Government of Canada invests over $41 million to bring high-speed Internet to 5,806 households in Alberta - Backgrounder
Backgrounder
On February 9, 2022, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, and George Chahal, Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, announced the following Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) Rapid Response Stream projects:
| Recipient | UBF funding | Communities to benefit |
|---|---|---|
| ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership | $2,668,118 | Sunchild First Nation |
| ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership | $3,496,100 | O'Chiese |
| ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership | $1,504,661 | Fort McMurray #468 First Nation, Fort McMurray #468 |
| ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership | $4,336,078 | Peavine Metis Settlement |
| ATG Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $1,311,220 | Duncan's First Nation |
| ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership | $2,835,569 | Driftpile Cree Nation |
| ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership | $3,704,500 | Sputinow |
| ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership | $794,729 | Bigstone Cree (Jean Baptiste Gambler No.183) |
| ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership | $2,890,251 | Montana |
| ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership | $51,240 | Zama City |
| Accelerate Communications | $1,737,572 | Bushe River |
| Accelerate Communications | $1,692,369 | Meander River |
| Beaver Lake Cree Nation | $2,566,832 | Beaver Lake Cree Nation |
| Canadasurfs High Speed Internet | $307,547 | Alberta Beach, Sunset Point, Yellowstone, Val Quentin and rural areas near the Hamlet of Gunn |
| GPNetworks | $609,430 | Bezanson, Rio Bend Estates |
| Mighty Peace Wireless | $521,990 | Bluesky, Whitelaw |
| Missing Link Internet | $388,520 | Sunbreaker Cove, Kayton Estates of Red Deer County |
| QFLAN Systems Group Inc. | $1,257,739 | Mikisew Cree |
| Stoney Tribal Administration, operating as Stoney Nakoda Telecom | $2,884,748 | Morley, Eden Valley, Benchlands, Ghost Lake Reserve lands of the Stoney Nakoda |
| Xplornet Communications Inc. | $1,812,254 | Sundre |
| Yellowhead County | $4,525,975 | Rural areas in Yellowhead County |
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