Canada is a part of the Five Eyes Alliance, which means that the Canadian government can share your personal information that they collect online with the intelligence agencies of the other countries.
Another Canadian policy that can be worrisome is the Copyright Modernization Act, which requires an ISP to “Retain records that will allow the identity of a person….to be determined”. This law, together with other Canadian laws can take away the online privacy of internet users.
A good VPN, ideally from outside the Five Eyes countries (Like ExpressVPN) will essentially hide your browsing activity from your ISP and the prying eyes of the government and allow you to remain anonymous online.
There was a push in early 2017 to make the use of VPNs in Canada illegal, thankfully cooler heads prevailed and no such law was passed.
There are illegal things that can be done while using a VPN, such as downloading copyrighted materials or some activities on the dark web, but that shouldn’t be confused with completely legitimate VPN use.
Some Canadian ISP’s have been known to throttle users internet speed when accessing certain streaming media or downloading sites.
When using a VPN your movements online are hidden from everyone, including your ISP, and therefore there is no need for them to throttle your speeds. So you may even see a speed increase while using your VPN.
Should you notice that your speeds have slowed down, it could be that the server you’re connected to is overburdened. Simply change the server and you should resume browsing and downloading at high speeds.
Late in 2017 Netflix went to war with VPNs, doing their best to block them from allowing users to access content.
There are some VPN providers who have managed to stay ahead of the Netflix block and continue to give their users access to Netflix in the US, UK, and anywhere else located outside of their specific geographical location.
When it comes to watching Netflix shows, NordVPN has consistently shown that can stay one step ahead of the Netflix geo block.
