Ontario Construction News staff writer
The governments of Canada and Ontario will contribute $219 million for Rogers to expand high speed internet to more than 66,000 households in about 300 Ontario communities, including over 600 Indigenous homes.
Approved projects are included in a joint federal-provincial investment totalling more than $1.2 billion.
“High-speed internet access is essential to the success of everyone, especially those living and working in rural communities in Ontario and across the country,” said Anita Anand, president of the Treasury Board. “The projects announced today will help improve access to health care and online learning services, create jobs in these communities, and keep people connected to their family, friends and loved ones.”
The Government of Ontario has set a goal of bringing reliable high-speed internet access to every community in the province by the end of 2025.
“The Ontario government is moving at an unprecedented pace to ensure every community across the province has access to reliable high-speed internet by the end of 2025,” provincial infrastructure minister Kinga Surma said in a statement.
