Alberta recently announced a sizeable investment toward delivering internet to more residents.
The Province unveiled more than $220 million in combined federal and provincial funding.
The funding is earmarked for over two dozen projects which, combined, aim to deliver reliable high-speed internet access to nearly 83,000 households across Alberta, including in remote and rural areas.
The investment is part of a 2022 agreement between Alberta and Canada to improve internet across the province and country.
“In today’s day and age, every corner of Alberta should have access to dependable, affordable high-speed Internet, whether that’s in Slave Lake or Beaver Mines,” says Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State for Rural Development.
Today, the internet is “how people access virtual health care, start a business, or just stay in touch with their loved ones,” according to Belanger.
“We are committed to providing access to high-speed Internet to 100% of Canadian households by 2030,” he said, calling the latest investment “a tremendous milestone for that mission and for rural communities across Alberta.”
Nate Glubish, Minister of Technology and Innovation of Alberta, admits the broadband strategy is “an ambitious goal.”
But he also notes that “This latest batch of projects brings Alberta to over 95% of our goal and shows just how far we’ve come.”
The federal government says it remains on track to meet its goal of providing high-speed Internet access to 98% of Canadian households by the end of 2026 and 100% by 2030.
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