Disclosure: This post was produced as a member of the Netflix Canada Stream Team. I occasionally received products and perks to facilitate my posts however all opinions were and still are my own.

There is an infinite number of reasons to cut your cable and realistically very few reasons not to.
The only thing I really miss about cable TV is the current shows and a handful of US programs that never get licensed to Canadian Netflix. This is disappointing, however over time I have found that many can be found on other streaming services as well and still pay far less than I was paying for cable.
The overall reality though is that the choice of programming is significantly better.
I will give you an example. When we had Cable, I had a PVR. On that PVR I recorded shows I wanted to watch but was too busy to watch at the time. However, what was happening was that the PVR was getting full. I would constantly have to delete old shows. (that I never got around to watching) Just to save these new shows. Many of those shows, I have now caught up with on Netflix. I will admit there are still a few that I have not watched yet.
The cost is also significant.
Depending on where you live, and the Canadian Content rules, you may be required to pay for a significant number of channels that you will never watch. Now as someone who has worked in the film industry in Canada, I understand this concept. However, one of my biggest issues with this regulation was always that it meant that we were not pushing our local talent to create to the best of their abilities.
I worked on hundreds of shows while in film in Toronto, but very few actually were classed as Canadian. In fact, many of our best and brightest in Canada actually work mostly on US productions, because the product is better. A significant part of this issue is the rules that make creating quality Canadian product difficult. We then prop that weak content up with Canadian Content regulations that create the false impression that these shows are good.
Don’t get me wrong, there are some great Canadian Comedies (Corner Gas, Republic of Doyle. Flashpoint is one of the better cop dramas available today. They need to be recognized and held up as the standard of what we should be creating. However, there are many “US Productions” using a strong majority Canadian Crew with a significant Canadian Cast but it is listed as not being Canadian simply because it is not “set” in Canada.
When it’s compared to up to 19 dollars a month you currently pay for the top level of Netflix service. Cable honestly does not make the financial grade and with the introduction of Amazon and Disney plus offering a significant amount of content as well, with individual cable networks also offering their own streaming service you can get your choice of what interests you without the significant financial hit that cable requires.
Timing and choice of content is another issue.
There are shows available on Netflix that would never have been available on Canadian TV. One show I recently watched was a very interesting Korean TV show called Black. It involved a Grim Reaper, A police officer and a young psychic. It was actually quite an impressive show. Something that I started watching by accident and yet found to be incredibly well created. And because it was subtitled, easy to follow. But, also something that would never have made local prime time.
I also can choose to watch whatever show I choose from their lineup, whenever I want, not based on a company’s choice of what time they feel is best for the show, but the time I feel is best for me.
Binge Watching.
I can not even begin to count the number of shows I have binge-watched on Netflix since we switched. Currently, I am almost finished Sense8. The truth is that with the exception of a few shows that did not make the grade or which took a serious dive in quality in later seasons, I almost exclusively watch all available episodes of a show. This is seldom an option when you are trying to watch shows on cable.
Overall, Netflix is significantly cheaper, much more convenient and often has better shows and a far better selection than any cable network I have heard of. Make the switch today.
The cost alone is more than enough reason to switch. The cheapest cable package is like what, $70 a month? When Netflix is only $10 per month, even if it didn’t have very many good shows (which it has plenty of) I’d find a way to make do when the price difference is so huge.
I’m trying to talk hubby into giving up the huge cost of satelite. He is a huge hockey fan though.
We subscribe to Netflix and Disney and really happy that we ditched our cable bill for those two. Plenty to keep us busy.
I love watching Netflix I don’t have cable anymore
Netflix has a fantastic selection of programming and the price is more than reasonable. I like to binge watch shows so Netflix works for me.
Haven’t had cable for years, do have Prime and also get to stream Global, CityTv and Ctv for free.
We cut the cord 10 years ago. It was the best decision we ever made. I love Netflix, because I can watch what I want, when I want. No more time-wasting channel surfing.
I am not much of a watcher of TV however still have cable…..time to give up maybe?
I don’t have cable, just netflix (and motogp!).
It doesn’t make sense to pay for cable anymore.
We have cable + netflix right now, but we really should drop the cable service.