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

In 2026, 98.8 per cent of Canadian homes are...

Cablecos, Telus join Bell in petition to government on wholesale rate cut

telecom | 11/13/2019 1:03 pm EST

Wednesday saw a flurry of legal moves to overturn a CRTC decision that cut...

CRTC rural broadband fund speed targets draw criticism

telecom | 09/27/2018 5:51 pm EDT

The CRTC revealed Thursday the details of the $750 million rural broadband fund that’s been in the works for nearly two years, prompting criticism from some groups concerned about what they say are...

CSE watchdog oversight, fall launch for cybersecurity centre

telecom | 06/12/2018 7:49 pm EDT

OTTAWA — The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) now has a leader...

IPv6 adoption markedly improved in 2016: CIRA

telecom | 05/11/2017 6:54 pm EDT

Canada has made significant strides in improving its network infrastructure as Internet service providers (ISPs) increased their adoption of the IPv6 protocol in 2016, according to a new report by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. Largely led by Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. introducing the technology on their networks in 2016, 18.6 per cent of Canadian network destinations are now IPv6 capable compared to 2.6 per cent at the start of 2016, placing Canada in the 14th spot in the world. “As the world has effectively run out of IPv4 addresses because of the...

7.4% of Canadian Internet connections are FTTP or similar: OECD

telecom | 08/03/2016 5:53 pm EDT

Canada is still at the bottom of the Organization for Co-operation and Economic Development (OECD) countries with fibre connections, but among those making the greatest strides to close the gap....

Canada a ‘laggard’ in ICT investment, growth, forum hears

telecom | 06/01/2016 10:38 pm EDT

OTTAWA — Canada needs to “come to grips” with its lagging productivity and mobile broadband penetration if it wants to compete on the global stage, panellists said Wednesday during...

Countdown on for global Internet governance transition

telecom | 10/07/2015 8:20 pm EDT

OTTAWA — When people think about the Internet, they often associate it with applications, social networks, streamed video, megabits per second or data caps, without realizing that the structure...

Domestic Internet exchanges no ‘panacea’ against foreign surveillance

telecom | 10/07/2013 7:40 pm EDT

More domestic Internet exchange points would help protect Canadian data from foreign surveillance agencies though it wouldn’t shield that data completely, said Byron Holland, president and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). In an interview last month, Holland said CIRA has been pushing for...