Overview
- The joint funding will be split equally by the two governments and targets rural and remote communities, including 1,634 Indigenous households.
- A separate Alberta update lists 27 projects connecting more than 83,600 homes in 759 communities, including an estimated 3,488 Indigenous households, with a total project value of $373,558,770.
- Project financing in the Alberta tally includes $112,390,887 from the province, $136,926,460 from the federal government, and $124,241,423 from service provider partners.
- In addition to the joint tranche, Ottawa is investing over $24.5 million in Arrow Technology Group to connect 1,059 households across four communities, including 676 Indigenous households.
- Since the strategy’s launch, $622 million has supported 81 Alberta projects (14 completed, 46 in progress, 24 in planning), with access now at 95.3% in Alberta and 96.3% nationally as work advances toward the 98% by 2026 and 100% by 2030 targets; construction is expected to create up to 2,000 jobs.