Freedom Mobile rolls out improved Manitoba plans

Freedom Mobile has changed its plans in Manitoba to further resemble those in its other three markets: Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.

The move comes roughly a year after parent company Quebecor announced it had purchased wireless spectrum in Manitoba to lay the groundwork for its own network. These new plans reportedly come ahead of Freedom’s network going online in the province, though at the time of writing, Freedom has yet to confirm this to MobileSyrup.

Previously, it used other carriers’ networks in Manitoba and essentially operated as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). That meant paying set rates to use other networks. In 2024, Freedom blamed those rates for its decision to “suspend the launch of data-rich plans in Manitoba.”

Anywho, here is the current state of Freedom’s plans in Manitoba:

• $35/35GB Canada/US/Mexico + 1GB Roam Beyond data
• New: $40/125GB Canada/US/Mexico + 5GB Roam Beyond data
• New: $45/175GB Canada/US/Mexico + 10GB Roam Beyond data
• New: $55/250GB Canada/US/Mexico + 10GB Roam Beyond data
• New: $65/250GB Canada/US/Mexico + 20GB Roam Beyond data
• $75/250GB Canada/US/Mexico + 30GB Roam Beyond data
• $85/250GB Canada/US/Mexico + 40GB Roam Beyond data
• $95/250GB Canada/US/Mexico + 50GB Roam Beyond data

I should also mention that each plan comes with unlimited talk/text in Canada and 120+ destinations. All of the plans also include a Digital Discount, a $5/mo ongoing credit for automatic payments.

Now, this new plan structure is much more in line with what Freedom is offering elsewhere. There are a few differences compared to Ontario: notably, the $40/70GB plan is not there.

Interestingly, 5G+ is still missing in the province; instead, customers get 4G LTE data. To add a bit more salt in the wound, Freedom offers 5G and 5G+ data in its other two markets.

This also does see the end of the 60GB option that Freedom used to top out at in Manitoba.