eSIM Canada
Canada eSIM from 2,95€ on Rogers: 1–20 GB prepaid, no contract and no registration, set up by QR code and online the minute you land at Toronto Pearson.
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Your plan only starts counting when the eSIM first connects at your destination — so you can buy today and travel in three weeks.
How does Simbye eSIM work for Canada?
Set it up before you fly
After your purchase you get an email with a link and a QR code. Install the eSIM calmly at home on Wi-Fi. Nothing is used up yet — the validity only starts when the eSIM first connects in Canada.
Switch it on after landing
Whether you arrive at Toronto Pearson (YYZ), Vancouver (YVR), Montréal-Trudeau (YUL), Calgary (YYC), Ottawa (YOW), Edmonton (YEG), Halifax (YHZ) or Winnipeg (YWG): turn off airplane mode, switch on data roaming for the Simbye line, wait a minute or two and you are connected.
Top up instead of rebuying
If you are running low, just top up the same eSIM in the app or through the link in your email. Nothing to reinstall and no QR code to scan again.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Canada?
The eSIM connects to Rogers automatically — nothing to set up.
| Rogers |
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- Typical download141Mbit/s
Source: Speedtest Global Index, national median, July 2026.
The eSIM is cleared on Rogers, Canada's 5G network. There is no APN to type in. If a spot shows bars but nothing loads, turn off automatic network selection under Mobile Data in your settings and reselect Rogers by hand — this mainly helps near the US border, where phones sometimes latch onto an American network.
You have solid coverage in Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton, Québec City, Winnipeg and Halifax, equally in Niagara Falls, the Okanagan, on Vancouver Island out to Tofino, on Prince Edward Island and along the Trans-Canada Highway. In the Rockies the rule is simple: you have signal in the townsites of Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper, and for long stretches of the Icefields Parkway between them you do not. The same goes for the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton, inland Newfoundland, northern Ontario and the highways of the Yukon and Northwest Territories. No Canadian carrier covers those stretches end to end. Download your maps and bookings while you are still in a town.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Canada?
Take the eSIM in Canada: it is installed before you fly and tops up online with the card you already use, whereas a local prepaid often refuses foreign cards and needs a Canadian billing address to recharge.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| When you have it | Emailed to you before you fly, installed by QR code in minutes | Only after landing: find a kiosk in the arrivals hall, often with a queue |
| ID and registration | Not needed | Canada requires no registration, but airport counters frequently still ask for your passport |
| What you pay | A fixed prepaid amount in your own currency, paid before the trip | In Canadian dollars, and the tourist packages at airport kiosks cost noticeably more than the same thing in a city store |
| Topping up | Online any time with the card you already use | Often impossible with a foreign credit card: prepaid accounts frequently require a Canadian billing address, and store terminals reject foreign cards |
| Your number from home | Stays active, WhatsApp and your bank's SMS codes keep working | With only one SIM slot you have to take your own card out, and then calls and codes stop arriving |
| Canadian phone number | No, this is a data-only plan without a number | Yes, usually with a number for calls and texts within Canada |
| Network | Rogers, Canada's 5G network | You are tied to the one carrier you bought from |
| If something goes wrong | Email support, replacement link and QR code any time | Back to the store, or a hotline in English and French |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Canada?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Canada cost?
from 2,95€
5 plans · 7–30 days
Simbye offers 5 plans for Canada from 2,95€ to 29,95€ — prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Canada range from 1 GB to 20 GB.
Validity runs from 7 to 30 days and starts with your first connection in Canada.
Data plans
- 1 GB 7 days 2,95€ 0,42€ per travel day
- 3 GB 30 days 9,95€ 0,33€ per travel day
- 5 GB 30 days 12,95€ 0,43€ per travel day
- 10 GB 30 days 20,95€ 0,69€ per travel day
- 20 GB 30 days 29,95€ 0,99€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- Rogers
- Setting it up
- A link in your email, or the QR code — one tap is enough
- Network technology
- 4G/LTE — and 5G where the network already offers it
- APN and settings
- Nothing to set. The eSIM brings everything with it
- Hotspot
- Allowed — for a laptop, tablet or a travel companion
- Adding more data
- Top up any time, without setting anything up again
- Calls and texts
- Not included — WhatsApp calls run over the data
- Your own number
- Stays in the phone and stays reachable
- Contract
- None. The plan ends by itself
- Worth knowing
- Roaming on your home contract gets billed here — this eSIM is prepaid, so nothing is added afterwards
Frequently Asked Questions about Canada eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
The cheapest for Canada is an eSIM starting at 2,95€ - the smallest plan that actually carries your trip. A long weekend in Toronto or Montréal on maps, messages and a bit of browsing stays well under a gigabyte a day, while a three-week road trip with music and video needs the large one. Start small and top up the same eSIM rather than buying data you never use.
No, no Canadian phone number with this eSIM. This is a data-only plan, so it comes with no Canadian phone number and cannot make calls or receive texts over the network. Calls through WhatsApp, FaceTime, Signal and Telegram work normally — none of them are blocked in Canada — and your bank's SMS codes keep arriving on your own number as long as you leave your normal SIM switched on.
No, this eSIM doesn't work in the USA. It is valid in Canada only. The moment you cross the border, even for a day trip from Niagara Falls to Buffalo or from Vancouver to Seattle, your data stops. If your trip covers both countries, take our North America eSIM instead.
Reach 911 in an emergency with your regular SIM - emergency calls don't run over a data eSIM. Leave your normal SIM active in the phone so you can dial 911. On the long stretches between Canadian towns that matters more than it does at home.
Data needs for a road trip vary - maps, messages and bookings run fine on a mid-sized plan. If you stream music and video daily, or run a laptop off the hotspot, take the 20 GB. If you run low, you top up the same eSIM instead of buying a new one.
Yes, you'll have signal in Banff and Jasper - in the townsites, along with Lake Louise. Along the Icefields Parkway between them and out on the trails, no Canadian carrier has continuous coverage, not even an expensive local card. The only thing that helps is downloading maps and tickets beforehand.
You can buy an eSIM for Canada right here online - pick a data plan above, pay, and the QR code lands in your inbox within minutes. No store visit, no shipping and no Canadian address needed. You can order before you leave home or from airport WiFi in Toronto or Vancouver and install it on the spot.
Yes, eSIM is available in Canada — the major Canadian networks support it, and our plan connects to Rogers' coverage automatically. An eSIM for Canada is a digital SIM card built into your phone. You do not need a Canadian ID, a local address or a contract with an operator there. Just install the profile on an eSIM-capable phone and you are usually online within a minute of landing.
You need an eSIM for Canada if you want mobile data without your home operator's roaming charges. Canada is huge and public WiFi gets patchy outside the cities, so maps, ride apps and reservations all lean on data. An eSIM gives you that data locally while your home number stays in the phone for calls and texts.
The eSIM that's best for Canada comes down to coverage on your route, how much data you need, how long you stay and whether a Canadian number matters to you. This one is cleared on Rogers, Canada's 5G network, which helps on the Trans-Canada and around the Rockies townsites. It is data only. On long stretches like the Icefields Parkway no eSIM has signal.
Ready for Canada?
Pick a plan, tap the link in your email — you are online from the moment you land.
Choose a planPrepaid, no contract. The plan simply ends on its own.
