TAGGED AS INDIGENOUS
CRTC issues Indigenous broadcasting policy consult; asks about quotas
Media | 03/22/2024 6:16 pm EDT
The CRTC has issued a call for comments as part of Phase 2 of the co-development process for an Indigenous broadcasting policy to ensure that all online broadcasts, radio, and...
Feds provide funding to expand broadband in Nunavut
telecom | 03/21/2024 6:28 pm EDT
The federal government is spending an additional $2.8 million to advance clean energy and roll out high-speed internet service in Nunavut.
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal made the announcement at the Arctic Energy and Resource Symposium in Calgary on Thursday....
CRTC looking to add a new radio station in Calgary, Alta.
Media | 03/15/2024 1:14 pm EDT
The CRTC is issuing a call for applications from interested parties wishing...
Indigenous Screen Office to receive permanent funding
Media | 03/14/2024 4:01 pm EDT
The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) will receive permanent government funding to support Indigenous-led...
New “use it or lose it” policy helps Indigenous spectrum connectivity
telecom | 01/31/2024 3:42 pm EST
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...
CRTC announces funds for Nunavut and rejects Bell’s bid to amend Broadband Fund contributions
telecom | 12/20/2023 4:47 pm EST
The CRTC has denied a BCE Inc. application to...
OPINION: Canada’s spectrum framework is failing Indigenous peoples
telecom | 09/01/2023 6:00 pm EDT
By Mark Buell and Phil Steinhauer-Mozejko, Connect Humanity Fund
In its recently released five-year Spectrum Outlook 2023 to 2027, the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and...
Auditor General finds internet connectivity lags in rural and Indigenous areas
Internet and Governance | 03/27/2023 5:20 pm EDT
Auditor General Karen Hogan released a quartet of reports on the...
CRTC opening up Indigenous Broadband Funding stream in policy review
telecom | 03/23/2023 6:57 pm EDT
The CRTC is looking for feedback on how it can improve its Broadband Fund,...
Spectrum Unceded: How Indigenous people are Fighting for Digital Sovereignty in a Wireless World
Media | 09/30/2022 9:48 am EDT
by Jenna Cocullo
At the frontier of the future...
CRTC looks at improving telecom services in Far North
Media | 06/08/2022 4:21 pm EDT
The CRTC announced it was initiating a proceeding to improve telecommunications services in Canada’s...
Senator calls for greater broadband access to First Nations
Media | 04/29/2022 3:29 pm EDT
A Saskatchewan senator called on the government to do more to ensure...