Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in Canada
Total IXPs
↑ 0.0% YoY↑ 4.3% MoM
24
Unique Networks
↑ 7.3% YoY↑ 1.7% MoM
677
Connections
↑ 8.6% YoY↑ 1.7% MoM
1128
Facilities
↑ 6.8% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
63
Total Capacity
↑ 20.9% YoY↑ 2.2% MoM
36.18 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
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| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| TorIX | 15.88 Tbps |
| CANIX Montreal | 6.27 Tbps |
| YYCIX | 3.88 Tbps |
| VANIX | 3.84 Tbps |
| Equinix Toronto | 1.18 Tbps |
| ONIX | 999.8 Gbps |
| MegaIX Toronto | 521.1 Gbps |
| UNM-Exch Canada-West | 515.3 Gbps |
| YXEIX | 503 Gbps |
| CANIX Toronto | 491 Gbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
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| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Electric | 1.58 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 1.28 Tbps |
| SpaceX Starlink | 1.2 Tbps |
| Meta | 1.2 Tbps |
| Microsoft | 1.1 Tbps |
| Netskope | 1.01 Tbps |
| Fastly, Inc. | 900 Gbps |
| Xplore Inc. | 850 Gbps |
| Akamai Technologies | 800 Gbps |
| Beanfield Technologies | 610 Gbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
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| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| TorIX | 234 |
| ONIX | 194 |
| YYCIX | 98 |
| UNM-Exch Canada-West | 82 |
| CANIX Montreal | 81 |
| VANIX | 80 |
| MBIX | 32 |
| YXEIX | 25 |
| ixFabric - Toronto | 20 |
| CANIX Halifax | 19 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
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| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| TorIX | 284 |
| ONIX | 198 |
| YYCIX | 110 |
| CANIX Montreal | 105 |
| VANIX | 91 |
| UNM-Exch Canada-West | 88 |
| MBIX | 39 |
| ixFabric - Toronto | 27 |
| YXEIX | 26 |
| Equinix Toronto | 23 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
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| IXP | Facilities |
|---|---|
| MegaIX Toronto | 13 |
| VANIX | 11 |
| TorIX | 9 |
| YYCIX | 9 |
| CANIX Toronto | 7 |
| CANIX Montreal | 5 |
| CSIX | 4 |
| MBIX | 4 |
| MegaIX Montreal | 4 |
| ONIX | 3 |
Network Types by Number
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| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 152 |
| NSP | 69 |
| Enterprise | 62 |
| Content | 62 |
| Educational/Research | 48 |
| Network Services | 38 |
| Route Server | 17 |
| Non-Profit | 13 |
| Government | 5 |
| Route Collector | 1 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
TorIX | 15.88 Tbps |
CANIX | 7.55 Tbps |
YYCIX Internet Exchange Community Ltd | 3.88 Tbps |
VANIX | 3.84 Tbps |
Equinix, Inc. | 1.43 Tbps |
ONIX Internet Exchange | 999.8 Gbps |
Megaport | 731.1 Gbps |
10VPN-Hosting | 515.3 Gbps |
Saskatoon Internet Exchange Inc | 503 Gbps |
Manitoba Internet Exchange Inc. | 377 Gbps |
Others | 469.1 Gbps |
| Total | 36.2 Tbps |
Canada's peering landscape at a glance: 24 active Internet Exchange Points where 677 unique networks peer across 1,128 connections, hosted in 63 facilities with 36.18 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.