Ontario · network infrastructure
Ontario's snapshot records 60 facilities across 15 cities, holding 530 network presences between them. Toronto carries nearly all of that capacity, led by Telehouse Toronto at 151 Front St West with 143 networks. The province has eight internet exchanges, all of them in Toronto, and TorIX counts 233 participants.
Internet exchanges in Ontario
Exchanges are attributed to the state through the city they sit in, because PeeringDB records a state for facilities but not for exchanges.
| Exchange | City | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| TorIX | Toronto | 233 |
| ONIX | Toronto | 172 |
| BGP.Exchange - Toronto | Toronto | 22 |
| Equinix Toronto | Toronto | 16 |
| MegaIX Toronto | Toronto | 16 |
| CANIX Toronto | Toronto | 9 |
| GTIIX | Toronto | 2 |
| PIX Toronto | Toronto | 0 |
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there.
| Facility | City | Networks present |
|---|---|---|
| Telehouse Toronto (151 Front St West) | Toronto | 143 |
| Equinix TR2 - Toronto | Toronto | 86 |
| Cologix TOR1 | Toronto | 85 |
| Equinix TR1 - Toronto | Toronto | 45 |
| Coloware YTZ1 | Toronto | 33 |
| PureColo Ottawa DC1 | Ottawa | 19 |
| Cologix TOR2 | Toronto | 12 |
| Cogent Toronto | Toronto | 7 |
| Neutral Data Toronto | Toronto | 6 |
| Telehouse Toronto (250 Front St West) | Toronto | 6 |
| Bell Toronto | Toronto | 6 |
| eStruxture TOR-1 | Toronto | 6 |
| Digital Realty YYZ12 Toronto (151 Front Street) | Toronto | 6 |
| Level(3) Toronto | Toronto | 4 |
| eStruxture TOR-2 | Toronto | 4 |
Showing the 15 facilities with the most networks, of 60 recorded.
What a Ontario IP address tells you
Toronto holds the province's network density. Telehouse Toronto at 151 Front St West records 143 networks, and Equinix TR2 with 86, Cologix TOR1 with 85, Equinix TR1 with 45 and Coloware YTZ1 with 33 sit behind it. PureColo Ottawa DC1, with 19 networks, is the one busy site outside Toronto in this record. Traffic meets locally rather than leaving the province. TorIX carries 233 participants and ONIX 172, with smaller fabrics running at BGP.Exchange Toronto, Equinix Toronto, MegaIX Toronto and CANIX Toronto.
An Ontario IP address tells you where the operator registered the block, not where the hardware sits. Geolocation databases read the record the operator publishes for a prefix, and that record can name a corporate address or a provincial gateway rather than the street the traffic left from. Canada's mobile operators aggregate subscribers behind regional gateways, so a handset on Rogers or Telus in Ottawa can present an address that databases place in Toronto, or outside Ontario altogether.
Check the origin ASN on the specific prefix rather than trusting a city label. Bell announces mobile traffic from AS36522 and Telus from AS14663, while Rogers uses AS18475, AS20453 and AS36676, and Freedom Mobile uses AS20365 and AS36273. The netname and the registered address on a prefix say who holds it. With 530 network presences spread over 60 facilities and 470 networks peering at the exchanges, many operators announce space that resolves back to the same few Toronto buildings.
Cities in Ontario with their own page
Mobile carriers in Canada
A mobile address anywhere in Ontario is routed by one of the country's operators. Each entry lists the operator's ASNs so you can check which network an address belongs to.
Questions
How many data centres are in Ontario?
The snapshot lists 60 facilities in Ontario across 15 cities, holding 530 network presences between them. Toronto has the densest sites, including Telehouse Toronto at 151 Front St West with 143 networks, Equinix TR2 with 86 and Cologix TOR1 with 85. PureColo Ottawa DC1 records 19.
Is there an internet exchange in Ontario?
Yes. Eight exchanges are recorded, all of them in Toronto. TorIX is the busiest with 233 participants and ONIX has 172, while BGP.Exchange Toronto, Equinix Toronto, MegaIX Toronto and CANIX Toronto run smaller fabrics. Across the province 470 networks appear at these exchanges.
Can I get an IP address in Ontario?
Placement follows the address an operator registers for the block, not a customer's choice of province. An address geolocates to Ontario when the holder publishes an Ontario record for that prefix. On mobile networks the gateway carrying the session decides what databases report, and that gateway can sit elsewhere.
Sources
- PeeringDB - facilities, network presence and exchange participants, snapshot 2026-09-07
- PROXIES.SX carrier and ASN registry - the operators routing mobile addresses in this country