IXP Growth and Member Churn in Canada

Capacity growth (12 mo)
+22.1%
Capacity growth (3 mo)
+6.4%
Unique networks (12 mo)
+15
Net member change (last month)
+1

Fastest-Growing by Capacity (2025-07 → 2026-07)

#IXPCapacity12 mo3 mo
1HFXIX153 Gbps → 243 Gbps+58.8%+0.0%
2MBIX258 Gbps → 377 Gbps+46.1%+5.6%
3VANIX2.79 Tbps → 3.81 Tbps+36.6%+11.4%
4CANIX Ottawa131 Gbps → 170 Gbps+29.8%-0.6%
5CANIX Montreal4.63 Tbps → 5.96 Tbps+28.6%+14.4%
6MegaIX Toronto431.6 Gbps → 531.1 Gbps+23.1%+20.4%
7YYCIX3.05 Tbps → 3.71 Tbps+22.0%+0.0%
8ONIX849.8 Gbps → 1 Tbps+18.1%+1.7%
9TorIX13.12 Tbps → 15.4 Tbps+17.4%+4.8%
10CSIX301 Gbps → 310 Gbps+3.0%+0.0%

Fastest-Growing by Members (2025-07 → 2026-07)

#IXPMembersAdded (12 mo)
1ONIX166 187+21
2VANIX70 78+8
3CANIX Ottawa12 15+3
4YYCIX90 92+2
5MonctonIX8 10+2
6UNM-Exch Canada-West78 80+2
7MBIX31 32+1
8MegaIX Toronto16 17+1
9CANIX Quebec city4 5+1

Most New Members (2026-07)

#IXPCityJoined
1BGP.Exchange - TorontoToronto13
2ONIXToronto6
3TorIXToronto1
4CANIX MontrealMontreal1
5MBIXWinnipeg, Manitoba1
6VANIXVancouver1
7MegaIX TorontoToronto1
8CANIX TorontoToronto1

Most Departures (2026-07)

#IXPCityLeft
1WPGIXWinnipeg11
2BGP.Exchange - TorontoToronto4
3Equinix TorontoToronto1
4MBIXWinnipeg, Manitoba1
5VANIXVancouver1
6CANIX OttawaOttawa / Gatineau1
7ONIXToronto1

Members Joined vs Left per Month

Member joins and departures, latest month
MetricValue
Month2026-07
Joined25
Left20
Net5

In Canada, provisioned IXP capacity grew +22.1% over the last twelve months, led by HFXIX at +58.8%. Percentage rankings require at least 10 Gbps and 10 member networks at the start of the window, so small newcomers don't drown out real movers. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.