Media advisory: Internet leaders convene for online forum on Canadian digital policy issues this week
Press Release November 23 – Ottawa, ON – Representatives from tech companies, public interest groups, and research institutions across Canada will gather online to discuss key digital policy issues at…
AUMA: Apply for funding to bring broadband to your community
Press Release To coincide with the launch of the eagerly anticipated Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada also announced that funding for the program would…
SWIFT To Bring High-Speed Broadband Service to 5,200 Households in Bruce County
Press Release Nov 18 2020 On Tuesday, November 17, Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) announced it has awarded funding to expand broadband services to more than 5,200 households and businesses…
Connecting the Atlantic provinces to high-speed Internet with the Universal Broadband Fund
Press Release From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada November 9, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario Over the past months, many Canadians have worked from home, taken classes, shopped online, and…
Connecting all Canadians to high-speed Internet
Press Release November 9, 2020 As we continue to deal with the global COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians have needed to rely on the Internet to help connect them to work, school,…
CRTC invites Canadians to share their views on telecom services in the North
Press Release From: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission November 2, 2020 – Ottawa-Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) The CRTC is inviting Canadians living in the North to…
Bell expands Wireless Home Internet service to Atlantic Canada
Press Release High-speed Internet rolling out to 70,000 locations by the end of 2020 and to a total of 200,000 over the next 2 years Enhanced 50/10 access speeds available…
New report reveals critical funding gaps facing community organizations working to improve internet access
Press Release Study conducted as COVID-19 pandemic forces Canadian society to shift online finds that funding for digital development projects are piecemeal, ad hoc and unorganized October 1, 2020 –…
U of Saskatchewan: Exploring technology use with Indigenous elderly for health and well-being
Press Release University of Saskatchewan (USask) post-doctoral fellow Dr. Cari McIlduff (PhD) has been awarded $45,000 from AGE-WELL and the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) to learn which technology and…
Communications infrastructure funding to support economic recovery in rural B.C.
Press Release Sept. 21, 2020 VICTORIA – The Province will make a significant investment in connectivity to encourage a rapid expansion of high-speed internet access and drive regional economic development…
