Province launching new centre for agritech innovation
Press Release July 21, 2022 ABBOTSFORD – A new B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation will further position the province as a world leader in agricultural technology, helping to improve food…
Rural internet download speeds slowly closing the gap to urban speeds, but they still fall well below the CRTC’s universal service objective
Press Release OTTAWA, ON – July 13, 2022 –As Canadians rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, access to high-speed internet continues to be a challenge for many – especially in rural and…
Fast, reliable internet, cell coverage coming to Nass Valley
Press Release July 12, 2022 VICTORIA – More than 500 households in multiple Indigenous communities in the Nass Valley are set to benefit from a project that will bring high-speed…
Government of Canada announces up to $939,035 in funding to improve mobile connectivity in rural Quebec
Press Release From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada July 7, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario Today, Stéphane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development, on behalf of the…
High-speed connectivity cable arrives in Haida Gwaii
Press Release July 4, 2022 HAIDA GWAII – The $45.4-million Connected Coast project has reached a new milestone with 87 kilometres of fibre-optic cable stretching across the seabed of Hecate…
More Cariboo communities connected to high-speed internet
Press Release June 23, 2022 VICTORIA – More than 1,200 households in 15 communities, including four First Nations communities, have access to high-speed internet services in the Cariboo, thanks to…
Investments totalling nearly $124 million to enhance Internet service in the Nord-du-Québec region
Press Release June 22, 2022 QUÉBEC CITY, June 22, 2022 – The federal and Québec governments and the Kativik Regional Government (KRG) are announcing $123.9 million in additional joint investments…
Governments of Canada and Alberta invest nearly $500,000 to bring high-speed Internet to 280 households in West Bragg Creek, Alberta
Press Release From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Rural communities to benefit from increased connectivity to high-speed Internet June 20, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed…
Governments of Canada and Quebec have invested more than $1.1 million to bring high-speed Internet services to 1,171 rural Quebec households
Press Release From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Rural community has access to better connectivity June 17, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario Today, Stéphane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of…
Current status of Broadband Connectivity in First Nations Communities in B.C.
June 13, 2022 The following report entitled “Current status of Broadband Connectivity in First Nations Communities in B.C.”, prepared by Dr. Ruth Williams and presented to the National Board, illustrates…
