Is virgin mobile canada cdma or gsm?

I have a blackberry at the moment, and i want to get an iphone, i'm not eligible for an upgrade yet so i was planning on buying my friends iphone, but i hear virgin mobile is a cdma carrier at least in america, and my friends iphone has a sim card, so if i want an iphone do i have to buy it full price from VM?

Yes, VM Canada is a CDMA network hosted by Bell Mobility.

Its gsm in canada

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