The Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, together with the Honourable Nate Glubish, Alberta's Minister of Technology and Innovation, today announced combined federal and provincial funding of over $2.6 million for Tsuut'ina Nation to bring high-speed Internet access to over 300 households in the Indigenous community. Tsuut'ina Nation has established and is operating its own Internet service provider (ISP), Tsuut'ina Nation Telecommunications, to carry out the project and maintain the network.
This project is part of an existing agreement between Alberta and Canada. In March 2022, both governments announced a historic broadband partnership to invest up to $780 million to provide all Albertans in rural, remote and Indigenous communities with access to high-speed Internet. The governments of Canada and Alberta will continue to announce projects selected under this agreement over the coming months.
Today's announcement builds on the Government of Canada's progress toward making sure that 98% of Canadians have access to high-speed Internet by 2026, and 100% by 2030. The governments of Canada and Alberta both recognize the important role that access to high-speed Internet will play in the economic recovery from the pandemic. Collaborating to provide better Internet services to residents of rural, remote and Indigenous communities in Alberta will help create jobs and contribute to the economic growth of the entire province.
