In order to provide high-speed fiber Internet to four isolated Inuit settlements in Nunavut—including one community that speaks an official language other than English—the CRTC is taking action. The CRTC has committed $271.9 million to the Nunavut government’s construction of a 1,300-kilometer fiber link linking the towns of Iqaluit, Kinngait, Coral Harbour, and Kimmirut through its Broadband Fund.
More financial announcements will be made in the upcoming months by the CRTC, which is still reviewing applications.
CRTC Broadband Funding
The regional Inuit Associations, the local Hunters and Trappers Organizations, political officials from the four villages, and other local companies all provided the project with a great deal of support. Better connectivity, according to these groups, will assist the area greatly in a number of areas, including economic development, health care, education, and culture.
For Nunavut, the CRTC is providing financing for a second initiative. The CRTC approved funds in December 2023 to first provide high-speed satellite Internet to every community in Nunavut. When combined, the two projects will improve inhabitants’ access to dependable, high-quality, and varied Internet services and lay the groundwork for connecting the entire Nunavut.
More funding announcements will be made in the upcoming months by the CRTC, which is currently reviewing applications for the Broadband Fund.
Selected project
Government of Nunavut, Nunavut :
- The technology to be utilized for mobile projects and the speeds to be provided for access projects is approx. 1,300 km
- The approximate number of households and communities that could profit Is 4 communities & 4,235 households
- CRTC Broadband Fund (approximate)- $271.9M