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Backgrounder: Government of Canada to help bring high-speed Internet access to communities across Ontario
Backgrounder: Government of Canada to help bring high-speed Internet access to communities across Ontario
Backgrounder
On August 24, Pauline Rochefort, Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State for Rural Development, on behalf of the Honourable Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State for Rural Development, announced funding to bring high-speed Internet access to communities in Ontario.
On August 24, Pauline Rochefort, Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State for Rural Development, on behalf of the Honourable Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State for Rural Development, announced funding to bring high-speed Internet access to communities in Ontario.
Here is an overview of Ontario's connectivity status:
- As of July 2026, more than 96% of Ontario households have access to high-speed Internet (at least 50 Megabits per second download and 10 Megabits per second upload [50/10 Mbps+])
- In 2017, 86.9% of Ontario households had access to high-speed Internet (50/10 Mbps+).
The Government of Canada is funding the following two projects:
|
Internet service provider |
Federal funding only |
Number of households to be served |
Communities to benefit |
Technology |
Estimated completion date |
|
UBFP-99274 (Broadband North Inc.) |
$7,321,608 |
Up to 621 |
Christian Island No. 30 (Beausoleil First Nation), Christian Island No. 30A (Beausoleil First Nation) |
Fibre |
December 2026 |
|
RRS-02696 (Avetria Networks Inc.) |
$1,002,096 |
Up to 201 |
Conestogo, Winterbourne, West Montrose |
Fibre |
October 2023 (completed) |
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