Broadband Fund
Closing the digital divide in Canada
Whether you’re at home, at work, or on the road, your phone should be able to connect using LTE or better technology, you should have an Internet connection with access to broadband speeds of at least 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload and access to unlimited data.
Broadband at 50/10 Mbps, unlimited
Canada
95.8%
Rural communities
80.5%
Mobile LTE
Canada
99.5%
Major transportation roads and highways
86.6%
Rural communities
97.5%
Long description
- 50/10 – unlimited coverage (% of households)
- Canada: 95.8%
- Rural communities: 80.5%
- Mobile – LTE (% of the population covered)
- Canada: 99.5%
- 86.6% major transportation roads and highways are covered by LTE in Canada
- Rural communities: 97.5%
But many Canadians, particularly those in rural and remote areas, do not have adequate access to these services.
It’s time to close the digital divide.
Refer to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s (ISED) National Broadband Internet Service Availability Map for the latest broadband data. Broadband coverage information is collected by ISED through ongoing consultation with Internet service providers, the CRTC, industry associations, provinces and territories, and other partners and stakeholders.
Latest news
Stay current with all the latest updates to the Fund.
We selected new projects from the third call for applications
In November 2025, we selected new projects for funding from the third call for applications to the Broadband Fund. These are the last projects to be selected from the third call for applications.
More news
We selected new projects from the third call for applications
Date Posted: [2025-06-19 11:00:00]We selected a new project from the third call for applications
Date Posted: [2025-01-30 11:00:00]An improved Broadband Fund
Date Posted: [2024-12-12 16:00:00]-
We selected four new projects from the third call for applications
Date Posted: [2024-10-03 16:00:00] -
We selected four new projects from the third call for applications
Date Posted: [2024-08-28 16:00:00] -
We selected a new project from the third call for applications
Date Posted: [2024-07-22 16:00:00] -
We selected a new project for funding from the third call for applications
Date Posted: [2024-07-04 16:00:00] -
We selected a new project from the third call for applications
Date Posted: [2024-03-22 16:00:00] -
We selected the first projects from the third call for applications
Date Posted: [2023-12-20 16:00:00] -
The consultation on the review of the Broadband Fund is now closed
Date Posted: [2023-07-21 20:00:00] -
The 3rd call for applications is now closed
Date Posted: [2023-06-15 20:00:00] -
You asked us! Read the new questions and answers
Date Posted: [2022-11-30 20:00:00] -
Reminder: Call 3 places more emphasis on community consultation
Read more about the consultation process
Date Posted: [2022-11-30 20:00:00]
Broadband Fund Review
In 2023, the CRTC launched a review of the Broadband Fund to improve the speed and efficiency of the funding process, advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, and help connect all Canadians to high-speed Internet and cellphone service.
Learn more about the Broadband Fund review.
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