Canada to spend $500 million on high-speed Internet access for First Nations reserves
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Canada is investing up to $500 million to connect rural areas of the country via Internet access. They are making a real effort to connect all northern reserves with the rest of Canada and the world via computers.
OTTAWA, ON-Canada is investing up to $500 million to bring high-speed internet access to 300 remote communities by 2021.
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains stated that the "Connect to Innovate" program is the modern equivalent of building roads or railway spurs to remote locations, providing Internet access to schools, hospitals and First Nation band offices.
"Our government is committed to ensuring that all Canadians, businesses and institutions have access to the opportunities and tools they need to grow and succeed in Canada and abroad," Bains said in a statement.
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