As of the second quarter of 2023, there were around 35.6 million mobile phone subscriptions in Canada, up from around 33.2 during the previous quarter. The vast majority of these subscriptions included both voice and data services.
Number of mobile phone subscriptions in Canada from 1st quarter 2014 to second quarter 2023, by type
(in thousands)
*The source adds the following information: "The drop in subscribers beginning 2021 is explained by a change in methodology. Starting in 2021, mobile phone subscriptions exclude subscriptions to 'mobile broadband' and 'other plans for mobile connected devices'."
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CRTC. (May 31, 2024). Number of mobile phone subscriptions in Canada from 1st quarter 2014 to second quarter 2023, by type (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1406773/canada-mobile-subscriptions-by-type/
CRTC. "Number of mobile phone subscriptions in Canada from 1st quarter 2014 to second quarter 2023, by type (in thousands)." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1406773/canada-mobile-subscriptions-by-type/
CRTC. (2024). Number of mobile phone subscriptions in Canada from 1st quarter 2014 to second quarter 2023, by type (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1406773/canada-mobile-subscriptions-by-type/
CRTC. "Number of Mobile Phone Subscriptions in Canada from 1st Quarter 2014 to Second Quarter 2023, by Type (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1406773/canada-mobile-subscriptions-by-type/
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Number of mobile phone subscriptions in Canada from 1st quarter 2014 to second quarter 2023, by type (in thousands) [Graph], CRTC, May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1406773/canada-mobile-subscriptions-by-type/