Status report on transformational and major Crown projects – Government of Canada Network Wide Area Network Project

Stream 1: National Internet Protocol (IP)

• Consolidation of approximately 50 different WANs on 12 separate contracts into a single infrastructure on 2 contracts to provide national WAN services to SSC’s partners
• IP-based service providing any-to-any network connectivity
• Fully-managed service to 3,500+ sites across Canada

Stream 2: National Transport (Legacy)

• Legacy point-to-point analog and digital services (700+ sites)

Stream 3: International

• Both IP and Transport services
• Service to approximately 220 locations internationally

Stream 1 (Contractor 1) – TELUS
257 Slater Street, 7th floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P0A6

Stream 1 (Contractor 2) – Zayo Canada
150 Laurier Avenue West, 3rd floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P5J4

Stream 2 – TELUS
257 Slater Street, 7th floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P0A6

Stream 3 – Bell Canada
160 Elgin Street, 5th floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2P2C4

• Phase 1 – Idea Generation – August 2013
• Phase 2 – Initiation – October 2013
• Phase 3 – Planning – August 2017
• Phase 4 – Operational Readiness – August 2017
• Phase 5 – Deployment – January 2020
• Phase 6 – Closeout – March 2020

The overall project health is “red” due to the cumulative effect of various issues and risks that have led to the slippage of the Stream 1 migration schedule.

Stream 2 – forecast completion date is 30 Sept 2019

Stream 3 – forecast completion date is 31 Mar 2020

• The GCNet WAN Project is achieving defined performance objectives (see note above re Stream 1 schedule slippage).
• The GCNet WAN Project is currently running “on” budget (see note above re additional funding required to support Stream 1 schedule slippage).
• The GCNet WAN Project is currently scheduled to be completed by March 2020 but will be seeking approval for March 2023 (to accommodate the Stream 1 migration schedule).