Governments of Canada and Ontario invest over $56 million to bring high-speed internet access to over 16,000 rural homes in eastern Ontario

October 26, 2022

Infrastructure

On October 26, 2022, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, along with Amarjot Sandhu, Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure, on behalf of the Honourable Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure, announced the following high-speed internet projects:

Internet service provider	Combined provincial and federal funding	Communities to benefit	Number of households to be served	Project completion date
Cogeco Connexion Inc.	Up to $1,931,158	Greenhurst-Thurstonia, Omemee, Pleasant Point	836	March 2024
Bell Canada	Up to $23,742,228	Alpine Village, Bancroft, Baptiste, Birds Creek, Bridgenorth, Buckhorn, Burleigh Falls, Curve Lake, Detlor, Fife’s Bay, Fort Stewart, Highland Grove, Lakeview Estates, L’Amable, Maple Leaf, Maynooth, McArthurs Mills, Mississagua Landing, Paudash, Youngs Point, Youngstown	6,591	March 2025
Bell Canada	Up to $30,764,039	Alpine Village, Bobcaygeon, Bolsover, Burnt River, Carnarvon, Coboconk, Eagle Lake, Fort Irwin, Gooderham, Haliburton, Horseshoe Lake, Ingoldsby, Irondale, Kirkfield, Lakeview Estates, Lochlin, Lutterworth, Minden, Moore Falls, Norland, Peterson Corner, Rosedale, Tory Hill, Victoria Place, Victoria Road, West Guilford	9,329	December 2025