?
Going to more than just Canada?
A regional bundle covers Canada and 195+ other countries on a single eSIM, often cheaper than buying separate single-country plans for a multi-stop trip.
Frequently asked about Canada eSIMs
Yes. The GetSim eSIM installs as a second profile on your phone. Your home SIM and number stay active for calls and SMS. Set the GetSim eSIM as the default for cellular data only.
Plans run on tier-1 mobile networks in Canada. The exact carrier depends on the plan; you'll see the network name on each plan card before you pay.
Typical activation is 1–3 minutes after switching the eSIM on. Many travelers install the eSIM at home over Wi-Fi and toggle it on the moment the plane lands.
GetSim eSIMs are data-only. For voice and SMS, use apps like WhatsApp, FaceTime, Signal or Telegram. They all work seamlessly over the eSIM data. If you need a real phone number for verifications, pair the eSIM with a GetSim virtual number from the same wallet.
Top up the eSIM directly from your dashboard or the GetSim app, no need to install a new profile. Top-ups are billed per-GB at the same rate as the original plan.