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Best part about Canada: No AT&T!
(runner up: beer that doesn’t taste like water)

Here is a nearly comprehensive list of over 17 resources and the latest news for the iPhone in Canada. If you’ve got an iPhone north of the border or are planning to get one, we’ve collected as much info as possible.

It has come to my attention that there is a smallish country to the north called Canada. Apparently, those parka-toting suckers have been denied the iPhone. While Apple debuted the iPhone down here almost 3 months ago and a UK launch is not far off–there has been no firm date set for a Canadian release. Nada.

Canadians have had to resort to killing, maiming, and crossing the border to bring an iPhone home. And with no Canadian service provider, these smuggled iPhones will be relegated to revoltingly-expensive paperweight status (unless you get Geohot to unlock it for you).

Any tips or updates you have, let us know, eh?

Apple’s iPhone in Canada Latest News:

Apple’s New iPhone Availability in Canada?
There are no official statements but the average wait time is 6-8 months minimum once they become available in the US (check the track record with previous smartphones). I’m also told the iPhone will be available on a two or three year contract, and a data plan must also be purchased (data plans in Canada aren’t cheap). Looks like an accurate release date in Canada is sometime Q4 2007 and into early 2008. About the same time that the phone will be available to European carriers.

Confirmed: iPhone Exclusive to Rogers Wireless in Canada

iPhone confirmed for Canada, by a customer service email. “Rogers is actively working with Apple to launch the iPhone in Canada as soon as possible and will be the exclusive provider of the iPhone in Canada.”
iPhone confirmed for Rogers Wireless in Canada.
A recent CBC News report from Canada sparked a lot of controversy about iPhone’s future in Canada.

What’s an iPhone worth in Canada?
Check out this story from the Globe & Mail featuring some expensive missions Canadians have undertaken so far to own an iPhone in the North.

Service Provider:
Rogers.ca–The AT&T of Canada
iPhone’s service provider in Canada has been confirmed to be Rogers.
Rogers iPhone Data Plan Petition
Sign this e-petition and make a futile attempt to curb Rogers’ expensive data costs.
First Rogers iPhone Ad?
Check out this hypotethical ad for a ‘Canadian’ iPhone.

iPhone Canada Community:
ehMac.ca
Canada’s online community of Mac users–the site/forum also contains much lamenting surrounding the non-existence of the iPhone in Canada.

Resources:
Mobile in Canada
This website offers news, specs, reviews and more on mobile life in the Great White North. Check out this detailed analysis of the iPhone, and comparison to the other leading Canadian brands.
iPhoneInfo.ca
Dedicated to cracking the mystery of life, aka ‘When is the iPhone coming to Canada?’ iPhoneInfo claims to be the primary resource regarding information of the iPhone’s eventual visit North of the border.
iPhoneWorld.ca
Based out of Montreal, Quebec, this site offers a load of resources and news pertaining to the iPhone–both in Canada and the world at large.
 
Blogs:
Art of Geek
One Canadian iPhone user’s account of a software unlock on his native soil. The blog contains several other interesting stories covering the pursuit to buy an iPhone.
The Good Doctor - Michael Geist 
This Doctor of Law and Research Chair maintains an informative blog pertaining to law and technology. Several articles highlight poor Canadian wireless rates, Rogers wireless dominance, and the legalities of unlockin cellphones.
From Ontario’s Capital - Andrew Escobar
A Torontonian’s look at the Apple community and the frustrations of trying to own an iPhone in Canada.

Distributors:
PureMobile
This online retailer made a splash with their bid to hire Geohot to teach them how to waste hundreds of hours unlocking iPhons. They then planted this YouTube vid of an unlocked iPhone running on Rogers. For $699 Canadian dollars (approx. 4.5 real dollars), you can buy an unlocked iPhone and impress your Canuck friends.

Unlocking your iPhone (in Canada):
The Geohot Method
All it takes is some a blowtorch, a small screwdriver and a truckload of dilithium crystals, and you too can easily unlock your iPhone, via 7 year old George Hotz’s method.

Unlocking without a Blowtorch–iPhoneSimFree
In August, this website made public its software unlock of the iPhone. The method has been covered and its praises sung by such publications as Engadget and Gizmodo. It is now being used by iPhone pirates across the world–why not Canada?

YouTube Videos:

Apple iPhone Unlocked first in Canada. You can use it with any network.

The Neverending Story (aka an Unlocked iPhone running in BC)
TheRealGothAlice demonstrates a hardware-unlocked iPhone running somewhere in British Columbia, Canada. The video is a little long, but if you hold on through the 62nd minute, there’s a twist ending!
A Sasquatch Sighting… or an Unlocked iPhone?
Another hardware-unlock–some blurry camera-work showing an iPhone connecting to Rogers and a call being made.
Hip-hop, Quebec, and iPhones = Très Good Time
The first unlocked iPhone in Montreal (allegedly a city in Canada) running on Rogers, from groundshakerz.
It’s not easy being green…or owning an iPhone in Canada
A yellowish, frog-like animal in a sailor suit speaks in a high-pitch voice about Steve Jobs hatred for Canadians. Speak the truth, yellowish frog-like animal.
Your Average Canadian, making a call on his iPhone
A short video about the first Canadian to own an iPhone.

Where to Buy an iPhone:

Buy iPhone
Visit Apple’s Official store to buy your iPhone.

Where to get a Free iPhone
How to get a Free iPhone
You can get a free iPhone in Canada and the U.S by entering contests or participating in free offers.