After seeing how much the US government made from the recent 700MHz auction, Canada’s government must be rubbing their hands together with glee; their own wireless spectrum auction, for chunks of the 2GHz range, kicks off on May 27th, and Industy Canada, who are managing the process, have just revealed the 27 qualified bidders.  Canadian stalwarts Bell Mobility, Rogers Wireless and TELUS are all there, as well as newcomers Shaw, MTS and Quebecor.

A notable omission is Niagara Networks, which was speculated to be a T-Mobile (or possibly an AT&T and T-Mobile partnership) venture. 

A mock auction for those qualified will take place May 21st-23rd before the auction proper. 

[via MobileSyrup]