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ISED looks to limit space debris in update to satellite spectrum licences

| 04/28/2026 1:36 pm EDT

ISED looks to limit space debris in update to satellite spectrum licences

The federal government has amended its spectrum licence conditions for satellite companies in an attempt to limit the amount of non-operational equipment floating around outer...

ISED Satellite space

ISED grants SpaceX temporary E-band access ahead of World Radio Conference

| 04/22/2026 2:51 pm EDT

ISED grants SpaceX temporary E-band access ahead of World Radio Conference

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has given SpaceX temporary permission to use E-band frequencies to connect its satellites with two ground stations...

ISED Satellite Spectrum

Telesat-Northwestel partnership to bring high-speed internet to every Nunavut community by 2029

| 04/02/2026 2:19 pm EDT

Telesat-Northwestel partnership to bring high-speed internet to every Nunavut community by 2029

Each of Nunavut’s 25 communities are set to...

Arctic Rural broadband Universal Broadband Fund

Friend or foe? Satellite companies pitch ISPs on partnerships, while Starlink and Amazon loom

| 04/02/2026 10:03 am EDT

SpaceX receives support from Indigenous groups, Rogers to utilize E-band frequencies in Quebec and Alberta

MARKHAM—As Starlink’s satellite offerings...

Rural broadband Satellite Wireless

SpaceX receives support from Indigenous groups, Rogers to utilize E-band frequencies in Quebec and Alberta

| 03/02/2026 9:44 am EST

SpaceX receives support from Indigenous groups, Rogers to utilize E-band frequencies in Quebec and Alberta

Two Indigenous groups and Rogers Communications...

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‘We didn’t know if the people we loved were safe’: Iranian-Canadians reconnect with family as internet blackout eases

| 02/04/2026 4:21 pm EST

‘We didn’t know if the people we loved were safe’: Iranian-Canadians reconnect with family as internet blackout eases

The Iranian regime shut off the country’s...

Internet Satellite

Feds ‘on track’ to connect every household to high-speed internet by 2030, as critics point to gaps in rural and Northern Canada

| 01/05/2026 6:36 pm EST

Feds ‘on track’ to connect every household to high-speed internet by 2030, as critics point to gaps in rural and Northern Canada

In 2026, 98.8 per cent of Canadian homes are expected to have access to high-speed broadband, surpassing the Liberal government’s goal of 95 per cent set in 2019. But only...

CRTC fibre Indigenous

Stakeholders not worried by Ontario’s delay of total broadband connectivity

| 11/14/2025 5:40 pm EST

Stakeholders not worried by Ontario’s delay of total broadband connectivity

The Ontario government’s announcement that it will not hit its December...

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Bell seeks withdrawal of voice services due to competitor funding

| 11/11/2025 2:54 pm EST

Bell seeks withdrawal of voice services due to competitor funding

BCE Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC asking the commission...

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Lightspeed a bright spot on Telesat’s horizons

| 09/02/2025 4:32 pm EDT

Lightspeed a bright spot on Telesat's horizons

OTTAWA—Some might think Dan Goldberg has his head in the clouds, but it’s actually thousands of...

Feature Internet Satellite

Ontario decision to cancel Starlink may not delay full connectivity

| 08/08/2025 5:25 pm EDT

Ford cancels Ontario Starlink deal, bans US companies from procurement in response to tariffs

Even though the Ontario government has cancelled its contract with Space...

Internet Rural broadband Satellite

Telecoms, CRTC announce changes to boost connectivity in rural/remote areas and during emergency situations

telecom | 07/15/2025 2:31 pm EDT

Telecoms, CRTC announce changes to boost connectivity in rural/remote areas and during emergency situations

Rogers Communications Inc., Telus Corp. and the...

CRTC Rogers Satellite

Wireless ISPs meet urban spectrum deadline, but face higher costs from looming rural transition

telecom | 05/01/2025 3:48 pm EDT

OpenMedia calls federal digital policy ‘disaster’, makes pitches for feds’ consideration

telecom | 04/17/2025 3:27 pm EDT

OpenMedia calls federal digital policy ‘disaster’, makes pitches for feds' consideration

Advocacy group OpenMedia has put together a roster...

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ITPA wants CRTC to lighten regulations on small incumbent phone companies

telecom | 04/14/2025 5:44 pm EDT

Cogeco maintains it will launch Canadian wireless service in coming months

The Independent Telecommunications Providers Association is asking the CRTC...

CRTC Wireless wireline

Starlink should not be blocked from northern internet subsidy, parent company argues

telecom | 03/25/2025 5:38 pm EDT

Starlink should not be blocked from northern internet subsidy, parent company argues

Starlink parent Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX) says it would be unfair to exclude its satellite internet services from the northern internet subsidy the CRTC...

Indigenous Satellite Starlink

Uncertainty over US tariffs persists for Canadian telecoms, broadcasters

telecom | 03/18/2025 3:31 pm EDT

Uncertainty over US tariffs persists for Canadian telecoms, broadcasters

With a trade war launched against Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump’s...

Broadcast telecom trade

Ford cancels Ontario Starlink deal, bans US companies from procurement in response to tariffs

Internet and Governance | 03/04/2025 5:19 pm EST

Ford cancels Ontario Starlink deal, bans US companies from procurement in response to tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed that the...

Internet Satellite

Government releases framework on expanding wireless service by satellite

Internet and Governance | 02/21/2025 3:15 pm EST

ISED hears further efforts needed in consultation on Indigenous Priority Window for spectrum

The federal government has released a decision on enabling mobile phone...

ISED mobile Satellite

Starlink: Saviour of rural connectivity or threat to Canadian sovereignty?

Internet and Governance | 01/17/2025 5:20 pm EST

Starlink: Saviour of rural connectivity or threat to Canadian sovereignty?

A group of academics is warning that Starlink could be a trojan horse,...

Rural broadband space

Satellite is ‘here to stay’ as connectivity solution, industry players say

telecom | 11/08/2024 4:57 pm EST

Satellite is ‘here to stay’ as connectivity solution, industry players say

Representatives of some of Canada’s players in the satellite sphere say satellite service should be seen as more than a last-mile solution to connecting all communities in...

Internet Iot Satellite

Champagne rebukes Tories for Musk connectivity query; Telesat hires retired brigadier-general

Internet and Governance | 09/18/2024 4:21 pm EDT

Retired Brigadier-General G. Michael Adamson has been named the senior director of defence strategy and business development with Telesat. (Graphic by Naomi Wildeboer/Hill Times Publishing. Photo courtesy of Telesat.)

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister...

Internet Satellite

Satellite networks vital next step for Canada to reach connectivity goals: Terrestar

telecom | 06/24/2024 6:02 pm EDT

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStar

Recent advancements in the satellite communications ecosystem have made...

Cts ISED Satellite

ISED launches consultation on expanding mobile coverage with satellites

telecom | 06/17/2024 7:58 pm EDT

ISED launches consultation on expanding mobile coverage with satellites

TORONTO – The Government is developing a new framework to enable telecom...

Cts Satellite Spectrum

SpaceX launches satellites for international coverage

telecom | 01/03/2024 4:21 pm EST

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStar

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has launched a group of satellites which will facilitate...

Satellite

Rogers partners with SpaceX to detect wildfires

telecom | 09/21/2023 1:47 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

As the wildfire season continues to spread, Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday it has joined...

Rogers Satellite

Telesat inks deal to use SpaceX rockets for LEO satellite launch

telecom | 09/11/2023 3:29 pm EDT

Telesat inks deal to use SpaceX rockets for LEO satellite launch

Telesat Holdings Inc. announced Monday that it has signed a deal with Space...

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CRTC missed opportunity to hold NorthwesTel accountable to consumer concerns in Far North: PIAC

telecom | 06/01/2023 5:18 pm EDT

CRTC denies Northwestel Wholesale Connect application

The CRTC presented its public opinion research...

CRTC Internet Rural broadband

Wholesale access in the North is essential for service improvement, Indigenous economic development: stakeholders tell CRTC

telecom | 02/17/2023 5:26 pm EST

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPs

There is a consensus forming that the CRTC should...

CRTC Internet Rural broadband

Canadian LEOs challenge SpaceX’s offering, Gov. subsidy

telecom | 05/16/2022 7:04 pm EDT

Canadian LEOs challenge SpaceX's offering, Gov. subsidy

Players in the low-earth orbit satellite (LEOs) space are casting doubt on Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) ability to perform in the Canadian market three days after the government announced that it would spend more than $1 million from the Universal...

Rural broadband

CRTC approves Northwestel internet tariffs

telecom | 01/27/2022 3:53 pm EST

CRTC denies Northwestel Wholesale Connect application

The CRTC approved two internet tariffs from BCE Inc.’s Northwestel Thursday, over objections from some stakeholders in the north. In October 2020 the telecom filed tariff notice (TN) 1099 which would have introduced three new...

Proposed fees for earth stations would hinder remote connectivity: Telecom stakeholders

telecom | 10/14/2021 6:25 pm EDT

Proposed fees for earth stations would hinder remote connectivity: Telecom stakeholders

Rural broadband provider Xplornet Communications...

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Going public gives ‘more optionality’ for funding LEOS, Telesat CEO says

telecom | 11/24/2020 7:04 pm EST

LEO providers aiming to meet gov’t connectivity goals within 3 years

A corporate restructuring that will see Telesat Holdings Inc. go public and...

Rural broadband Satellite

LEO providers aiming to meet gov’t connectivity goals within 3 years

telecom | 11/18/2020 2:36 pm EST

Telesat Holdings Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) both said Tuesday they plan to provide broadband connectivity to remote and rural areas of Canada seven years ahead of the...

Rural broadband Satellite

FCC says Kepler can access U.S. market

telecom | 11/16/2018 4:16 pm EST

FCC says Kepler can access U.S. market

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a request by Canadian satellite operator Kepler Communications Inc. to offer service in the U.S. Kepler, which aims to eventually provide internet connectivity in space and in the meantime plans to use its...

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LEO projects promise rural, remote broadband in just a few years

telecom | 07/27/2018 3:16 pm EDT

LEO projects promise rural, remote broadband in just a few years

Three years after a number of big companies first announced they would...

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Telesat launches satellite said to improve Nunavut internet speeds

telecom | 07/23/2018 2:58 pm EDT

Telesat launches satellite said to improve Nunavut internet speeds

Telesat Holdings Inc. said Monday that the launch of its new Telstar 19...

Internet Rural broadband Satellite

Canadian, int’l satellite providers at odds on NGSO licensing

telecom | 04/24/2017 8:26 pm EDT

Canadian satellite companies are asking Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to ensure a level playing field with their international competition when it comes to the licensing...

Internet Satellite Spectrum

ISED puts hold on licensing non-geostationary satellite spectrum

telecom | 06/16/2016 7:52 pm EDT

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada has put a moratorium on the licensing of satellite spectrum used by commercial non-geostationary satellites. It said in a notice on its...

Internet Spectrum

Experts question feasibility of low-orbit satellites for Internet

telecom | 08/25/2015 7:24 pm EDT

Some of the world’s most well-known investors, including Richard Branson and Elon Musk, are betting that new projects that involve putting thousands of satellites into low orbit will bring the...

CRTC Internet Rural broadband