Ottawa launches national telecom competition roadmap

The federal government has launched what it calls Canada’s first national telecom competition roadmap, setting out planned measures on consumer choice, prices and network quality.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the plan includes expanding network access, making switching providers easier, spotlighting competitive offers and addressing unnecessary fees.

The roadmap also points to future work on a “dig once” approach for fibre deployment, spectrum rules and additional CRTC consumer protections. It says progress will be measured through prices, switching rates, speeds, coverage and complaints.

The document is a policy roadmap, not a report that all of the listed measures have already been implemented.

Source: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada announcement, published October 28, 2026.

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