IPv6 in Canada
These graphs show the evolution of default protocol, v6 address types, and average bandwidth in Canada over time. They are generated using the data collected by tens of thousands of tests that are done monthly at the ipv6-test.com connection test page, and are updated on a monthly basis.
Overall IPv6 and v4 protocol support in Canada
The graph below shows the evolution of IPv6 support vs IPv4 for all our connection test. The numbers are percentages, so we can expect almost 100% of hosts supporting IPv4 with a slow growth for IPv6.
Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 in Canada (Apr 2012)
| ISP | IPv6 tests count | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | gogo6 Inc. | 792 |
| 2. | Hurricane Electric | 239 |
| 3. | Le Groupe Videotron Ltee | 139 |
| 4. | B2B2C Inc | 131 |
| 5. | Google Fiber Inc. | 100 |
| 6. | TekSavvy Solutions | 60 |
| 7. | Rogers Cable Communications Inc. | 32 |
| 8. | Shaw Communications Inc. | 28 |
| 9. | Cogeco Cable Inc. | 21 |
| 10. | Team Cymru Inc. | 18 |
| 11. | Execulink Telecom Inc. | 14 |
| 12. | American Registry Internet Numbers | 13 |
| 13. | Nucleus Information Service | 12 |
| 14. | Futureway Communications Inc. | 10 |
| 15. | Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology | 6 |
| 16. | National Research Council of Canada | 5 |
| 17. | TELUS Communications Inc. | 5 |
| 18. | ThinkTel Communications Ltd. | 5 |
| 19. | Bell Canada | 5 |
IPv6 and v4 protocol support in Canada (unique addresses)
The graph below shows the evolution of IPv6 support vs IPv4 for unique users of our connection test. The numbers are percentages, so we can expect a slow growth towards 50% v4 / 50% v6.
Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 in Canada (unique addresses, Apr 2012)
| ISP | Unique IPv6 addresses | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | gogo6 Inc. | 574 |
| 2. | Hurricane Electric | 123 |
| 3. | Le Groupe Videotron Ltee | 94 |
| 4. | Google Fiber Inc. | 88 |
| 5. | B2B2C Inc | 50 |
| 6. | TekSavvy Solutions | 42 |
| 7. | Rogers Cable Communications Inc. | 19 |
| 8. | Shaw Communications Inc. | 16 |
| 9. | Cogeco Cable Inc. | 11 |
| 10. | Futureway Communications Inc. | 8 |
| 11. | Execulink Telecom Inc. | 7 |
| 12. | American Registry Internet Numbers | 7 |
| 13. | Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology | 6 |
| 14. | Team Cymru Inc. | 5 |
| 15. | TELUS Communications Inc. | 4 |
| 16. | Nucleus Information Service | 4 |
| 17. | Bell Canada | 3 |
| 18. | National Research Council of Canada | 2 |
| 19. | ThinkTel Communications Ltd. | 2 |
Default browser protocol in Canada
The graph below shows the percentage of browsers that default to IPv6 vs. IPv4 when visiting the ipv6-test connection test. Hopefully, in the not so distant future, the red bars will grow taller than the blue ones.
Default browser protocol in Canada (dual-stack users)
The graph below shows the percentage of browsers that default to IPv6 vs. IPv4 for users that have both v4 and v6 connectivity. Usually a system will default to v6 when it's available, but in some cases with tunneled connections, v4 stays the default.
Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 default in Canada (Apr 2012)
| ISP | Test count | IPv4 | IPv4 % | IPv6 | IPv6 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Google Fiber Inc. | 100 | 5 | 5.0% | 95 | 95.0% |
| 2. | Team Cymru Inc. | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | 17 | 94.4% |
| 3. | Le Groupe Videotron Ltee | 139 | 8 | 5.8% | 131 | 94.2% |
| 4. | Nucleus Information Service | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 10 | 83.3% |
| 5. | Hurricane Electric | 239 | 74 | 31.0% | 165 | 69.0% |
| 6. | Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | 4 | 66.7% |
| 7. | gogo6 Inc. | 792 | 283 | 35.7% | 509 | 64.3% |
| 8. | ThinkTel Communications Ltd. | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 3 | 60.0% |
| 9. | Futureway Communications Inc. | 10 | 4 | 40.0% | 6 | 60.0% |
| 10. | TekSavvy Solutions | 60 | 26 | 43.3% | 34 | 56.7% |
| 11. | B2B2C Inc | 131 | 58 | 44.3% | 73 | 55.7% |
| 12. | Execulink Telecom Inc. | 14 | 8 | 57.1% | 6 | 42.9% |
| 13. | Rogers Cable Communications Inc. | 32 | 19 | 59.4% | 13 | 40.6% |
| 14. | Cogeco Cable Inc. | 21 | 14 | 66.7% | 7 | 33.3% |
| 15. | American Registry Internet Numbers | 13 | 9 | 69.2% | 4 | 30.8% |
| 16. | Shaw Communications Inc. | 28 | 26 | 92.9% | 2 | 7.1% |
| 17. | National Research Council of Canada | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 18. | TELUS Communications Inc. | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 19. | Bell Canada | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
IPv6 address types in Canada
Here you can see the evolution of address types over time, and measure usage of 6to4 and Teredo tunneled connectivity. It should be noted that because 6rd works with native addresses, it cannot be detected here as tunneled. This is also the case with VPN based tunnels.
Downstream bandwidth in Canada
This one illustrates the connection speed gap between IPv4 and IPv6, numbers represent v6 speed as percentage of v4 speed. The lower IPv6 speeds are often caused by tunneling overhead or insufficient v6 connectivity or peering capacity at ISPs.
Top 25 internet service providers for IPv6 speed in Canada (Apr 2012)
| ISP | Test count | IPv6 average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rogers Cable Communications Inc. | 32 | 8.3 Mbps |
| 2. | ThinkTel Communications Ltd. | 5 | 7.9 Mbps |
| 3. | Shaw Communications Inc. | 28 | 5.9 Mbps |
| 4. | Le Groupe Videotron Ltee | 139 | 5.5 Mbps |
| 5. | Nucleus Information Service | 12 | 5.2 Mbps |
| 6. | TekSavvy Solutions | 60 | 4.7 Mbps |
| 7. | gogo6 Inc. | 792 | 4.1 Mbps |
| 8. | Cogeco Cable Inc. | 21 | 1.6 Mbps |
| 9. | Execulink Telecom Inc. | 14 | 1.6 Mbps |
| 10. | Bell Canada | 5 | 1.2 Mbps |
| 11. | American Registry Internet Numbers | 13 | 0.3 Mbps |
| 12. | TELUS Communications Inc. | 5 | 0.1 Mbps |
| 13. | Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology | 6 | 0.0 Mbps |
| 14. | National Research Council of Canada | 5 | 0.0 Mbps |
| 15. | Hurricane Electric | 239 | 0.0 Mbps |
| 16. | Google Fiber Inc. | 100 | 0.0 Mbps |
| 17. | Futureway Communications Inc. | 10 | 0.0 Mbps |
| 18. | B2B2C Inc | 131 | 0.0 Mbps |
| 19. | Team Cymru Inc. | 18 | 0.0 Mbps |