
Without any fanfare, Netflix has killed off its Basic subscription tier in Canada, meaning you can no longer sign up for its cheapest option without advertising.
The change only affects “new or rejoining members" forcing potential customers to choose between spending $5.99 CAD for the Standard with ads plan, $16.49 CAD for Standard, or $20.99 for Premium, according to Netflix’s Help website. The silver lining, if you can call it that, is that users already on the Basic plan can remain there until they either change plans or cancel their account.