Update: Canadian carriers confirm the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 will be available ‘later in October’

Apple’s newest iPads — the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 — earlier this week. Both tablets went up for pre-order yesterday and are expected to be widely available next week at Apple Stores and big box retailers.

We reached out to several Canadian carriers — Rogers, Bell, TELUS, SaskTel, and MTS — to understand when the new iPads will arrive on their device lineup. The answer by all was confirmed to be “later in October” for the iPad Air 2 with Wi-Fi + Cellular and the iPad mini 3 with Wi-Fi + Cellular. No word on price points or storage models.

As a refresher, the prices for each tablet are as follow. The carriers are expected to offer the same options, along with a subsidised pricing.

iPad Air 2 WiFi:
16GB – $549
64GB – $659
128GB – $769

iPad Air 2 LTE:
16GB – $689
64GB – $799
128GB – $899

iPad mini 3 WiFi:
16GB – $439
64GB – $549
128GB – $659

iPad mini 3 LTE:
16GB – $579
64GB – $689
128GB – $799

Update: TELUS is now listing the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 as available to order online. However, shipping will take between 3-4 weeks. Here is the pricing:

iPad Air 2 – 16GB is $210 on a 2-year Easy Tablet plan, or $680 no-term.
iPad Air 2 – 64GB is $320 on a 2-year Easy Tablet plan, or $800 no-term.
iPad mini 3 – 16GB is $100 on a 2-year with Easy Tablet plan, or $580 no-term.
iPad mini 3 – 64GB is $210 on a 2-year with Easy Tablet plan, or $690 no-term.