Review of the Broadband Fund
Current status: Closed
Key dates:
- March 23, 2023 - July 21, 2023: first consultation period
- July 21, 2023 - September 19, 2023: first reply period
- April 24, 2024 - May 8, 2024: second reply period for three new submissions
- May 6, 2024 - June 5, 2024: second consultation period to allow new participants to submit comments
- May 6, 2024 - June 17, 2024: third reply period to allow participants to reply to the new comments
See the “What we heard” section to find submitted comments.
We will launch a co-development process to create an Indigenous Stream of the Broadband Fund. This will be a separate process from the broader policy review to better engage with Indigenous partners, respect their rights and traditions, and advance reconciliation. Read the amendment to the Broadband Fund policy review for more information.
We invited comments on ways to improve the Broadband Fund to provide better Internet and wireless services to rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.
Key topics for discussion
We invited you to provide your comments on the following questions:
- Are there connectivity gaps in Canada that are not being addressed by existing funding programs?
- Is the funding available through existing funding programs sufficient?
- Should we create a separate funding stream for projects that would serve Indigenous communities?
- How can we improve the process used to evaluate and select projects to fund?
- Should we consider providing operational funding available to providers in rural and remote areas?
- Should we fund projects to make existing networks more resilient?
- How can we improve engagement between applicants and communities, especially Indigenous communities?
See the Notice of Consultation for more details.
A summary with key information is also available in the following languages:
- Cree – Moose (HTML/PDF, 98 KB)
- Cree - Oji (HTML/PDF, 286 KB)
- Cree - Plains (HTML/PDF, 225 KB )
- Cree – Swampy (HTML/PDF, 98 KB)
- Cree - Woods (HTML/PDF, 88 KB)
- Denesuline (HTML/PDF, 241 KB)
- Inuktitut - North Baffin (HTML/PDF,163 KB)
- Inuktitut - South Baffin (HTML/PDF,186 KB)
- Michief (HTML/PDF, 127 KB)
- Mi’kmaq (HTML/(PDF, 127 KB)
- Montagnais (HTML/PDF, 113 KB)
- Ojibway – East (HTML/PDF, 91 KB)
- Ojibway – West (HTML/PDF, 87 KB)
What we heard
- Interventions (comments we are receiving online, by mail and by fax)
Related information
- Broadband Fund – Modifications to the Application Guide, Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2019-190
- Development of the Commission’s Broadband Fund, Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2018-377
- Modern telecommunications services – The path forward for Canada’s digital economy, Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-496
- Broadband Fund: Closing the digital divide in Canada
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