How to Watch ESPN+ in Canada in 2021

ESPN+ is one of the most action packed sporting streaming platforms, that also happens to be the most affordable one, but it’s not currently possible to watch ESPN+ in Canada, just as in many other countries.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to make it work in Canada, while also showing you how to create an ESPN+ account which does require a few extra tricks due to ESPN’s payment verification methods.

...But before we talk about that, let’s talk about why it’s not currently possible to watch ESPN+ in Canada in 2021.

Why You Can’t Currently Watch ESPN+ in Canada

It goes down to the same reasons why you can’t watch the likes of Hulu in Canada.

Rights to content.

A lot of the streaming platforms in the US focus solely on the US. After all, it is a huge market.

What that means is that ESPN+ doesn’t have the rights to show most of the content it shows in the US, in Canada.

...And when that happens, services need to make an effort to prevent people from the likes of Canada from watching, not to get in trouble for breaking contract agreements.

2 Steps to Watch ESPN+ in Canada in 2021

1. Make it look like you are in the US.
2. Create an ESPN+ account bypassing ESPN’s card blocks.

Step 2 only applies if you don’t already have an ESPN+ account.

Making ESPN+ Think You Are in the Right Region

ESPN+ needs to think that you are in the US if you want to watch it.

That means you need to change your location to be in the US, virtually.

And that’s where VPN services come in.

VPN services? They allow you to change your location to be anywhere in the world, provided the company has servers there.

Is it as simple as connecting to the right server? No.

Services like ESPN+ have to make constant efforts to block VPN services from working.

And that’s where PrivateVCanadian DAZNPN comes in as a service with a focus on entertainment, meaning that it doesn’t offer thousands of servers like some other services, but instead offers servers that work with entertainment services like ESPN+.

1. Sign up for a PrivateVPN account.
2. Download the PrivateVPN app.
3. Connect to the US server.

If you have an ESPN+ account already, you can start watching now. Otherwise, continue reading.

Creating an ESPN+ Account to Watch ESPN+ in Canada

If you try to create an ESPN+ account in Canada in 2021 and don’t have an American card, you will have to deal with ESPN’s payment blocks.

...But if you sign up via your mobile phone via the ESPN app, that won’t apply, because then it’s both Apple and Google that takes care of payments, and they don’t impose such blocks.

In rare cases that enough might not be enough, and you might also need to change the region of your app store which we go through below.

How to Change Your App Store Region on Android Devices

1. Connect to a US VPN server.
2. Open up your Google Play Store.
3. Press on the 3 bars on the top-left of the screen, and then click on Account.
4. You will see an option to change your region to be in the US. Do it and update your information.
5. Go back to Account followed by confirming the change to the US.
6. Restart your Play Store.
7. Sign up for ESPN+.

How to Change Your App Store Region on Apple Devices

1. Sign out of your iCloud account, followed by creating a new one with your location set to be in the US.
2. While connected to a US VPN server, open the ESPN app, and create an account.

That’s How to Watch ESPN+ in Canada in 2021

Want to watch Hulu in Canada in 2021? The same steps apply as to ESPN+. And with PrivateVPN you can unblock many other streaming services whether they are from the US or the UK, with that being the likes of the BBC iPlayer.

Written by Michael Smolski.

Disclaimer: While PrivateVPN supports ESPN+ and has done so for many years, due to the nature of services like ESPN+ taking efforts against VPN services, it cannot guarantee, non-stop, 100% of the time support. No service can.