IPv6 test - Statistics for Canada

IPv6 in Canada

These graphs show the evolution of default protocol, v6 address types, and average bandwidth in Canada over time.

They are generated using the data collected by the ipv6-test.com connection test page, and are updated on a monthly basis.

Overall IPv6 and v4 protocol support in Canada

This graph shows the evolution of IPv6 support vs IPv4 for all our connection test.

The numbers are percentages, so we can expect almost 100% of hosts supporting IPv4 with a slow growth for IPv6.

Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 in Canada (Mar 2020)

	ISP	IPv6 tests count
1.	Rogers Communications Canada Inc.	905
2.	Hurricane Electric LLC	530
3.	TELUS Communications Inc	331
4.	TekSavvy Solutions, Inc.	304
5.	Shaw Communications Inc.	136
6.	Bell Mobility Inc	50
7.	Amanah Tech Inc.	39
8.	Ovh Sas	32
9.	TELUS Communications Inc.	31
10.	Cogeco Cable	28
11.	Le Groupe Videotron Ltee	24
12.	University of Alberta	22
13.	DataCity	16
14.	Cogeco Communications Holdings, Inc.	15
15.	Carleton University	12
16.	Everythink Innovations Limited	10
17.	Technologie Optic.ca	9
18.	Wightman Telecom	6
19.	Whatbox Inc.	6
20.	Total Server Solutions L.L.C.	5

IPv6 and v4 protocol support in Canada (unique addresses)

This graph shows the evolution of IPv6 support vs IPv4 for unique users of our connection test.

The numbers are percentages, so we can expect a slow growth towards 50% v4 / 50% v6.

Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 in Canada (unique addresses, Mar 2020)

	ISP	Unique IPv6 addresses
1.	Rogers Communications Canada Inc.	527
2.	TELUS Communications Inc	195
3.	TekSavvy Solutions, Inc.	154
4.	Hurricane Electric LLC	111
5.	Shaw Communications Inc.	87
6.	Bell Mobility Inc	37
7.	Le Groupe Videotron Ltee	20
8.	TELUS Communications Inc.	19
9.	Cogeco Cable	17
10.	Amanah Tech Inc.	13
11.	University of Alberta	12
12.	Cogeco Communications Holdings, Inc.	8
13.	Technologie Optic.ca	7
14.	Ovh Sas	6
15.	Wightman Telecom	5
16.	DataCity	5
17.	Everythink Innovations Limited	4
18.	Carleton University	4
19.	Whatbox Inc.	3
20.	Total Server Solutions L.L.C.	2

Default browser protocol in Canada

This graph shows the percentage of browsers that default to IPv6 vs. IPv4 when visiting the ipv6-test connection test.

Hopefully, in the not so distant future, the v6 part will grow taller than the v4 one.

Default browser protocol in Canada (dual-stack users)

This graph shows the percentage of browsers that default to IPv6 vs. IPv4 for users that have both v4 and v6 connectivity.

Usually a system will default to v6 when it's available, but in some cases with tunneled connections, v4 stays the default.

Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 default in Canada (Mar 2020)

	ISP	Test count	IPv4	IPv4 %	IPv6	IPv6 %
1.	Technologie Optic.ca	9	0	0.0%	9	100.0%
2.	Carleton University	12	0	0.0%	12	100.0%
3.	TELUS Communications Inc.	31	1	3.2%	30	96.8%
4.	DataCity	16	1	6.3%	15	93.8%
5.	Everythink Innovations Limited	10	1	10.0%	9	90.0%
6.	Cogeco Cable	28	3	10.7%	25	89.3%
7.	Ovh Sas	32	4	12.5%	28	87.5%
8.	Hurricane Electric LLC	530	68	12.8%	462	87.2%
9.	Rogers Communications Canada Inc.	905	118	13.0%	787	87.0%
10.	TELUS Communications Inc	331	48	14.5%	283	85.5%
11.	Shaw Communications Inc.	136	20	14.7%	116	85.3%
12.	Wightman Telecom	6	1	16.7%	5	83.3%
13.	University of Alberta	22	4	18.2%	18	81.8%
14.	TekSavvy Solutions, Inc.	304	56	18.4%	248	81.6%
15.	Le Groupe Videotron Ltee	24	5	20.8%	19	79.2%
16.	Bell Mobility Inc	50	13	26.0%	37	74.0%
17.	Cogeco Communications Holdings, Inc.	15	5	33.3%	10	66.7%
18.	Whatbox Inc.	6	3	50.0%	3	50.0%
19.	Amanah Tech Inc.	39	37	94.9%	2	5.1%
20.	Total Server Solutions L.L.C.	5	5	100.0%	0	0.0%

IPv6 address types in Canada

Here you can see the evolution of address types over time, and measure usage of 6to4 and Teredo tunneled connectivity.

It should be noted that because 6rd works with native addresses, it cannot be detected here as tunneled. This is also the case with VPN based tunnels.

Downstream bandwidth in Canada

This graph illustrates the connection speed gap between IPv4 and IPv6, numbers represent v6 speed as percentage of v4 speed.

The lower IPv6 speeds are often caused by tunneling overhead or insufficient v6 connectivity or peering capacity at ISPs.

Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 speed in Canada (Mar 2020)

	ISP	Test count	IPv6 average
1.	Everythink Innovations Limited	10	263.5 Mbps
2.	Cogeco Cable	28	165.3 Mbps
3.	Rogers Communications Canada Inc.	905	114.6 Mbps
4.	Shaw Communications Inc.	136	104.4 Mbps
5.	TELUS Communications Inc	331	84.8 Mbps
6.	Le Groupe Videotron Ltee	24	70.9 Mbps
7.	Amanah Tech Inc.	39	49.5 Mbps
8.	TekSavvy Solutions, Inc.	304	38.6 Mbps
9.	Hurricane Electric LLC	530	31.6 Mbps
10.	Cogeco Communications Holdings, Inc.	15	28.0 Mbps
11.	Whatbox Inc.	6	14.6 Mbps
12.	TELUS Communications Inc.	31	13.3 Mbps
13.	Technologie Optic.ca	9	13.3 Mbps
14.	Carleton University	12	0.0 Mbps
15.	Total Server Solutions L.L.C.	5	0.0 Mbps
16.	Wightman Telecom	6	0.0 Mbps
17.	DataCity	16	0.0 Mbps
18.	Ovh Sas	32	0.0 Mbps
19.	Bell Mobility Inc	50	0.0 Mbps
20.	University of Alberta	22	0.0 Mbps