A List of Every Streaming Service Available in Canada
By Distributel
Streaming doesn’t begin and end with Netflix, Disney, and Amazon. There are lots of options available, including some that offer free content.
Note that prices quoted are accurate as of August 2022 and reflect the lowest subscription tier of a given service; there may be higher tiers that offer more content or more functionality, such as 4K streaming.
At Distributel we offer a variety of TV and Internet plans. Whether you want to stream content, use a regular TV plan, or combine streaming and TV to get the maximum amount of content, Distributel has you covered.
Acorn TV
Free Trial: Yes, 7 days
Price: $8.99/month
Home of hard-to-find and original TV series, such as The Brokenwood Mysteries.
Amazon Prime Video
Free Trial: Yes, 30 days
Price: $9.99/month
Bundled with Amazon Prime (which has shopping, shipping, and music streaming benefits too), Amazon Prime Video is home to one of the largest libraries of TV and movies along with their own original TV content, such as Jack Ryan.
Apple TV+
Free Trial: Yes, 7 days
Price: $4.99/month
Apple has a number of TV shows, movies, and documentaries, albeit some for “rental.” You can score a longer trial with purchase of an Apple device. They also do their own originals, such as Ted Lasso.
BritBox
Free Trial: Yes, 7 days
Price: $9.99/month
Brought to you by BBC and iTV, BritBox is the streaming headquarters of British TV, including sitcoms, dramas, panel shows, and more. They also do original TV series, such as Wild Bill.
CBC Gem
Free Trial: NA
Price: Free (with ads)
The streaming version of the CBC, this app has movies, TV, news, sports, and more. The premium version ($4.99/month) is ad-free and has more features.
Crave
Free Trial: Yes, 30 days
Price: $9.99/month
Content from HBO, Starz, Showtime, and more. Crave also produces original series, such as Shoresy.
Crunchyroll
Free Trial: Yes, 14 days
Price: $7.99/month
Crunchyroll specializes in anime, manga, and even games. They also have an online store where they sell figures, shirts, Blu-rays, and Funko pops, some of which are exclusive to Crunchyroll.
Curiosity Stream
Free Trial: No (but you sometimes see a free trial offered from YouTubers such as Wendover Productions)
Price: USD$2.99/month
Brought to you by the founder of the Discovery Channel and various educational YouTubers, Curiosity Stream focuses on documentaries and other educational content.
DAZN
Free Trial: No
Price: $24.99/month
This sports streaming channel has NFL, MLB, basketball, MMA, boxing, and more.
Disney+
Free Trial: No
Price: $11.99/month
All the Disney, Marvel, National Geographic, Star Wars, Pixar, and Star content you want.
FlixFling
Free Trial: Yes, 7 days
Price: $7.99/month
FlixFling specializes in movies not featured on other streaming services. They have over 5,000 hard-to-find movies all in one place.
FuboTV
Free Trial: No
Price: $24.99/month
FuboTV has movies and TV, but they really specialize in sports, particularly soccer. If you want to see Premier League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, and other major soccer events, this is the service for you.
Hayu
Free Trial: Yes, 7 days
Price: $5.99/month
Hayu features all kinds of reality TV. In fact, they often air shows on the same day as they air on US network TV.
Highball.TV
Free Trial: Yes, 14 days
Price: $7/month
Highball.TV is all about film festival selections, so expect carefully curated and kind of artsy film.
Hoopla
Free Trial: NA
Price: Free
Hoopla is a source of streaming TV and movies (along with ebooks, audiobooks, comics, and more) available through Canadian libraries. If you’re rural, check to see if you can sign up for the library system of your closest big city—some of them don’t require a city address.
Hotstar
Free Trial: Yes, 30 days
Price: $49.99/year
Hotstar features entertainment popular in South Asia, including dramas, comedies, reality TV, and cricket. They have content in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, and more. Note that the Canadian version of HotStar has less content than Hotstar India.
Kanopy
Free Trial: NA
Price: Free
Much like Hoopla, Kanopy is a service free with many Canadian library cards. They feature classic and prestige films.
Motor Trend On Demand
Free Trial: Yes, 7 days
Price: USD$4.99/month
Car sports, car shows, car sports—all things car related, plus trucks, dune buggies, motorcycles, and . . . well, you get the idea.
Netflix
Free Trial: No
Price: $9.99/month
A massive library of movies and TV, Netflix is what most people think of when they think of streaming. Famous for their original content, such as Stranger Things.
Paramount+
Free Trial: Yes, 7 days
Price: $5.99/month
This service used to be CBS All Access. They offer content from CBS, Paramount, and Nickelodeon, including 24/7 news, some sports, TV series, movies, and more. They also do original shows, such as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Plex
Free Trial: NA
Price: Free
Plex offers free movies and TV organized into your own digital library. You can upgrade to a paid service for a bigger library and greater access to content.
Shudder
Free Trial: Yes, 7 days
Price: $4.75/month
All horror movies, all the time. Oh, and there are some thrillers and suspense movies and TV shows there too.
Sportsnet Now
Free Trial: Yes, a free channel with ads
Price: $14.99/month
If you had or wanted NHL Live, it’s moved over to Sportsnet Now. In addition to NHL games, they also have MLB, NBA, and IndyCar stuff, along with smaller sports. Note that if you want your old NHL Live features, such as out-of-market games, you’ll have to upgrade.
Spuul
Free Trial: NA
Price: Free (with ads)
South Asian content including live TV offerings from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Spuul also offers movies, TV shows, and other content in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and more.
Sundance Now
Free Trial: Yes, 7 days
Price: USD$4.99/month
A derivative of the Sundance Film Festival, expect prestige movies and TV. Note that there used to be a Canada-specific version of this streaming service, but it folded. Now Canadians can access the American version.
The Criterion Channel
Free Trial: Yes, 14 days
Price: $10.99/month
Basically the streaming version of the Criterion Collection, expect prestige movies organized thematically or by director.
The Roku Channel
Free Trial: NA
Price: Free
A streaming channel featuring movies, TV shows, live TV, and more, Roku can be accessed with either a Roku TV or a Roku streaming device.
Tubi
Free Trial: NA
Price: Free
Tubi has a library of 40,000 movies and TV shows, which is the largest digital library in the word—yes, they have more content than Netflix or Amazon Prime Video. It’s all free, but their library is ad-supported.
YouTube Premium
Free Trial: Yes, 30 days
Price: $11.99/month
Basically you can stream anything on YouTube for free without ads. You can also download YouTube videos for offline playback. The service includes YouTube Music.