Quebec · network infrastructure
Quebec's snapshot records 35 facilities across 12 cities and 243 network presences. Montreal holds most of them, with Cologix MTL3 at 84 networks well ahead of every other site. The province has four internet exchanges, all in Montreal, and CANIX Montreal counts 81 participants.
Internet exchanges in Quebec
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CANIX Montreal | Montreal | 81 |
| Equinix Montreal | Montreal | 4 |
| MegaIX Montreal | Montreal | 2 |
| PIX Montreal | Montreal | 0 |
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there.
| Facility | City | Networks present |
|---|---|---|
| Cologix MTL3 | Montreal | 84 |
| Cologix MTL11 | Montreal | 18 |
| eStruxture MTL-1 | Montreal | 16 |
| Vantage Data Centers (QC4) | Pointe-Claire | 16 |
| Cologix MTL2 | Montreal | 14 |
| Vantage Data Centers (QC1) | Montreal | 13 |
| eStruxture MTL-2 | Montreal | 10 |
| Equinix MT1 - Montreal | Saint-Laurent | 10 |
| Hive Data Center - Montreal | Pointe-Claire | 7 |
| eStruxture MTL-4 | Montreal | 6 |
| Leaseweb MTL-01 | Montreal | 5 |
| eStruxture MTL-3 | Boucherville | 5 |
| Vantage Data Centers (QC2) | Quebec | 5 |
| eStruxture MTL-5 | Montreal | 5 |
| Cologix MTL4 | Montreal | 4 |
Showing the 15 facilities with the most networks, of 35 recorded.
What a Quebec IP address tells you
Montreal holds the province's density. Cologix MTL3 records 84 networks, far ahead of Cologix MTL11 at 18, eStruxture MTL-1 at 16 and Cologix MTL2 at 14. Vantage Data Centers QC4 in Pointe-Claire also records 16 and Equinix MT1 in Saint-Laurent has 10, so some capacity sits outside the city without leaving the region. Vantage QC2, listed in Quebec, has five networks. Traffic meets locally at CANIX Montreal, which has 81 participants, while Equinix Montreal, MegaIX Montreal and PIX Montreal are marginal by comparison.
A Quebec IP address records where the operator registered the block, not where a device is. Databases read the operator's published record for the prefix, so a block held under a Montreal address can carry traffic from anywhere that operator reaches. Mobile networks blur this further, because Bell, Rogers, Telus and Freedom Mobile aggregate subscribers behind regional gateways. A handset in Boucherville or Pointe-Claire will often present an address that resolves to Montreal, and sometimes to a gateway registered in another province.
Check the origin ASN and the netname on the prefix before accepting 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. Quebec's record holds 243 network presences in 35 facilities across 12 cities, but only 87 networks peer at its exchanges, so a good deal of the province's traffic is exchanged elsewhere and the ASN says more than the city name does.
Cities in Quebec with their own page
Mobile carriers in Canada
A mobile address anywhere in Quebec 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 Quebec?
The snapshot lists 35 facilities across 12 cities, holding 243 network presences. Cologix MTL3 in Montreal is the densest with 84 networks. Cologix MTL11 has 18, and eStruxture MTL-1 and Vantage Data Centers QC4 in Pointe-Claire each have 16.
Is there an internet exchange in Quebec?
Yes. Four exchanges are recorded, all in Montreal. CANIX Montreal has 81 participants, Equinix Montreal has four and MegaIX Montreal has two, while PIX Montreal records none. Counted across the province, 87 networks peer at those exchanges.
Can I get an IP address in Quebec?
Placement follows the record an operator publishes for the block, not a customer's choice of province. A prefix reads as Quebec when its holder registers a Quebec address for it. Mobile sessions are reported from the gateway carrying them, which can put a Quebec device on an address geolocated 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