Northwestel agrees to make Internet and mobile wireless improvements to benefit Northerners to rectify non-compliance
Press Release June 12, 2019 – Ottawa-Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) The CRTC announced today that Northwestel has agreed to spend $5 million in new and unplanned…
Making waves in Atlantic Canada’s world-class ocean technology sector
Press Release From: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ocean Technology Council of Nova Scotia expands industry conference; focuses on export development, growing blue economy June 7, 2019 – Halifax, NS –…
CRTC launches the Broadband Fund to improve Internet and mobile wireless access
Press Release First call for applications targets Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and satellite-dependent communities June 3, 2019 – Ottawa-Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) The CRTC today launched its first…
CIRA announces $1.25 million in funding to improve Canadian internet infrastructure, online access and digital literacy
Press Release May 30, OTTAWA – Today, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority announced 21 organizations from across Canada that will receive a grant from its Community Investment Program. This annual…
Rural communities in central Ontario will benefit from faster Internet
Press Release From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Residents to get new or faster Internet access thanks to Government of Canada investment May 23, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario Canadians…
More inclusive workforce to advance tech sector in B.C.
Press Release May 22, 2019 SURREY – People under-represented in B.C.’s growing technology and engineering sectors, including women, Indigenous peoples, immigrants and people with disabilities, will have better opportunities and…
$1.75 million to connect the Eleonore mine to the fibre optic network
Press Release QUEBEC, May 22, 2019 – The Government of Québec, through the Société du Plan Nord, will invest $1.75 million to connect Newmont Goldcorp’s Eleonore mine facilities to the…
Task Force on Improved Connectivity in the Arctic (TFICA) Report: Improving Connectivity in the Arctic
Press Release May 14, 2019 The final report of Task Force on Improved Connectivity in the Arctic (TFICA) was officially approved at the Rovaniemi Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council…
CCI Wireless announces strategic acquisition of WiBand Communications Corp.
Press Release Corridor Communications Inc. (CCI Wireless) is pleased to announce its strategic acquisition of WiBand Communications Corp. (WiBand). As a result, CCI Wireless is now Canada’s second-largest wireless internet…
The Government of Canada congratulates the Coaticook Regional County Municipality on high-speed Internet project milestone, enabling full construction start
Press Release From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada News release May 3, 2019 – Coaticook, Quebec Canadians understand the importance of building up communities and have always invested in…
