Roaming is quickly becoming the new battleground among Canada’s biggest carriers, and Telus has just raised the bar. The Vancouver-based provider has rolled out its new 5G+ Complete Explore plans, replacing its older packages with an offer that now includes unlimited data, talk, and text in Canada and across 68 international destinations. This major expansion moves well beyond the previous 27-country coverage and positions Telus to better compete with rivals Rogers, Bell, and Freedom Mobile.

The Vancouver-based national carrier has replaced its 5G+ Complete Canada/U.S./Mexico/Caribbean plans with new 5G+ Complete Explore plans. The plans are mostly the same as before, with the big difference being roaming. Instead of offering just long-distance to 27 countries, the Complete Explore plans now include unlimited data, talk, and text in Canada and 68 international destinations, as well as unlimited long-distance to those same 68 destinations.

Alongside the new roaming, the Complete Explore plans offer the following features just like before: 250GB of 5G+ data (speeds capped at up to 2Gbps) for $100/mo (or $95 for bring-your-own-phone customers), followed by unlimited use at throttled speed. Notably, customers still have access to the 250GB of high-speed data and unlimited, throttled data in the 68 roaming destinations. Being Telus’ ‘Complete’ plans, they also include a five-year price lock, $5/day Easy Roam, and access to ‘premium’ financing, which simply reduces the cost of financing a device from Telus.

Per Telus’ website, the Complete Explore plans include roaming to the following locations:

• U.S. Destinations: The U.S. (including areas of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands).
• Mexico/Caribbean: Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks & Caicos.
• Central & South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru.
• Europe: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, U.K.
• Asia & Middle East: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam.
• Oceania: Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand.

It’s a pretty huge inclusion, especially from one of the Big Three carriers. Notably, Telus’ new roaming plans come after Bell and Rogers copied its previous offer of unlimited long distance to 27 countries. Telus’ new roaming is also much more competitive with the likes of Freedom Mobile.

Freedom currently includes Canada/U.S./Mexico roaming with most of its plans and adds ‘Roam Beyond,’ which offers unlimited talk and text plus a small data allowance in over 120 destinations. While it doesn’t provide unlimited roaming, Freedom gains an advantage with broader coverage and more competitive pricing — such as its $69 plan with 200GB, notably cheaper than Telus’ $95/250GB Complete Explore BYOP option.

That said, Telus’ new roaming features remain a strong step forward and could push other carriers to follow suit. To truly stand out, all Telus needs now is to add one more key destination.

You can check out all of the carrier’s plans on the Telus website.