| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will participate virtually in eBay Canada’s 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Minister Ng will deliver remarks and present the top award to celebrate resilient entrepreneurs who have used e-commerce to achieve continued success during a very challenging year due to COVID-19.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
Quebecers know that high-speed Internet access is no longer a luxury; it is essential for everyone, including those living in rural and remote regions.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, announced the opening of applications for the Black Entrepreneurship Program’s National Ecosystem Fund and the Black Entrepreneurship Program’s Knowledge Hub.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen more Canadians working from home, engaging in distance learning, and buying essential goods and accessing social services online. This shift has made access to high-quality and affordable wireless services absolutely essential. That is why the Government of Canada is taking action to support competition, rural connectivity and the effective deployment of Wi-Fi and 5G technologies.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed how Canadians live, work, access information and connect with each other, making digital technology more important than ever. The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that Canadians can interact in this digital space trusting that their personal information is safe and secure and that their privacy is respected.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| statements
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, made the following statement for Global Entrepreneurship Week:
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
Today, René Arseneault, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Member of Parliament for Madawaska-Restigouche, highlighted an investment of $1.75 billion to help connect Canadians to high-speed Internet across the country. Originally announced in Budget 2019 as a $1 billion program, the Government is now providing additional funding to advance large, high-impact projects, which will leverage partnerships including with the Canada Infrastructure Bank broadband initiative. The program will include a $150 million Rapid Response Stream with an accelerated application process that will allow shovel-ready projects to get started right away. The UBF will also allocate $50 million of its total budget for mobile Internet projects that primarily benefit Indigenous peoples. This investment will help connect 98 per cent of Canadians across the country to high-speed Internet by 2026 so that they can better participate in the digital economy.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| backgrounders
The government published Canada’s Connectivity Strategy in June 2019. The strategy committed to providing every Canadian—by 2030—with access to affordable, high-speed Internet no matter where they live and to improving mobile cellular access from coast to coast to coast.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Today, the Minister of Health, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, highlighted an investment of $1.75 billion to help connect Canadians to high-speed Internet across the country. Originally announced in Budget 2019 as a $1 billion program, the Government is now providing additional funding to advance large, high-impact projects, which will leverage partnerships including with the Canada Infrastructure Bank broadband initiative. The program will include a $150 million Rapid Response Stream with an accelerated application process that will allow shovel-ready projects to get started right away. The UBF will also allocate $50 million of its total budget for mobile Internet projects that primarily benefit Indigenous peoples. This investment will help connect 98 per cent of Canadians across the country to high-speed Internet by 2026 so that they can better participate in the digital economy.
