CRTC launches new call for proposals to its Broadband Fund to help improve Internet and cellphone services

The CRTC is launching a new call for proposals to the Broadband Fund.

The CRTC launched the Broadband Fund in 2019 to help ensure Canadians, regardless of where they live, have access to fast and reliable Internet and cellphone services. Through its fund, the CRTC contributes to a broad effort by federal, provincial, and territorial governments to address the gap in connectivity in underserved rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada.

Through funded projects, communities across Canada, including many Indigenous communities, are gaining access to high-speed Internet and cellphone services. These projects connect households and essential institutions such as schools, health care facilities, and community centres. They also support economic growth for businesses and improve coverage along major roads, enhancing public safety for travelers and local communities.

To date, the CRTC has allocated approximately $771 million to projects that provide Internet or cellphone services to over 54,000 homes in more than 320 communities. The Broadband Fund has also helped improve cellphone services on over 650 kilometres of major roads and supported the building of nearly 6,000 kilometres of fibre across the country.

The CRTC is launching a new call for proposals to the Broadband Fund.

As part of this call for proposals, the CRTC is focusing on projects that: