Announced Connect to Innovate projects
The Connect to Innovate program is investing $585 million by 2023 in rural and remote communities across Canada, with a focus on supporting new backbone infrastructure projects that connect public institutions like schools, hospitals and First Nation band offices. A portion of funding is also available for backbone infrastructure upgrades and last-mile projects connecting underserved households and businesses currently lacking service at speeds of 5 Megabits per second (Mbps).
The projects listed in this table include those Connect to Innovate projects that have been announced to date:
Alberta
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $3.61M |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $1.26M |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $1.12M |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $1.25M |
| Alberta | GPNetworks | $803K |
| Alberta | GPNetworks | $461K |
| Alberta | GPNetworks | $472K |
| Alberta | Buried Glass Inc. | $7.34M |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $1.48M |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $222K |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $4.25M |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $328K |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $768K |
| Alberta | Missing Link Internet Inc. | $1.33M |
| Alberta | Beacon Broadband Inc. | $105K |
| Alberta | Beacon Broadband Inc. | $371K |
| Alberta | GPNetworks | $521K |
| Alberta | Cardston County | $212K |
| Alberta | Rigstar Communications | $216K |
British Columbia
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Lyttonnet | $1.6M |
| British Columbia | Lyttonnet | $2.6M |
| British Columbia | Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) | $9.6M |
| British Columbia | Shaw Cablesystems G.P. | $9.5M |
| British Columbia | City West Cable & Telephone Corp. | $4M |
| British Columbia | Gwaii Communications | $3.88M |
| British Columbia | Shaw Cablesystems G.P. | $2.23M |
| British Columbia | Sts'ailes | $135K |
| British Columbia | City West Cable and Telephone | $6.1M |
| British Columbia | Strathcona Regional District | $15.84M |
Manitoba
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Manitoba | Wekitowak Communications | $30M |
| Manitoba | Valley Fiber Limited | $10.3M |
| Manitoba | Bell MTS | $2.74M |
| Manitoba | Broadband Communications North Inc. (BCN) | $673K |
| Manitoba | High Speed Crow | $794K |
| Manitoba | Valley Fiber Limited | $6.93M |
New Brunswick
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick | Bell Canada | $239K |
| New Brunswick | Bell Canada | $127K |
| New Brunswick | Bell Canada | $299K |
| New Brunswick | Bell Canada | $93K |
| New Brunswick | Bell Canada | $424K |
| New Brunswick | Bell Canada | $173K |
Newfoundland and Labrador
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $485K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $344K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $324K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $397K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $900K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $340K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $760K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $377K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $407K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $342K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $318K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $337K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $331K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $369K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $943K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $463K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $484K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $281K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $632K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $421K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $1.29M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $77K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $277K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $440K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $413K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $355K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $473K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $474K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $8.25M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | EION Inc. | $2.21M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $1.28M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $350K |
Northwest Territories
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories | Northwestel | $3.71M |
| Northwest Territories | Northwestel | $921K |
Nova Scotia
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | Municipality of the County of Kings | $5.61M |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $250K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $50K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $88K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $129K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $289K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $204K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $389K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $449K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $300K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $481K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $787K |
| Nova Scotia | TNC Wireless LTD | $2.87M |
| Nova Scotia | Municipality of the County of Annapolis | $2.92M |
| Nova Scotia | Eastlink | $75K |
| Nova Scotia | Eastlink | $337K |
| Nova Scotia | Eastlink | $988K |
| Nova Scotia | Eastlink | $154K |
| Nova Scotia | Eastlink | $131K |
| Nova Scotia | Eastlink | $110K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $217K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $114K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $81K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $300K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $149K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $120K |
| Nova Scotia | Bell Canada | $213K |
| Nova Scotia | Eastlink | $70K |
Nunavut
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Nunavut | Northwestel | $49.9M |
Ontario
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | Nexicom | $1.54M |
| Ontario | Nexicom | $401K |
| Ontario | Nexicom | $1M |
| Ontario | Cogeco | $1.53M |
| Ontario | Cogeco | $677K |
| Ontario | Regional Municipality of York (YorkNet) | $2M |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $2.74M |
| Ontario | Keewaytinook Okimakanak (K-Net) | $6.23M |
| Ontario | The Western James Bay Telecom Network | $441K |
| Ontario | Keewaytinook Okimakanak (K-Net) | $201K |
| Ontario | Keewaytinook Okimakanak (K-Net) | $160K |
| Ontario | Wasauksing First Nation | $1.03M |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $507K |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $1.72M |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $1.01M |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $4.03M |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $82K |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $284K |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $961K |
| Ontario | Rapid Lynx Telecommunications | $37.1M |
| Ontario | Xplornet Communications Inc. | $10.80M |
| Ontario | Xplornet | $5.51M |
| Ontario | Xplornet | $7.87M |
Prince Edward Island
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island | Bell Canada | $143K |
| Prince Edward Island | Bell Canada | $500K |
| Prince Edward Island | Eastlink | $772K |
Quebec
Saskatchewan
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Telecommunications | $6.63M |
| Saskatchewan | FlexNetworks | $5.95M |
| Saskatchewan | FlexNetworks | $11.2M |
Yukon
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Yukon | Government of Yukon | $30M |
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