Alberta and Canada partner to expand connectivity

A dollar-for-dollar matching agreement between the governments of Alberta and Canada will help expand broadband access across the province.

Closing the digital divide is critical to ensuring that Alberta’s economic recovery reaches every home, business and community. The benefits of greater connectivity touch every part of life. Albertans will have access to the tools and education they need to build their skills. Alberta businesses will have the networks they need to attract investment, grow their products and expand their markets. Our communities will have the services they need to attract individuals and families who are looking for the flexibility of small-town lifestyle while maintaining connections to urban centres.

To help accomplish this, Alberta’s government announced in July that it was committing $150 million toward expanded broadband in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. A new memorandum of understanding with the Government of Canada will see that $150 million matched, dollar for dollar, by the federal government.

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