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On March 5, 2024, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, together with the Honourable Nate Glubish, Alberta’s Minister of Technology and Innovation, announced over $112 million in combined federal and provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet access to over 22,500 households in rural and remote communities across Alberta.
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On March 4, 2024, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, together with the Honourable George Chow, British Columbia’s (B.C.) Minister of Citizens’ Services, announced combined federal and provincial funding to improve high-speed Internet access in communities across British Columbia.
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On September 7, 2023, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, together with the Honourable Lisa Beare, British Columbia's Minister of Citizens' Services, announced over $58 million in federal and provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet access to over 5,400 households in rural and remote communities in the Columbia Basin area of British Columbia.
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On September 5, 2023, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, together with Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Jaime Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced nearly $1.2 million in federal funding to bring high-speed Internet access to over 1,600 households, including over 440 Indigenous households, in 16 rural and remote communities on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
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On August 28, 2023, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced over $219 million in combined federal and provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet access to over 66,000 households in more than 300 underserved Ontario communities, including over 600 Indigenous households.
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On July 12, 2023, the Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister of Public Service and Procurement, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, together with Paul Calandra, Member of Provincial Parliament for Markham–Stouffville, on behalf of the Honourable Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure, announced $54 million in combined federal and provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet access to over 20,000 homes in 83 underserved communities across Ontario.
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On July 11, 2023, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, together with the Honourable Nate Glubish, Alberta’s Minister of Technology and Innovation, announced over $96 million in combined federal and provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet access to over 10,000 homes in rural and remote communities across Alberta.
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On June 15, 2023, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, together with the Honourable Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure, and Goldie Ghamari, Member of Provincial Parliament for Carleton, announced over $71 million in combined federal and provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet access to over 22,000 homes in underserved communities across eastern Ontario.
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On March 17, 2023, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, announced up to $37 million in funding to bring high-speed Internet access and mobile connectivity to over 5,000 homes in areas across Saskatchewan.
