Broadband Fund: Projects selected for funding

With almost 600 applications received from across the country, requesting over $1.5B in funding, the CRTC is continuing its evaluation of applications submitted under the second call. Further funding announcements will be made as additional projects are approved.

The Broadband Fund has to date committed up to $156.5 million to improve broadband service for 107 communities representing approximately 24,500 households.

First call for applications

The first five selected Broadband Fund projects were awarded up to $72.1 million in funding to bring high-quality broadband Internet services to some of the most remote areas in Canada.

Second call for applications

Under the second call for applications, the Broadband Fund has to date awarded a total of up to $84.4 million in funding for transport projects. While a transport project does not connect individual households to broadband infrastructure, it does provide the network that will enable Internet access services to be provided. Nearly 2,000 km of fibre network will be built, covering 56 communities in four provinces.

In March 2021, seven projects were awarded up to $57.7 million in funding. These fibre transport projects will increase broadband connectivity in underserved areas in northern Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. Approximately 1,400 km of fibre network cable will be installed and, as a result, 15 communities will benefit from improved connections to the broadband network.
In February 2021, five fibre transport projects were awarded up to $26.7 million in funding. When completed, they will increase broadband connectivity in underserved areas in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario. Over 550 km of fibre network cable will be installed and, as a result, 41 communities will benefit from improved connections to the broadband network.

Selected projects to date by province and territory

Northwest Territories

Recipient	Speeds to be offered	Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)	Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}	Communities	Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}	Decisions
Northwestel Inc.	50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload with access to unlimited data	N/A	8 communities 692 households	Paulatuk Ulukhaktok Sachs Harbour Łutselk'e Sambaa K’e Colville Lake Gamètì Wekweètì	$4.1M Satellite Component	CRTC 2020-257 CRTC 2021-134
Northwestel Inc.	50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload with access to unlimited data	25 km	18 communities 3,643 households 1 anchor institution	Aklavik Behchokǫ̀ Délįnę Dettah Enterprise Fort Good Hope Fort Liard Fort McPherson Fort Providence Fort Resolution Fort Simpson Jean Marie River Kakisa Nahanni Butte Tsiigehtchic Tuktoyaktuk Tulita Wrigley	$16.8M Main Component	CRTC 2020-258 CRTC 2021-135

Recipient

Speeds to be offered

Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)

Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}

Communities

Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}

Decisions

Northwestel Inc.

50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload with access to unlimited data

N/A

8 communities
692 households

Paulatuk
Ulukhaktok
Sachs Harbour
Łutselk'e
Sambaa K’e
Colville Lake
Gamètì
Wekweètì

$4.1M

Satellite Component

CRTC 2020-257

CRTC 2021-134

Northwestel Inc.

50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload with access to unlimited data

25 km

18 communities
3,643 households
1 anchor institution

Aklavik
Behchokǫ̀
Délįnę
Dettah
Enterprise
Fort Good Hope
Fort Liard
Fort McPherson
Fort Providence
Fort Resolution
Fort Simpson
Jean Marie River
Kakisa
Nahanni Butte
Tsiigehtchic
Tuktoyaktuk
Tulita
Wrigley

$16.8M

Main Component

CRTC 2020-258

CRTC 2021-135

Yukon

Recipient	Speeds to be offered	Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)	Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}	Communities	Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}	Decisions
Northwestel Inc.	50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload with access to unlimited data	N/A	1 community 189 households	Old Crow	$2.9M Satellite Component	CRTC 2020-259 CRTC 2021-136
Northwestel Inc.	50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload with access to unlimited data	280 km	19 communities 4,680 households 3 anchor institutions	Beaver Creek Burwash Landing Carcross Carmacks Champagne Dawson City Destruction Bay Faro Haines Junction Judas Creek / Marsh Lake Mayo Pelly Crossing Ross River Stewart Crossing Tagish Teslin Upper Liard Watson Lake Whitehorse	$38.6M Main Component	CRTC 2020-260 CRTC 2021-137

Recipient

Speeds to be offered

Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)

Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}

Communities

Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}

Decisions

Northwestel Inc.

50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload with access to unlimited data

N/A

1 community
189 households

Old Crow

$2.9M

Satellite Component

CRTC 2020-259

CRTC 2021-136

Northwestel Inc.

50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload with access to unlimited data

280 km

19 communities
4,680 households
3 anchor institutions

Beaver Creek
Burwash Landing
Carcross
Carmacks
Champagne
Dawson City
Destruction Bay
Faro
Haines Junction
Judas Creek / Marsh Lake
Mayo
Pelly Crossing
Ross River
Stewart Crossing
Tagish
Teslin
Upper Liard
Watson Lake
Whitehorse

$38.6M

Main Component

CRTC 2020-260

CRTC 2021-137

British Columbia

Recipient	Speeds to be offered	Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)	Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}	Communities	Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}	Decision
Columbia Basin Broadband Corp.	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	60 km	5 communities 1,100 households 4 anchor institutions	Erie Hall Meadows Park Siding Ymir	$3.1M Main Component	CRTC 2021-46
Shaw Cablesystems G.P.	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	150 km	7 communities 1,500 households 3 anchor institutions	Attachie Bear Flat Charlie Lake Farrell Creek Moberly Lake Saulteau First Nations (Indigenous) West Moberly First Nations (Indigenous)	$13.8M Main Component	CRTC 2021-44
Tough Country	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	0.5 km	2 communities 190 households	Baynes Lake Kragmont	$55 k Main Component	CRTC 2021-47
Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	30 km	2 communities 475 households	Meadowbrook Ta Ta Creek	$1.7M Main Component	CRTC 2021-107

Saskatchewan

Recipient	Speeds to be offered	Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)	Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}	Communities	Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}	Decision
BH Telecom Corp.	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	330 km	26 communities 5,000 households 19 anchor institutions	Aberdeen Beaver Creek Bruno Camp Dundurn Carmel Casa Rio Dana Drake Dundurn Eagle Ridge Country Estates Englefeld Esk Grasswood Guernsey Jansen Leroy Lockwood Manitou Beach Meacham Muenster Peterson Prud’homme Riverside Estates St. Gregor Vonda (OLMC) Whitecap	$9.5M Main Component	CRTC 2021-45

Recipient

Speeds to be offered

Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)

Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}

Communities

Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}

Decision

BH Telecom Corp.

N/A Transport Capacity Increased

330 km

26 communities
5,000 households
19 anchor institutions

Aberdeen
Beaver Creek
Bruno
Camp Dundurn
Carmel
Casa Rio
Dana
Drake
Dundurn
Eagle Ridge Country Estates
Englefeld
Esk
Grasswood
Guernsey
Jansen
Leroy
Lockwood
Manitou Beach
Meacham
Muenster
Peterson
Prud’homme
Riverside Estates
St. Gregor
Vonda (OLMC)
Whitecap

$9.5M

Main Component

CRTC 2021-45

Manitoba

Recipient	Speeds to be offered	Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)	Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}	Communities	Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}	Decisions
Broadband Communications North Inc.	10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload with access to unlimited data	N/A	5 communities 899 households	Tadoule Lake Barren Lands Lac Brochet Pukatawagan Shamattawa	$9.9M Satellite Component	CRTC 2020-256 CRTC 2021-133

Recipient

Speeds to be offered

Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)

Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}

Communities

Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}

Decisions

Broadband Communications North Inc.

10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload with access to unlimited data

N/A

5 communities
899 households

Tadoule Lake
Barren Lands
Lac Brochet
Pukatawagan
Shamattawa

$9.9M

Satellite Component

CRTC 2020-256

CRTC 2021-133

Ontario

Recipient	Speeds to be offered	Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)	Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}	Communities	Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}	Decision
Rogers Communications Canada Inc.	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	1.8 km	1 community 330 households	Bruce Station	$131 k Main Component	CRTC 2021-48
Nexicom Inc.	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	25 km	5 communities 2,900 households 6 anchor institutions	Camborne Cold Springs Gores Landing Harwood Precious Corners	$1.25M Main Component	CRTC 2021-106
Cogeco Connexion Inc.	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	8 km	1 community 450 households 1 anchor institution	Jerseyville	$ 279k Main Component	CRTC 2021-108
Cogeco Connexion Inc.	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	9 km	1 community 190 households 2 anchor institutions	Florence	$570k Main Component	CRTC 2021-109
Cogeco Connexion Inc.	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	11 km	1 community 435 households 2 anchor institutions	Algonquin	$478k Main Component	CRTC 2021-110

Quebec

Recipient	Speeds to be offered	Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)	Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}	Communities	Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}	Decision
Kativik Regional Government	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	440 km	1 community 1,120 households 15 anchor institutions	Kuujjuaq	$17.1M Main Component	CRTC 2021-104
Kativik Regional Government	N/A Transport Capacity Increased	870 km	4 communities 925 households 29 anchor institutions	Akulivik Ivujivik Kangiqsujuaq Salluit	$36.3M Main Component	CRTC 2021-105

Recipient

Speeds to be offered

Fibre transport network to be built (approx. km)

Estimated numbers of communities, households, anchor institutions to potentially benefit^{Footnote 1}

Communities

Broadband Fund contribution (approx.) and Component of the Fund^{Footnote 2}

Decision

Kativik Regional Government

N/A Transport Capacity Increased

440 km

1 community
1,120 households
15 anchor institutions

Kuujjuaq

$17.1M

Main Component

CRTC 2021-104

Kativik Regional Government

N/A Transport Capacity Increased

870 km

4 communities
925 households
29 anchor institutions

Akulivik
Ivujivik
Kangiqsujuaq
Salluit

$36.3M

Main Component

CRTC 2021-105

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Household counts are calculated by the CRTC based on proposed coverage information and Pseudo-Household Demographic Distribution data, which uses statistical models and census data to predict where households are located within eligible areas. Some households in an eligible area may not receive improved services as a result of the project. For transport projects, household numbers reflect the total number of households in eligible communities; not all households will necessarily receive service as a result of these projects.

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Footnote 2

The Broadband Fund is comprised of two components. Under the main component, the CRTC will consider projects to build or upgrade access and/or transport infrastructure for fixed and mobile wireless broadband Internet access services in all areas except in satellite-dependent communities. Under the satellite component (as defined in Appendix 1 of 2019-191), the CRTC will consider infrastructure projects and projects to increase satellite transport capacity in satellite-dependent communities.

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Date modified:: 2021-04-16

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