If you are a Canadian who has been waiting for the Skype app for the iPhone to hit the App Store in your area, your wait is over. Skype has announced that the app is available for download now in Canada.

The best news is that the Skype app for iPhone is a free download. Using the app, you can do the things that made Skype so popular to begin with. Namely, you can make free calls, send, and receive IMs form people on the network.

For an additional charge, you can call landline and mobile numbers over VOIP service. The app requires the iPhone or iPod touch t be running at least OS 2.2.