Today, the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announced an investment of up to C$94 million to provide high speed internet access to 36,000 homes and 350 rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across the eastern province.
Bell and Xplore will be responsible for connecting these homes and communities by December 2025 and March 2026, respectively.
Today’s announcement is part of an existing historic agreement between the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador, announced in February 2022, to invest up to C$136 million to connect all remaining rural, remote, and Indigenous homes throughout the province to high-speed internet.
Since 2015, the government of Canada has invested over C$146 million in connectivity projects in Newfoundland and Labrador.