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Rural communities to benefit from increased connectivity to high-speed Internet
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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.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
Rural communities to benefit from increased connectivity to high-speed Internet
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
The future of Canada’s transportation sector is electric. That’s why we’re prioritizing the development of our own complete domestic battery ecosystem, supporting clean technologies, and working with world-leading companies and industries that will help us meet our net-zero emissions goal by 2050.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will join François Legault, Premier of Quebec, and Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, to make an important announcement in Granby, Quebec.
| 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.
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Funding will support cutting-edge research in health, environment, economic development and more
| 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.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, will visit the University of Alberta to announce support for researchers and projects at institutions across Canada.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
All Canadians need access to reliable high-speed Internet, no matter where they live. The governments of Canada and Ontario are taking action to bring high-speed Internet access to unserved and underserved communities across Ontario.
