Far North Digital/True North Global Networks Sign MoU with Cinia for Pan-Arctic Fibre Cable
Press Release VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 21, 2021 – Far North Digital-True North Global Networks and Cinia announced plans to jointly construct a fibre optic cable system linking Europe and Asia…
Alberta and Canada partner to expand connectivity
Press Release A dollar-for-dollar matching agreement between the governments of Alberta and Canada will help expand broadband access across the province. Closing the digital divide is critical to ensuring that…
CRTC Broadband Fund to help improve broadband Internet access services for five communities in Alberta and Nova Scotia
Press Release From: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission December 16, 2021 – Ottawa-Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Today, the CRTC announced that four projects will receive up…
Media advisory: Governments of Canada and Alberta partner to connect rural, remote and Indigenous communities to high-speed Internet
Press Release From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Media advisory December 15, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism, Associate Minister of Finance and Member…
Google Canada commits $600,000 to reskill Indigenous job seekers for new careers in technology
Press Release TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2021 – Today, Google Canada announced a $600,000 commitment to provide free digital skills training to Indigenous job seekers across Canada. The support includes a…
FMCC responds to CRTC consultation regarding potential barriers to the deployment of broadband-capable networks in underserved areas in Canada
Press Release December 7, 2021 CRTC 2019-406 CRTC invited interested parties to identify barriers that ISPs and communities face in building new facilities or accessing existing facilities, and how these…
Province Signs Contribution Agreement with Xplornet Communications Inc. To Start Network Build
Press Release November 30, 2021 Ensuring Manitobans Have Access to Reliable Broadband Services: Helwer The Manitoba government has signed a contribution agreement with Xplornet Communications Inc. to provide broadband services…
Digital Technology Supercluster announces virtual clean-energy training platform for First Nations communities
Press Release Vancouver, British Columbia [November 30, 2021] – In partnership with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Siemens Canada, and Denesoline Corporation (Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation’s wholly-owned…
Digital Technology Supercluster Investing in Coastal First Nations
Press Release November 16, 2021 Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, BC – The Digital Technology Supercluster has announced its investment in the Coastal First Nations Connectivity (CFNC) Network project. Led by…
Cable-laying ship brings better connectivity to people along B.C.’s coast
Press Release Oct. 29, 2021 Cable-laying ship brings better connectivity to people along B.C.’s coast CAMPBELL RIVER – Nearly 140 coastal communities can say “their ship has come in,” thanks…
