| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| backgrounders
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.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
| media advisories
As part of her visit to Cape Breton, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for ACOA, will meet with local leaders and stakeholders and make two announcements that will drive economic momentum in Nova Scotia.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
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, will make an announcement about improving high-speed Internet access in rural Nova Scotia. A media availability will follow.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| backgrounders
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.
