fuboTV Canada has been around for years, but recent changes are making this streaming service an interesting choice for Canadian sports fans. In particular, the company’s dedication to Canadian and international soccer is worth looking at. Our fuboTV Canada review will tell you everything you need to know about the service.
Our take: Why fuboTV Canada is great for soccer fans
Simply put, it’s because you’ll be able to watch every Premier League and Serie A match this season. These are two of the most prestigious leagues in the world, so if you love soccer clubs like Liverpool, Manchester United, Juventus, and Roma, fuboTV Canada is the streaming service you want.
Not only that, but you can also watch most soccer games from France’s Ligue 1 and Canada’s Premier League, too. If you love The Beautiful Game, fuboTV Canada is a no-brainer, full stop.
What is fuboTV Canada?
fuboTV Canada is a sports-centric streaming service available in Canada, Spain and the United States. The company is nowhere near as large as on-demand options like Netflix or Disney+. However, given its somewhat niche focus, the company’s 1-million subscriber count is pretty good.
Unlike its US version, fuboTV Canada is not trying to replace existing broadcast, cable or satellite services. Instead, the live TV streaming service supplements your current TV provider with a low-cost lineup of sports-centric channels. Soccer fans in Canada will like the channel lineup which includes access to matches from:
- Canadian Premier League
- Canadian Championship
- Canada Soccer’s Men’s and Women’s National Teams
Besides Canadian soccer, fuboTV Canada has a strong roster of international leagues. In early 2022, fuboTV inked a deal with the English Premier League to become its exclusive streamer in Canada. The Premier League joins Copa Italia, Serie A and other soccer leagues.
FuboTV also picked up the CBC, so you get more than just sports.
fuboTV Canada 60-second summary
When fuboTV first started, its main mission was to stream international soccer to diehard fans. For fuboTV Canada, that mission has not changed. This streaming service may be the best way to get as much soccer as you can all in one place. And with a relatively low subscription cost, fans can justify supplementing their existing cable service.
Having said that, this limited-channel service cannot compete with the breadth of sports coverage that SportsNet Now and TSN Direct offer.
fuboTV Canada pros and cons
On balance, fuboTV Canada’s strengths outweigh its weaknesses — provided its content focus is what you’re looking for.
Pros
- Comprehensive soccer and baseball coverage
- Extra channels with documentaries, movies and more
- Lookup feature to watch games you missed
- 1000-hour cloud DVR with support for 6 user profiles
- Solid support for streaming devices
Cons
- Some streaming platforms not supported
- Tight restrictions on shared accounts
- Limited on-demand content library
fuboTV Canada plans and pricing
fuboTV Canada has two different plans. The Essentials Monthly plan costs $24.99/month, and comes with 35 channels, 250 hours of cloud DVR space, and three simultaneous streams. You can pay quarterly or annually to save some money.
The other plan is the Premium Monthly plan. it has 56+ channels and 1000 hours of DVR space, though it still only lets you stream on up to three devices at once. You can learn more about fuboTV Canada’s plans and pricing here.
fuboTV Canada channels
Rather than replacing the way Canadians watch TV, fuboTV Canada hopes to get more of your attention by offering a strong lineup of sports-centric channels. OneSoccer, BenficaTV, beIN Sports, MLB Network and fuboTV’s own sports network provide constant live streams of sports from across Canada and around the world.
Sports are not the only things fuboTV offers its Canadian subscribers. Movies and TV from Paramount, the CBC’s live stream, as well as on-demand documentaries from CuriosityStream are among the non-sports offerings. With the Premium plan, you can also pick up HGTV, Food Network, History, and quite a few other channels, too.
You can see a full channel list here.
fuboTV Canada supported devices
You can download the fuboTV app from the app stores on most major streaming platforms. Device support for Canadian subscribers is a little more limited than what fuboTV’s American customers can get. The app is not available in Canada on smart TV platforms from Hisense, LG, Samsung or Vizio. Also, the app won’t run on Microsoft’s Xbox game consoles.
Despite those minor limitations, almost all Canadians will be able to get the fuboTV app.
- Living room devices: Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast and Roku.
- Smart TVs and Blu-ray players: Certain devices based on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Google TV and Roku.
- Mobile devices and tablets: Android and iOS.
- Game consoles: None.
- Desktop browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
Need more info? Check out this guide to fuboTV’s device support.
fuboTV Canada simultaneous streams
All fuboTV Canada subscription plans let you stream to 3 devices simultaneously. An upgrade plan is available that will increase the limit to 10 devices. Mobile devices may stream live TV anywhere in Canada. Devices connected to a TV must be in the same location. If you start streaming on an AppleTV somewhere else, your home devices will not work.
fuboTV Canada DVR
The Essentials plan let you record 250 hours of content to fuboTV Canada’s cloud DVR. The Premium plan bumps it up to 1,000 hours of cloud DVR. You can create up to 6 user profiles to give everyone in your home their own favorite channels and cloud DVR library. However, the cloud DVR limits apply to your overall account.
Your recordings will remain in the cloud DVR until you delete them or you hit your storage limit.
fuboTV Canada on-demand library
Like other streaming services, each channel in the fuboTV Canada lineup will place a certain amount of content in the on-demand library. Unlike some other streaming services, you can also watch sports on-demand. The Lookback feature saves recently-aired content for up to three days.
fuboTV Canada customer support
You can answer most of your questions in the fuboTV Canada Help Center’s self-serve resources. The Help Center’s major downside is that it mixes American and Canadian support into the same system with no indication if the information is country-specific. Some of the articles just won’t be relevant to fuboTV Canada customers.
How to cancel fuboTV Canada
Canceling fuboTV is pretty easy. Go to the fuboTV Canada website and log into your account. Navigate to “My Account” and choose “Subscription and Billing”. Scroll down and choose “Cancel Subscription”. The site will ask you to confirm the cancellation and you’re done.
You also have the option to pause your subscription rather than canceling it outright. In the “Subscription and Billing” section, you will see an option to “Pause Subscription”. You can choose whatever duration you want up to 3 months.
fuboTV Canada refund policy
Keep in mind that, like all other streaming services, fuboTV Canada will not issue a pro-rated refund. You will still have access to fuboTV Canada until your current subscription term expires.
Final comments
fuboTV Canada has narrowly focused its sights on Canadian sports fans and Canadian soccer fans in particular. If that isn’t you, then you can skip this streaming service. But if you want to get more soccer than Bell, Rogers or the other cable companies give you, then fuboTV Canada is a solid, affordable option.
Not convinced that fuboTV Canada is right for you? We’ve put together a guide to the best fuboTV alternatives in Canada. Check it out now, and explore your other options for watching sports and entertainment in Canada.
Chris Casper is a former tech industry product manager who escaped from California for New Mexico. Now he writes about science and tech while searching for the perfect green chile sauce.
Eric Liston is a content writer based in Columbus, Ohio. Since 2015, he’s been writing about technology, cord-cutting, and helping everyday people save money. He also has expertise writing about medicine, dentistry, insurance, and a variety of other industries. No matter what he’s writing, his focus is always on simplifying complex concepts and making them approachable for everyone. When he’s not slamming away on his keyboard at his home office, you’ll find Eric reading sci-fi novels, improving his disc golf game (he just hit his first 400-foot drive) and playing video games on his gaming PC.
