Is Kobo or Kindle better for library books in Canada?

For borrowing library books in Canada, Kobo is usually the better choice.

Kobo e-readers are designed to work well with library lending through OverDrive/Libby on supported models and participating libraries, which makes borrowing and reading library ebooks more straightforward.

With Kindle, library borrowing in Canada is generally more limited. The Send to Kindle option associated with OverDrive/Libby is for U.S. libraries, so it does not provide the same direct library workflow for Canadian borrowers. In practice, that makes Kindle less convenient if your main goal is reading library books from Canadian public libraries.

If you plan to read mostly through a phone or tablet, the Libby app is often the easiest way to access library books, regardless of e-reader brand, as long as the app is available on your device.

So the short answer is: Kobo for Canadian library books; Kindle is better if you mainly want Amazon’s ecosystem.