Announced Connect to Innovate projects
The Connect to Innovate program will invest $500 million 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).
Budget 2019 announced additional funds to top up the Connect to Innovate (CTI) program, allowing even more Canadians to benefit from enhanced Internet access. The CTI top-up funding will draw from an existing and already assessed pool of high quality, but not yet selected, CTI applications. Projects selected under the CTI program will continue to be announced during the summer of 2019.
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 | $1.12 M |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $1.25 M |
| Alberta | GPNetworks | $803 K |
| Alberta | GPNetworks | $461 K |
| Alberta | GPNetworks | $472 K |
| Alberta | Buried Glass Inc. | $7.34 M |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $1.48 M |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $222 K |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $4.25 M |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $328 K |
| Alberta | Arrow Technology Group GP Limited | $768 K |
| Alberta | Missing Link Internet Inc. | $1.33 M |
| Alberta | Beacon Broadband Inc. | $105 K |
| Alberta | Beacon Broadband Inc. | $371 K |
| Alberta | GPNetworks | $521 K |
| Alberta | Cardston County | $212 K |
| Alberta | Rigstar Communications | $216 K |
British Columbia
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Lyttonnet | $1.6 M |
| British Columbia | Lyttonnet | $2.6 M |
| British Columbia | Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) | $9.6 M |
| British Columbia | Shaw Cablesystems G.P. | $9.5 M |
| British Columbia | City West Cable & Telephone Corp. | $4 M |
| British Columbia | Gwaii Communications | $3.88 M |
| British Columbia | Shaw Cablesystems G.P. | $2.23 M |
| British Columbia | Sts'ailes | $135 K |
| British Columbia | City West Cable and Telephone | $6.1 M |
| British Columbia | Strathcona Regional District | $15.84 M |
Manitoba
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Manitoba | Wekitowak Communications | $30 M |
| Manitoba | Valley Fiber Limited | $10.3 M |
| Manitoba | Bell MTS | $2.74 M |
| Manitoba | Broadband Communications North Inc. (BCN) | $673 K |
| Manitoba | High Speed Crow | $794 K |
| Manitoba | Valley Fiber Limited | $6.93 M |
New Brunswick
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick | Bell Canada | $96 K |
| New Brunswick | Bell Canada | $242 K |
| New Brunswick | Bell Canada | $173 K |
Newfoundland and Labrador
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $485 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $344 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $324 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $397 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $900 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $340 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $760 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $377 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $407 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $342 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $318 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $337 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $331 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $369 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $943 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $463 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $484 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $281 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $632 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $421 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $1.29 M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $77 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $277 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $440 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $413 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $355 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $473 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $474 K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $8.25 M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | EION Inc. | $2.21 M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Bell Canada | $1.28 M |
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 |
| Total funding in Nova Scotia | $17.87M | |
Nunavut
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Nunavut | Northwestel | $49.9 M |
Ontario
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | Nexicom | $1.54 M |
| Ontario | Nexicom | $401 K |
| Ontario | Nexicom | $1 M |
| Ontario | Cogeco | $1.53 M |
| Ontario | Cogeco | $677 K |
| Ontario | Regional Municipality of York (YorkNet) | $2 M |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $2.74 M |
| Ontario | Keewaytinook Okimakanak (K-Net) | $6.23 M |
| Ontario | The Western James Bay Telecom Network | $441 K |
| Ontario | Keewaytinook Okimakanak (K-Net) | $201 K |
| Ontario | Keewaytinook Okimakanak (K-Net) | $160 K |
| Ontario | Wasauksing First Nation | $1.03 M |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $507 K |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $1.72 M |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $1.01 M |
| Ontario | Bell Canada | $4.03 M |
| Ontario | Rapid Lynx Telecommunications | $37.1 M |
| Ontario | Xplornet Communications Inc. | $10.80 M |
Prince Edward Island
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island | Bell Canada | $143 K |
| Prince Edward Island | Bell Canada | $500 K |
Quebec
Saskatchewan
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Telecommunications | $6.63 M |
| Saskatchewan | FlexNetworks | $5.95 M |
| Saskatchewan | FlexNetworks | $11.2 M |
Yukon
| Province | Funding recipient | Connect to Innovate fundingFootnote * |
|---|---|---|
| Yukon | Government of Yukon | $30 M |
Total Connect to Innovate funding |
$515.2 M |
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