Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Canada, BC Boost Internet, Mobile for 7,700 Homes
Investment from the federal and provincial governments will bring high-speed Internet access to more than 100 communities and mobile coverage to two First Nations communities.
Reliable and affordable high-speed Internet is essential for all Canadians. It enables access to important online resources, connects friends and families, and drives economic growth and innovation.
Today, the Honourable Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State (Rural Development), together with the Honourable Diana Gibson, British Columbia’s Minister of Citizens’ Services, announced over $77 million in combined federal and provincial funding for 15 projects to bring high-speed Internet access to over 6,900 households in rural and remote communities across British Columbia, including over 1,200 Indigenous households.
In addition to these jointly funded projects, the Government of Canada is investing $7 million in three projects that will provide 727 households in the communities of Spallumcheen (Splatsin First Nation) and Hullcar with access to high-speed Internet and bring cellular connectivity to over 120 kilometres of road.
The funding recipients for these projects are CityWest Cable & Telephone Corp. and TELUS Communications Inc.
The combined federal and provincial funding commitments made today are part of an existing agreement between the governments of Canada and British Columbia. In March 2022, those governments announced a historic partnership-creating the Connecting Communities BC program-to invest up to $830 million to provide households in all remaining rural, remote and Indigenous communities throughout the province with access to high-speed Internet.
The Government of Canada’s investment is provided through the Universal Broadband Fund, a program designed to ensure that Canadians in rural, remote and Indigenous communities have access to reliable high-speed Internet. The program also allocated up to $50 million in funding for mobile projects that primarily benefit Indigenous communities.
The federal government remains on track to meet its goal of providing high-speed Internet access to 98% of Canadian households by 2026, and 100% by 2030. With these investments, the government is helping to create new opportunities for rural and remote communities while ensuring that all Canadians, no matter where they live, have full access to high-speed Internet and reliable mobile connectivity, enabling them to participate in the digital economy and benefit from everything Canada has to offer.
https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2025/07/governments-of-canada-and-british-columbia-connecting-more-than-7700-households-to-high-speed-internet-and-bringing-mobile-connectivity-to-remote-a.html