oxio Internet in Quebec
Vidéotron's promo rate is a teaser that climbs after a few months — we hear that complaint from Quebec more than any other province. oxio holds its price from Montreal to Quebec City, promo period or not.
Published · Updated : Added sourced province-wide research: networks, the province's broadband program, and this year's CRTC fee change.
Vidéotron's home province, and the network oxio rides
Quebec is Vidéotron's home turf in the most literal sense: the company is headquartered in Montreal, and its cable network covers the province's major cities, from Montreal and Quebec City to Gatineau, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières and Saguenay [2]. oxio lists Vidéotron as one of the network backbones it rents [1], so across most of Quebec, switching to oxio means the same coaxial line already in the wall, under different pricing.
Reach isn't just an urban story here. Quebec's own Opération haute vitesse program, which wrapped up in March 2024, connected more than 339,500 households that didn't have real high-speed access before, beating its original 250,000-household target [4]. That doesn't mean oxio serves every one of those addresses — coverage still depends on which network reaches a given street — but it does mean the gap between Montreal-level access and a smaller Quebec town has closed more than it used to be.
The regulatory change that applies to every Quebec household
As of June 12, 2026, the CRTC banned every Canadian internet and wireless provider from charging a fee to activate a plan, change it, or cancel it [3]. That's not a Vidéotron rule or a Bell rule, it's now the floor for the entire industry in Quebec and everywhere else in Canada — a genuine, dated change, not something that was always true.
We've been an oxio customer in Quebec since 2020, so the thing we'd tell anyone here directly: the fee ban makes switching cheaper on paper, but it was never really oxio's fee structure that made switching feel risky in the first place. No term contract and $0 activation, installation and shipping were already the norm before the CRTC stepped in [5, 1] — the new rule just brings the rest of the market closer to that.
Internet in Quebec, sourced
| What | The facts |
|---|---|
| Cable network | Vidéotron, headquartered in Montreal, covering most of the province's major cities. [2] |
| Which network oxio uses here | Vidéotron's cable network. [1] |
| Provincial broadband program | Opération haute vitesse connected over 339,500 previously-unserved households; completed March 2024. [4] |
| Switching fees | Banned nationwide (activation, plan change, cancellation) as of June 12, 2026. [3] |
| oxio's terms | No term contract; $0 activation, installation and shipping; modem lent at no charge. [5][1] |
Sources
- oxio: Ground rules (network backbones oxio rents)
- Wikipedia: Vidéotron (headquarters, coverage, ownership)
- Canada.ca: CRTC eliminates fees to make it easier to switch internet and cellphone plans (Mar. 12, 2026)
- Québec.ca: Accès à Internet haute vitesse au Québec — état de situation (Opération haute vitesse)
- oxio Help Centre: activation, shipping and equipment fees
Researched by Simon. Last checked: . Facts are checked against the linked sources on the date shown. Prices and policies change, so confirm with the provider before you decide. Opinions are ours.
oxio Internet in Quebec Cities
Coverage across Quebec, city by city. Don't see yours? Check your exact address — oxio is expanding constantly.
Alma→
Alma's built around the aluminum industry, and the industrial habit of pricing everything down to the last line item is exactly what notices oxio doesn't have an equipment-rental line at all.
Check Availability →Bécancour→
Bécancour sits just across the river from Trois-Rivières, home to one of the province's biggest industrial parks — and the same businesses that budget in fixed costs are usually first to ask why an internet bill would work any differently.
Check Availability →Blainville→
Blainville's grown into a real Montreal suburb in its own right, and the thing that gets mentioned most after switching there is a bill that doesn't change and a support team that texts back instead of holding.
Check Availability →Brossard→
Brossard's one of the fastest-growing suburbs on Montreal's south shore, and new residents comparing providers for the first time tend to land on the one with no promo rate that quietly expires.
Check Availability →Chandler→
Chandler's remote enough on the Gaspé coast that people expect fewer provider choices — what actually shows up is a flat rate with no rental fee and no contract, the same deal as anywhere bigger.
Check Availability →Drummondville→
Drummondville's manufacturing base means people there track costs closely, and the cost that stands out most on an oxio bill is the one missing entirely — no equipment rental fee tacked on month after month.
Check Availability →Gatineau→
Gatineau's right across the river from Ottawa, and the federal-worker habit of reading fine print out of caution carries over — what holds up under that habit is no equipment rental fee, no contract, no expiring promo.
Check Availability →Granby→
Granby's the kind of town where people know exactly what things cost, and the thing that keeps surprising them about oxio is how short the explanation has to be — one price, no rental fee, no contract.
Check Availability →Laval→
Laval's big enough to be its own market instead of just Montreal's suburb, and the comparison that actually holds up against every provider fighting for it is a flat rate that doesn't move after signup.
Check Availability →Lévis→
Lévis sits right across the river from Quebec City, close enough that the same providers get compared from both banks — the one that wins that comparison is the one with a bill that doesn't move.
Check Availability →Longueuil→
Longueuil's close enough to Montreal that people commute daily and compare bills with coworkers downtown — the number that wins those conversations is the one that hasn't changed since the day they signed up.
Check Availability →Montreal→
Montreal's the biggest market in the province for providers to fight over, and the pitch that actually holds up in a city this competitive is simple: the price you sign up at is the price you keep.
Check Availability →Quebec City→
Quebec City's on oxio's network same as the bigger national markets, and what a provincial-capital crowd notices first is a bill that doesn't need a policy explanation to understand.
Check Availability →Repentigny→
Repentigny's close enough to Montreal that residents compare the same big-city providers, and what changes their mind about oxio is realizing the promo rate everyone else offers is designed to quietly expire.
Check Availability →Rimouski→
Booking a sea-kayak trip in Parc national du Bic, digging through the Pointe-au-Père lighthouse archives, or just sharing seal-at-sunset videos — none of it feels different with oxio running in the background, and the price doesn't change while you do it.
Check Availability →Saguenay→
Saguenay's aluminum-industry economy means fixed costs get scrutinized closely, and the fixed cost that keeps surprising people about oxio is the one that doesn't exist — no equipment rental fee, ever.
Check Availability →Saint-Georges→
Saint-Georges sits in the Beauce, a region known for starting businesses, and the business-minded question people ask there is blunt: what's the actual total cost.
Check Availability →Saint-Hyacinthe→
Saint-Hyacinthe's economy runs on agri-food, an industry that lives and dies by margins, and that same margin-watching instinct is exactly what notices there's no equipment rental fee sitting on an oxio bill.
Check Availability →Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu→
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu's military-base community moves often enough to have opinions about which providers make switching painless — the one that keeps coming up is the one with no contract and no rental fee to cancel.
Check Availability →Saint-Jérôme→
Saint-Jérôme's the gateway to the Laurentians, and the same people who drive up every weekend for the mountains tend to want one less bill that changes on them — oxio's flat price fits that instinct exactly.
Check Availability →Shawinigan→
Shawinigan built its reputation on heavy industry, and that same no-nonsense approach to cost is what makes people there appreciate a provider with exactly one price and nothing extra tacked on for equipment.
Check Availability →Sherbrooke→
Sherbrooke's student population means a lot of people there are on a tight budget by necessity, and the budget-friendly detail that actually matters is no equipment rental fee eating into a fixed monthly amount.
Check Availability →Terrebonne→
Terrebonne's grown fast enough as a Montreal suburb that new residents are still comparing providers for the first time, and the one that gets recommended locally skips the rental fee and the contract entirely.
Check Availability →Thetford-Mines→
Thetford-Mines built its economy on mining for a century, and that same eye for what's actually in the ground — or in this case, in the bill — is what spots the missing equipment rental fee on an oxio invoice.
Check Availability →Trois-Rivières→
Trois-Rivières sits about halfway between Montreal and Quebec City, so it's Videotron country like both — and the flat rate is what actually stands out here, since nobody's used to a bill that doesn't creep up every year.
Check Availability →Other Quebec Locations
oxio is expanding across Quebec. Even if your city isn't listed, check availability at your address — you might already be covered.
Check Your Address →Frequently Asked Questions About oxio in Quebec
The practical stuff, answered.
Not a map you click around on — oxio checks coverage by postal code instead, which is actually more accurate than a map for a reseller network. Enter your address on the oxio site and it tells you immediately whether you're covered in Quebec and what speeds are available.
Check AvailabilityAnywhere from about 30 Mbps to 1 Gbps, depending on your address. Check by postal code and you'll see the max your building actually supports.
Check AvailabilitySame physical network, way less markup. No promo rate that quietly climbs after six months — the price you sign up at is the price you keep paying.
Check AvailabilityNo — oxio is a reseller on the existing national infrastructure. You get the same lines, just with honest pricing and support that isn't a phone tree.
Check AvailabilityIf your address already has a compatible line, you can usually self-install. If not, a technician gets scheduled — oxio tells you which applies during signup.
Check AvailabilityNot right now — internet only. Most customers pair it with a streaming service and VoIP or a cell plan for calls.
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