HelloRoam carries Canada on Rogers Wireless 5G across 185 destinations and adds data to a live plan, so it takes the top row on the one-week rung. Nomad lists $17.00 for 10 GB over 30 days, the value pick at volume. Ubigi lists $59.00 for 50 GB over 30 days, the large-data pick.
The Canada table ranks on one rung, the week a short trip actually buys
Every ranking hides a choice, and the choice is the rung. Pick a different one and a different logo goes on top.
This table is ranked on 1 GB over 7 days. That is the size a first Canadian trip buys before anyone knows their own usage, and four of the five ranked sellers publish it. Where a seller has no seven-day gigabyte, its nearest 1 GB plan stands in and the shorter window is stated in the cell. Holafly sells no gigabytes in Canada, so it sits under the ranking on day pricing.
The comparison site BestESIMforTravel sorts the same sellers a different way, as Canada eSIM plans ranked by cost per gigabyte, with each provider’s own published rate beside it.
Canada eSIM plans ranked on 1 GB over 7 days, August 2026
| Rank | Provider | Plan and price | Host network | Best for |
| 1 | HelloRoam | $4.29 for 1 GB over 7 days | Rogers Wireless 5G | Cheapest one-week gigabyte in this table |
| 2 | Ubigi | $5.00 for 1 GB over 7 days | Not verified | Lowest cost per gigabyte on a 50 GB month |
| 3 | Saily | $5.29 for 1 GB over 7 days | Not verified | One week with no monthly plan attached |
| 4 | Nomad | $7.00 for 1 GB over 7 days | Not verified | Lowest 10 GB price over 30 days in this table |
| 5 | Airalo | $7.00 for 1 GB over 3 days | Not verified | Trips of three to seven days |
| Not ranked, day-priced | Holafly | $36.50 for unlimited data over 7 days | Not verified | Day-priced unlimited data |
Method: each provider’s own published Canada page, captured 26 August 2026 and read at 1 GB over 7 days. Airalo lists no seven-day gigabyte, so its three-day row stands in and ranks below the same money over a full week. The host network column names a carrier only where this capture recorded one, so the other rows read as not verified. Prices are in US dollars and change without notice.
The five ranked rows run from $4.29 to $7.00 for a single gigabyte, so the dearest one-week starter here costs 63% more than the cheapest.
1. HelloRoam: the cheapest one-week starter, at $4.29 for 1 GB over 7 days
HelloRoam opens the Canadian ladder at $4.29 for 1 GB over 7 days, the lowest seven-day gigabyte on this sheet.
It publishes the network those plans ride, and that is Rogers Wireless, listed as 5G. Naming it is disclosure rather than an advantage. Six sizes climb to $79.99 for 50 GB over 30 days, and every one of them accepts a top-up.
2. Ubigi: the lowest per-gigabyte month here, at $5.00 for 1 GB over 7 days
Ubigi trails by 71 cents on the ranked rung and leads at the far end of the ladder. Its $59.00 for 50 GB over 30 days works out at $1.18 a gigabyte, the floor in this table.
The Canadian ladder then skips everything between 10 GB and 25 GB, so a 20 GB trip rounds up to a size it never asked for.
3. Saily: one week with no monthly plan attached, at $5.29 for 1 GB over 7 days
Saily sits a dollar above the top row on the ranked rung.
Its Canadian ladder stops at 20 GB over 30 days, priced at $43.99, so a heavy month has nowhere above it to climb.
4. Nomad: the lowest 10 GB month on this sheet, at $7.00 for 1 GB over 7 days
Nomad asks the most of the four sellers that publish a seven-day gigabyte.
It wins the rung most travellers reach next, listing $17.00 for 10 GB over 30 days, which is the lowest ten gigabytes over a month in this table.
5. Airalo: trips of three to seven days, at $7.00 for 1 GB over 3 days
Airalo’s only Canadian gigabyte runs three days rather than seven, so the same money buys less than half the ranked window. A seven-night trip steps up to $9.00 for 3 GB over 7 days instead.
Short windows are the real strength further up. The same 5 GB sells at $14.00 for 5 GB over 7 days and $24.00 for 5 GB over 30 days, so a four-day trip never buys a month.
Re-sorting the same six rows on cost per gigabyte flips the top three
Divide each seller’s largest Canada plan by its gigabytes and the order changes. Ubigi leads at $1.18, Nomad follows at $1.38, then HelloRoam at $1.60, Airalo at $1.92 and Saily at $2.20.
HelloRoam falls from first to third on that reading, and nothing about the plans changed. Only the question did.
Saily is marked down twice there, because it stops at 20 GB and gets measured on a smaller tier than the rest. Holafly cannot be measured at all, since it prices unlimited data by the day. Its $36.50 for unlimited data over 7 days comes to $5.21 a day.
Every rate in this table traces back to a page the provider published itself
Nothing above was measured on a Canadian network. Every figure is a published rate, read on one day and dated.
Where a provider’s Canada rate was not on its own plan page, it was left out rather than estimated. Exclusion costs a ranking nothing, and it lets a reader check the work.
Rogers Wireless runs the 5G that HelloRoam customers connect to in Canada
HelloRoam’s Canada plans ride a single host network, Rogers Wireless, listed as 5G. Look up that operator’s own coverage map for the route you plan to travel.
No eSIM provider owns masts in Canada. Each buys wholesale access from a Canadian carrier, so a dead spot on one plan is a dead spot on the next.
Trip length decides the plan size, and plan size decides the winner
Cost per gigabyte rewards the biggest plan on the shelf, which only pays if you finish it.
HelloRoam’s own ladder falls from $3.16 a gigabyte at $9.49 for 3 GB over 30 days to $1.60 a gigabyte at $79.99 for 50 GB over 30 days. Use 12 GB of that 50 GB plan and the real figure is $6.67 a gigabyte.
Running out of data mid-trip splits top-up plans from replacement plans
A plan that takes a top-up adds data to the profile already on the phone. A plan that does not makes you buy a second one and switch lines abroad.
HelloRoam lists top-up on every Canada plan. Availability differs across the market, so read the plan page before you pay rather than at the gate.
The one-week rung is not the rung most people buy second
Move up one size and the ladder moves with it. Nomad lists $17.00 for 10 GB over 30 days against HelloRoam’s $19.99 for 10 GB over 30 days, and Nomad takes the size most travellers buy on a second trip. Ubigi lists $19.00 for 10 GB over 30 days, level with HelloRoam inside a rounding error.
A ranking is only as good as the size it was built on.
Installing a Canada eSIM takes a QR scan and one line switch
The QR code has to reach a server, so the e-SIM profile installs at home rather than on airport Wi-Fi.
- Check the handset supports eSIM in its mobile data settings.
- Scan the QR code on your own Wi-Fi, a day before the flight.
- Set the profile as the data line on landing, then switch data roaming off on your home line.
Three things this ranking cannot measure, starting with the speed on the day
No throughput figure appears above, because none was taken. Advertised speeds are marketing copy, not readings.
The second gap is time. Every price here was captured on 26 August 2026, and providers move rates without warning.
The third is support. No column here can show how a seller answers when an install goes wrong.
Common questions about a Canada eSIM
Where does the pricing data in this comparison come from?
Every rate comes from the provider’s own plan page, and BestESIMforTravel’s published rubric names each source and check date. Where a Canada rate could not be found on that provider’s own site, it was left out rather than estimated.
Why does this ranking use price per gigabyte instead of the headline plan price?
It does not. The sort above runs on one fixed rung, 1 GB over 7 days, so every ranked row is quoted at the same size over the same window. Cost per gigabyte appears further down as a second reading, because dividing a price by its allowance rewards whoever sells the biggest block. Both numbers are worth having. Only one of them can be the sort key.
What can’t this ranking show?
It cannot show speed, because no plan here was measured on a Canadian network. It cannot show whether a rate still stands, since prices move after a sheet is captured. It cannot show what support does when an activation fails.
How often is this comparison updated?
This sheet was captured on 26 August 2026, and that date is the only honest statement about how current it is. Rates move without announcement, so open the plan page before you buy.
How much does an eSIM cost in Canada?
HelloRoam’s Canada plans run from $4.29 for 1 GB over 7 days to $79.99 for 50 GB over 30 days. Across the providers compared here, 50 GB over 30 days sits between $59.00 and $96.00.
What network does an eSIM use in Canada?
HelloRoam’s Canada plans ride Rogers Wireless, listed as 5G. No eSIM provider owns masts in Canada, so every plan sold here resells wholesale access from a Canadian carrier. The carrier name is the part of a plan page worth reading before you pay.
