Best cities to work remotely in Canada
165 places in 16 cities · median wifi 66 Mbps · updated
Workmode lists 165 places to work remotely from across 16 cities in Canada. Montreal has the most, with 25, followed by Vancouver (25) and Calgary (21). Members have measured the wifi at 12 places, with a median download of 66 Mbps; Montreal is fastest, at a median of 76 Mbps. There are 5 coworking spaces, most of them in Toronto; the rest are cafés, libraries and other places with a table and a socket.
Top cities in Canada
Every city in Canada, compared
Ranked by how many places to work are listed. Wifi is the median of measured places.
| # | City | Places | Coworking | Wifi | Check-ins | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal | 25 | — | 76 Mbps, wifi report for Montreal | 5 | |
| 2 | Vancouver | 25 | — | 84 Mbps | 2 | |
| 3 | Calgary | 21 | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Ottawa | 20 | — | 74 Mbps | 1 | |
| 5 | Hamilton | 20 | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Quebec City | 20 | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Toronto | 14 | 3 | 70 Mbps | 2 | |
| 8 | Edmonton | 10 | — | 14 Mbps | 1 | |
| 9 | Ontario | 2 | — | 16 Mbps | 2 | — |
| 10 | Chilliwack | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Gimli | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Mississauga | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | New Brunswick | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | QuÉBec | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Sandon | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Winnipeg | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Popular lists in Canada
- Late-night cafés & places to work in Calgary6
- Work-friendly cafés with great coffee in Toronto6
- Late-night cafés & places to work in Montreal5
- Late-night cafés & places to work in Ottawa5
- Late-night cafés & places to work in Quebec City5
- Laptop-friendly places with power outlets in Toronto5
- Cafés & workspaces with fast wifi in Montreal4
- Late-night cafés & places to work in Hamilton4
- Quiet places to work in Vancouver3
- Study cafés & places to study in Vancouver3
- Quiet places to work in Toronto3
- Study cafés & places to study in Toronto3
Most worked-from places in Canada
Biblio Cafe
Coffee shop · Montreal
4.9(103)58 Mbps
Free time Mile End
Coffee shop · Montreal
4.6(83)93 Mbps
Le Brûloir
Coffee shop · Montreal
4.6(336)54 Mbps
Julia's cafe
Coffee shop · Edmonton
4.6(38)14 Mbps
Le Dépanneur Café
Coffee shop · Montreal
4.6(720)$234 Mbps
Jimmy's Coffee
Coffee shop · Toronto
4.5(394)$50 Mbps
WeWork Office Space & Coworking
Coworking space · Toronto
4.4(31)91 Mbps
Planet Coffee, ByWard Market, Ottawa
Coffee shop · Ottawa
4.3(826)$$74 Mbps
Cafe Crema
Coffee shop · Vancouver
4.2(91)$87 Mbps
Starbucks
Coffee shop · Ontario
4.2(458)$$28 Mbps
Starbucks
Coffee shop · Vancouver
4.0(248)$$82 Mbps
Williams Fresh Cafe
Coffee shop · Ontario
3.9(1.2k)$$5 Mbps
Fastest measured wifi in Canada
- 1Le Dépanneur CaféCoffee shop · Montreal wifi report234 Mbps
- 2Free time Mile EndCoffee shop · Montreal wifi report93 Mbps
- 3WeWork Office Space & CoworkingCoworking space · Toronto wifi report91 Mbps
- 4Cafe CremaCoffee shop · Vancouver wifi report87 Mbps
- 5StarbucksCoffee shop · Vancouver wifi report82 Mbps
- 6Planet Coffee, ByWard Market, OttawaCoffee shop · Ottawa wifi report74 Mbps
- 7Biblio CafeCoffee shop · Montreal wifi report58 Mbps
- 8Le BrûloirCoffee shop · Montreal wifi report54 Mbps
- 9Jimmy's CoffeeCoffee shop · Toronto wifi report50 Mbps
- 10StarbucksCoffee shop · Ontario wifi report28 Mbps
In total: 152 coffee shops, 5 coworking spaces, 4 public spaces, 2 libraries, 2 spaces.
Working remotely in Canada: questions
What is the best city to work remotely in Canada?
Montreal has the most places to work listed, with 25, followed by Vancouver (25) and Calgary (21). For wifi, Montreal has the fastest measured median, 76 Mbps across 4 places. The best choice depends on what you need — the table on this page compares every city.
How fast is the wifi in cafés and coworking spaces in Canada?
Across 12 places where members ran a speed test, the median download is 66 Mbps, and 10 places measure 25 Mbps or faster — enough for video calls. A place nobody has tested has an unknown speed, not a slow one.
Where are the coworking spaces in Canada?
5 coworking spaces are listed in Canada, in Toronto (3), Chilliwack (1) and QuÉBec (1).
Where can I find a quiet place to work or study in Canada?
Workmode has lists of quiet places to work in Vancouver and Toronto and places to study in Vancouver and Toronto. A place makes a list when remote workers rate it 4 out of 5 or higher, and a list appears once 3 places qualify.
How are places in Canada rated?
By the people who worked there: members check in, run a speed test and rate the place on wifi, noise and comfort. Google ratings are shown separately and never mixed in. Measured at 25 Mbps or faster by people who worked there, fastest first.