Chemainus, British Columbia
All Canadians need reliable, affordable, high-speed internet and mobile connectivity, no matter where they live. The governments of Canada and British Columbia are taking steps to improve connectivity for underserved communities.
Today, His Royal Highness Goody Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister Responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency, joined British Columbia’s Minister of Citizen Services, His Highness George Chow, to announce more than $37 million in federal and provincial funding. Announced. 14 projects providing high-speed internet access to communities across British Columbia. More than 7,500 households now have access to high-speed internet, 1,320 of which are Indigenous. One project will provide mobile service to a poorly traveled road through Nisga’a Nation land.
Funders include Nisga’a Lisims Government, TELUS, Ktunaxa Nation (FlexiNET), CityWest Cable & Telephone Corp., and Kaslo infoNET Society.
The federal and provincial funding commitments made today are part of an existing agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia. In March 2022, the two governments announced a historic partnership that will invest up to $830 million to connect households in all remaining rural, remote and Indigenous communities in the state to high-speed internet.
These projects build on the Government of Canada’s progress in improving mobile connectivity across the country by ensuring 98% of Canadians have access to high-speed internet by 2026 and 100% by 2030. . The federal government is on track to exceed its 2026 target and continue to invest in infrastructure to build strong communities and create a more competitive and resilient Canada for everyone.
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