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Compare phones in Canada. Then stop overpaying for the plan.

An independent guide to cell phones and plans across Canada.

Independent since 2001. We're not a carrier or a store, so we rank on value. Plan prices show the tax for your province, and refurbished phones are compared across certified sellers.

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Plans & carriers

The other half of your phone bill

Most budget brands run on the Bell, Rogers or Telus networks. We rank carriers on value, and each plan shows the cost with tax for your province.

What the ads leave out

The advertised price isn’t the price.

$35
advertised
$39.55
what you’ll actually pay

Carriers advertise a price before tax. What actually hits your bill includes the sales tax for your province, and sometimes a monthly fee they don’t mention. And the “$0 phone” works the same way:

It’s 24 months of payments or credits. Leave early, pay the balance.
It requires the expensive plan. That premium is the price.
Your trade-in quietly funded the “free.”

We show each plan with the tax for your province added. What you compare is closer to what you’ll pay.

A typical unlimited plan, 1 line
Advertised price $35/mo
+ HST in Ontario (13%) +$4.55
What you actually pay $39.55/mo
+$4.55/mo the ad didn’t mention. $109 over two years.
Ontario example. Your province changes the estimate.
Why trust Cellphones.ca

Carriers can't pay for a better ranking.

Independent since 2001
No carrier pays for placement or a higher ranking. Our order is editorial, based on value for the dollar, and nothing else.
Prices with your tax
Carriers advertise prices before tax. We add the sales tax for your province, so you’re not surprised when the bill arrives.
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We earn a commission on some links; others we just link to, at no cost to you. It never affects our rankings or which plans we recommend.
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