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Government of Canada expanding high-speed Internet access in Saskatchewan Français
Federal investment of up to $105 million will connect more than 6,500 homes PRINCE ALBERT, SK, July 4, 2025 /CNW/ - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Reliable and affordable high-speed Internet is essential for all Canadians. It enables access to important online resources, connects friends and families, and drives economic growth and innovation. Today, the Honourable Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State (Rural Development), announced up to $105 million in federal funding for three high-speed Internet projects being delivered by Saskatchewan Telecommunications (SaskTel). These projects will bring high-speed Internet access to 6,522 households in 35 rural and remote communities across central and northern Saskatchewan, including over 4,800 Indigenous households. The Government of Canada's investment is provided through the Universal Broadband Fund, a program designed to ensure that Canadians in rural, remote and Indigenous communities have access to reliable high-speed Internet. The government remains on track to meet its goal of providing high-speed Internet to 98% of Canadian households by 2026, and 100% by 2030. With these investments, the government is helping to create new opportunities for rural and remote communities—ensuring that all Canadians, no matter where they live, can fully participate in the digital economy and benefit from everything Canada has to offer. Quotes "In today's day and age, every corner of Saskatchewan should have access to reliable, affordable high-speed Internet—whether that's in Sweetgrass or all the way in Black Lake. Today's announcement of up to $105 million in new funding to connect 6,522 rural households in the province is a major milestone for Saskatchewan. Investments like these create jobs, improve access to health care and online learning services, and keep us connected to our loved ones." – The Honourable Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State (Rural Development) "The Government of Saskatchewan appreciates the federal government's investment to help expand connectivity across the province. These funds will add to the nearly $1 billion that SaskTel has invested to bring fibre-powered Internet connectivity to communities throughout Saskatchewan. These investments are strengthening our communities by delivering the high–speed Internet that families and businesses need to thrive in today's increasingly connected economy." – The Honourable Jeremy Harrison, Minister of Crown Investments Corporation and Minister Responsible for SaskTel "We at SaskTel, Saskatchewan's homegrown communications leader, understand the incredible impact that high-quality and reliable Internet services can have on a home, business and community. We're thrilled to utilize funding from the Universal Broadband Fund to bring the incredible speed and power of our infiNET network to residents and businesses in more than 30 northern and Indigenous communities. For SaskTel, this initiative is not just about delivering fast Internet speeds—it's about supporting local businesses, empowering students, strengthening communities and enriching the lives of our customers." – Charlene Gavel, President and CEO, SaskTel Quick facts Funding for this project was initially highlighted in June 2024. Today's announcement provides details of the 35 Saskatchewan communities that will benefit from improved Internet speeds. Canada's Connectivity Strategy aims to provide all Canadians with access to Internet speeds of at least 50 megabits per second (Mbps) download / 10 Mbps upload. The Universal Broadband Fund is a $3.225 billion investment by the Government of Canada designed to help provide high-speed Internet access to 98% of Canadian households by 2026 and achieve the national target of 100% access by 2030. Today, 95.8% of Canadian households have access to high-speed Internet, compared to just 79% in 2014. In Saskatchewan, 84.4% of households currently have access to high-speed Internet. Since 2015, the Government of Canada has invested more than $215 million in connectivity projects in Saskatchewan. Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people are more likely to go missing or be murdered than non-Indigenous women. Better connectivity means more tools in moments of danger, helping victims of violence access critical online resources and get help when they need it most. The Government of Canada works in partnership with Internet service providers (ISP) to offer discounted Internet services to eligible Canadians through the Connecting Families Initiative. SaskTel is a participating ISP. Associated links Follow Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada on social media. For easy access to government programs for businesses, download the Canada Business app. SOURCE Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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/R E P E A T -- Media advisory - Minister Joly to provide remarks at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry/ Français
SAGUENAY, QC, July 2, 2025 /CNW/ - The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, will be delivering remarks at the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Saguenay-Le Fjord. Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025 Time: 9:30 a.m. (ET) Location: Saguenay, QC Members of the media are asked to contact ISED Media Relations at [email protected] to receive event location details and confirm their attendance. Stay connected Find more services and information on the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada website. Follow Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada on social media. X (Twitter): @ISED_CA, Facebook: Canadian Innovation, Instagram: @cdninnovation, SOURCE Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Contacts: Isabella Orozco-Madison, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, [email protected]; Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, [email protected]; Lanie Dufour, Public Affairs Advisor for the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Saguenay-Le Fjord, Catapulte Communication, [email protected]
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Media advisory - Minister Joly to provide remarks at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Français
SAGUENAY, QC, July 2, 2025 /CNW/ - The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, will be delivering remarks at the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Saguenay-Le Fjord. Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025 Time: 9:30 a.m. (ET) Location: Saguenay, QC Members of the media are asked to contact ISED Media Relations at [email protected] to receive event location details and confirm their attendance. Stay connected Find more services and information on the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada website. Follow Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada on social media. X (Twitter): @ISED_CA, Facebook: Canadian Innovation, Instagram: @cdninnovation, LinkedIn: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada SOURCE Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Contacts: Isabella Orozco-Madison, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, [email protected]; Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, [email protected]; Lanie Dufour, Public Affairs Advisor for the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Saguenay-Le Fjord, Catapulte Communication, [email protected]
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26-06-2025
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Accelerating Canada's Semiconductor Industry: FABrIC announces $35.6M total investment from $13.4M funding in market-ready innovation Français
MONTREAL, June 26, 2025 /CNW/ - Twenty-three recipients representing twenty projects of the first round of FABrIC Challenge Projects were announced today. Leveraging $35.6M in total investment, the $13.4M in funding provided by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), calls on the semiconductor industry to innovate in product and process development to enhance the resilience of the supply chain for Canadian industry, from healthcare to the automotive sector. Managed by CMC Microsystems, FABrIC is a five-year, $223 million initiative to secure Canada's future in semiconductors. This first call for Challenges was launched in September 2024 and included: Product Development, to develop and commercialize new advanced sensors and other semiconductor products for strategic end sectors Fabrication Processes, to develop semiconductor manufacturing capabilities in strategic core technologies (photonics, MEMS, quantum, and compound semiconductors) and making them widely accessible across Canada. The response to the Round One call for proposals was tremendous, and generated pan-Canadian interest and participation. There were 138 expressions of interest submitted from across Canada, targeting each of FABrIC's core technologies. The total value of proposals was over $235M – more than the full five-year value of the FABrIC initiative. The final selection included 20 projects from across the country, with twelve in Quebec, five in Ontario, two in British Columbia and one in Alberta. End-use applications include some of the most important drivers of the economy: datacom, health & biotechnology, aerospace, mobility, advanced manufacturing, cleantech & sustainable energy, as well as quantum computing and sensing technologies. Every project has a clear path to commercialization. Product Development Challenge Recipients Axonal Networks Inc. paraDOX™: (parallel Digital Optical Cross (X) Connect) A new Ethernet Packet Switch Architecture using Silicon Photonic Optical Logic. Montreal, Quebec $850K Boréas Technologies Inc. Force and location sensor with piezo haptic driver integrated on a single die using a single piezo transducer to perform all functions. Bromont, Quebec $925K Digitho Technologies inc. (DIGITHO) Reprogrammable photomask for direct writing capability in lithography for Semiconductors. Bromont, Quebec $438K Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. Next-generation Spectrum Slicing for IoT and Wi-Fi applications. Kanata, Ontario $921K ICSPI Corp. Development of an atomic force microscope semiconductor metrology system. Waterloo, Ontario $623K MMSENSE Technologies Inc. Co-Lead: C-COM Satellite Systems Inc High Efficiency Beamforming IC and Intelligent Beam-forming Antenna Modules for Satellite IoT and ESA Terminals. Waterloo, Ontario $911K PROVA Innovations Ltd. Advanced ASIC Development for Real-Time Gait Analysis in Rehabilitation Devices. Ancaster, Ontario $398K Qubic Inc. Development and commercialization of low-noise superconducting amplifiers for scalable quantum computing. Sherbrooke, Quebec $925K Ranovus Inc. ODIN ® ELS-Canada Capability Demonstrator (ELS-CCD). Kanata, Ontario $923K Soundskrit Inc. Development of a directional MEMS microphone resilient to wind noise for outdoor consumer devices. Montreal, Quebec $173K Fabrication Process Challenges Aeponyx Enterprises Inc. Development of an advanced integrated photonic platform targeted for operation between 450 and 1065 nm for quantum applications. Montreal, Quebec $867K Anyon Systems Inc. Co-Lead: C2MI - Centre de Collaboration MiQro Innovation Low Volume Prototyping and Testing of 3D Quantum Chips. Dorval Quebec $1M C2MI - Centre de Collaboration MiQro Innovation Co-lead: Institut interdisciplinaire d'innovation technologique (3iT), Université de Sherbrooke Die to Wafer (D2W) Heterogeneous Direct Bonding. Bromont, Quebec $119K Dream Photonics Inc. LINC3D – Laser-Integrated Nanophotonic Chiplets using 3D Printing, Fabrication Process Development. Vancouver, BC $322K Jones Microwave Inc. Commercial Scale-Up of High-Frequency, High-Power, and High-Speed Light-Activated Solid-State Plasma Switches. Edmonton, Alberta $349K INO (Institut national d'optique) Co-leads: Aeponyx Enterprises Inc., C2MI - Centre de Collaboration MiQro Innovation, EXFO Inc. Establishing a Canadian TFLN integrated circuit prototyping and fabrication capacity. Quebec City, Quebec $965K Micro-°K Sensors Inc. New fabrication processes for advanced MEMS thermal sensors. Montreal, Quebec $922K Omniply Technologies Inc. Next Generation III-V Semiconductor Wafer Platform for Large-Format Integrated Photonics. Montreal, Quebec $571K Quantum Recon Quantum I/O: Fabricating next generation photonic circuits to unlock scalable quantum computing. Vancouver, British Columbia $691K Teledyne MEMS (a business unit of Teledyne Digital Imaging Inc.) Cu-TSV platform development. Bromont, Quebec $409K For more information on supported projects, click here. "The Canadian semiconductor ecosystem is energized," said Lynn McNeil, VP of FABrIC. "Semiconductors are embedded in almost every aspect of daily life and the sectors that power our economy depend on them," she continued. "From sensors that detect subtle but significant health changes to complex hardware accelerators and optimized chips that run increasingly complex AI algorithms, semiconductor technology is crucial. The semiconductor supply chain is one of the world's largest and most complicated. It draws on highly specialized materials, components, manufacturing equipment, expertise and processes to design, fabricate, assemble, package and test finished chips. Our expertise in photonics, MEMS, compound semiconductors and quantum technology gives Canada the opportunity to be a significant player in this global supply chain." FABrIC's role is to stimulate and accelerate those opportunities. McNeil also highlighted the collaborations between firms and organizations in the first round of projects. "FABrIC is about more than supporting individual companies, it is creating a strong, collaborative, national semiconductor ecosystem that supports innovation and competitiveness in all the traditional industries the Canadian economy relies on. The projects announced today will see industry and universities work in partnership to develop new products and processes, and to train and develop skilled professionals that industry needs to succeed in competitive markets." CMC Microsystems President and CEO, Gordon Harling, said, "For over 40 years, CMC has been training students for Canada's semiconductor industry and supporting innovation taking place in research labs, early-stage start-ups, and established firms. This country produces talented, creative engineers that are recruited by Canadian start-ups to top firms from around the world. FABrIC fuels industrial development and ensures that there is a steady pipeline of talent to meet the needs of industry in Canada." FABrIC encourages collaboration across the entire ecosystem and builds resilience into our supply chain. That is essential to ensuring that Canada remains competitive. "Semiconductor innovation is critical to Canada's national security and plays a vital role in driving economic growth and global competitiveness. The investments announced today by the FABrIC Network will help firms across the country grow while creating high-paying jobs and enabling the development of made-in-Canada intellectual property (IP) that will benefit the entire Canadian semiconductor ecosystem." – The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions.
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18-06-2025
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Media advisory - Minister Solomon to address the quantum community in Montréal Français
MONTRÉAL, June 18, 2025 /CNW/ - The Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, will be addressing the Canadian quantum community and providing remarks regarding the successes and the future of quantum. Members of the media are asked to contact ISED Media Relations at [email protected] to receive event location details and confirm their attendance. Stay connected Find more services and information on the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada website. Follow Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada on social media. X (Twitter): @ISED_CA | Facebook: Canadian Innovation | Instagram: @cdninnovation | SOURCE Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
