IXP Growth and Member Churn in Canada

Capacity growth (12 mo)
+22.6%
Capacity growth (3 mo)
+5.9%
Unique networks (12 mo)
+31
Net member change (last month)
+14

Fastest-Growing by Capacity (2025-08 → 2026-08)

#IXPCapacity12 mo3 mo
1CANIX Halifax153 Gbps → 243 Gbps+58.8%+0.0%
2MBIX247 Gbps → 377 Gbps+52.6%+5.6%
3VANIX2.79 Tbps → 3.81 Tbps+36.6%+11.4%
4CANIX Ottawa131 Gbps → 170 Gbps+29.8%-0.6%
5CANIX Montreal4.74 Tbps → 6.06 Tbps+27.7%+8.6%
6YYCIX3.05 Tbps → 3.73 Tbps+22.6%+0.5%
7MegaIX Toronto431.6 Gbps → 521.1 Gbps+20.7%+18.1%
8ONIX840.6 Gbps → 996.7 Gbps+18.6%+0.4%
9TorIX13.11 Tbps → 15.54 Tbps+18.5%+5.0%
10CSIX301 Gbps → 310 Gbps+3.0%+0.0%

Fastest-Growing by Members (2025-08 → 2026-08)

#IXPMembersAdded (12 mo)
1ONIX164 190+26
2VANIX70 78+8
3YYCIX90 94+4
4CANIX Ottawa12 15+3
5CANIX Montreal79 81+2
6MBIX30 32+2
7CANIX Moncton8 10+2
8UNM-Exch Canada-West80 82+2

Most New Members (2026-08)

#IXPCityJoined
1BGP.Exchange - TorontoToronto8
2ONIXToronto5
3TorIXToronto3
4YYCIXCalgary2
5UNM-Exch Canada-WestVancouver2
6CANIX MontrealMontreal1
7MegaIX MontrealMontreal1

Most Departures (2026-08)

#IXPCityLeft
1ONIXToronto2
2MegaIX TorontoToronto1

Members Joined vs Left per Month

Member joins and departures, latest month
MetricValue
Month2026-08
Joined22
Left3
Net19

In Canada, provisioned IXP capacity grew +22.6% over the last twelve months, led by CANIX Halifax 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.