October 12, 2021
Canada Has The Highest Cellular Phone Costs In The World
“Prices in the Canadian wireless market … continue to be the highest or among the highest in the world,” reads the latest international comparison of mobile data rates by Rewheel, a Helsinki-based telecom research firm.
The report tracked more than 40 countries to find the minimum cost needed to acquire a 4G cellphone plan with at least 100 gigabytes of mobile data per month.
Canada was by far the most expensive at around $144. The next most-expensive country was South Africa, at around $127. (Prices have been adjusted to Canadian dollars.)
There is no surprise here and is one of the major reasons that mobilityView exists.
“Prices in the Canadian wireless market … continue to be the highest or among the highest in the world,” reads the latest international comparison of mobile data rates by Rewheel, a Helsinki-based telecom research firm.
The report tracked more than 40 countries to find the minimum cost needed to acquire a 4G cellphone plan with at least 100 gigabytes of mobile data per month.
Canada was by far the most expensive at around $144. The next most-expensive country was South Africa, at around $127. (Prices have been adjusted to Canadian dollars.)
mobilityView believes that in any scenario (most expensive and least expensive) it is more cost effective for both the employer and employee to share costs using our #MobileCostManagement platform.
As an employer do you want to be paying for Netflix usage?
“Loading an hour of Netflix using Canadian mobile data was found to cost an average of $12.55, as compared to 43 cents in Italy.”
This is why the CRA and the global tax authorities believe that a company provided phone and plan is a taxable benefit unless you can document and substantiate the business use and cost : https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6848254822538461185/
It is why Jame Golombek the National Post’s leading tax journalist got audited for #WorkFromHome cellphone deductions : https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6833033444751228928/
Tim Cestnik (Globe & Mail’s leading tax journalist) wrote that the CRA is going after Gig Workers and we believe their tax deductions will be in focus : https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6797522340055003136/ which is part of a much larger global crack down on Gig Workers in Australia & the USA : https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6820731117423992833/ What it is consistent across all markets/countries is the cost of the hardware.
A top end iPhone or Samsung will cost a company or an employee between $60 to $95 / month over 24 months in addition to the rate plan.
Video on how we reduce the monthly Total Cost of Ownership of paying for a mobile fleet (company paid or stipend) by 70% : https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6775789068920999936/
Video on how employees can get a 30% non-taxable reimbursement for when the company uses their personal Smartphone : https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6802959446348840960/
Canada Has The Highest Cellular Phone Costs In The World
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