New photo app available for Secure Certificate of Indian Status applicants
Press Release From: Indigenous Services Canada Applying for a secure status card just got a bit easier with the launch of an app that allows applicants to take and submit…
Progress Report on a National Public Safety Broadband Network – Working towards the next generation of public safety communications in Canada
Press Release TThe Temporary National Coordination Office (TNCO) was established in July 2018 with a mandate to develop options and recommendations for a Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) for first…
BlackBerry to Help Modernize Canada’s Indigenous People’s Technology Infrastructure in Collaboration with Forrest Green and Microsoft
Press Release MONTREAL, QUEBEC – June 28, 2019 – Today at the Indigenous Technology Summit, BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) announced it is helping Indigenous communities across Canada deploy…
CIRA welcomes federal Connectivity Strategy to achieve universal broadband access by 2030
Press Release New strategy outlines the government’s plan to fill the gaps in Canada’s internet infrastructure and ensure more Canadian households have high-speed access OTTAWA, June 27, 2019 – This…
Maximizing Opportunities for Economic Growth in Rural Canada – Minister Jordan launches Canada’s Rural Economic Development and Connectivity Strategies
Press Release From: Infrastructure Canada Minister Jordan launches Canada’s Rural Economic Development and Connectivity Strategies New Ross, Nova Scotia, June 27, 2019 — Strong, connected and prosperous rural communities are…
Government directs CRTC to place consumer interests and innovation at the forefront of telecom decisions
Press Release From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Directive aims to encourage all forms of competition and investment to bring down costs of Internet and cellphone bills June 18,…
Northwestel agrees to make Internet and mobile wireless improvements to benefit Northerners to rectify non-compliance
Press Release June 12, 2019 – Ottawa-Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) The CRTC announced today that Northwestel has agreed to spend $5 million in new and unplanned…
Making waves in Atlantic Canada’s world-class ocean technology sector
Press Release From: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ocean Technology Council of Nova Scotia expands industry conference; focuses on export development, growing blue economy June 7, 2019 – Halifax, NS –…
CRTC launches the Broadband Fund to improve Internet and mobile wireless access
Press Release First call for applications targets Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and satellite-dependent communities June 3, 2019 – Ottawa-Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) The CRTC today launched its first…
CIRA announces $1.25 million in funding to improve Canadian internet infrastructure, online access and digital literacy
Press Release May 30, OTTAWA – Today, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority announced 21 organizations from across Canada that will receive a grant from its Community Investment Program. This annual…
