Programs · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Universal Broadband Fund
468 agreements worth $2,805,532,309.07 under this program name at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
Explore every agreement- Total agreement value
- $2.81B$2,805,532,309.07
- Agreements
- 468
- Recipients
- 144distinct names
- Largest agreement
- $420MLe Gouvernement du Québec
By fiscal year
By province
- Ontario$778M27.7%
- Quebec$626M22.3%
- Manitoba$352M12.5%
- British Columbia$348M12.4%
- Alberta$288M10.3%
- Saskatchewan$161M5.7%
- Yukon$110M3.9%
- New Brunswick$61.8M2.2%
- Nova Scotia$35.6M1.3%
- Newfoundland and Labrador$35.3M1.3%
- Northwest Territories$10.5M0.4%
- Prince Edward Island$693K0.0%
Largest agreements
| # | Agreement | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Gouvernement du Québec · Québec, QC Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2021-03-19 | $420M $420,000,000 |
| 2 | RFNow Communications LP · Virden, MB Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2024-12-23 | $105M $104,706,986 |
| 3 | Valley Fiber Communications LP · Winkler, MB Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2025-06-01 | $96.9M $96,875,043 |
| 4 | Northwestel Inc. · Whitehorse, YT Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2025-12-31 | $87.0M $86,976,502 |
| 5 | Xplore Fibre L.P. · Markham, ON Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2024-08-04 | $72.0M $72,000,000 |
| 6 | Rogers Communications Canada Inc. · Toronto, ON Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2022-01-15 | $57.2M $57,220,685 |
| 7 | ROCK NETWORKS (H&M) LP · Etobicoke, ON Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2023-11-06 | $57.0M $57,000,000 |
| 8 | Matawa First Nations Management · Thunder Bay, ON Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2022-07-21 | $50.0M $49,988,063 |
| 9 | Island Lake Anisininew Anokiwin Inc. · Winnipeg, MB Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2025-01-20 | $49.7M $49,700,612 |
| 10 | Le Gouvernement du Québec · Québec, QC Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2021-07-21 | $46.8M $46,798,158 |
| 11 | TELUS Communications Inc. · Vancouver, BC Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2026-01-26 | $44.1M $44,087,422 |
| 12 | Rogers Communications Canada Inc. · Toronto, ON Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2022-05-19 | $40.7M $40,701,733 |
| 13 | Grand Council Treaty #3 Representative Services · Kenora, ON Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2021-08-02 | $37.7M $37,679,986 originally $36.9M |
| 14 | TELUS Communications Inc. · Vancouver, BC Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2026-01-26 | $37.7M $37,667,436 |
| 15 | Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2024-09-04 | $36.2M $36,242,768 |
| 16 | Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2024-09-04 | $34.5M $34,451,627 |
| 17 | Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2024-09-04 | $34.2M $34,242,945 |
| 18 | Telus Communications Inc. · Vancouver, BC Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2022-06-01 | $32.8M $32,773,583 |
| 19 | Nunatsiavut Government · Nain, NL Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2022-09-01 | $32.6M $32,635,503 |
| 20 | Xplore Fibre L.P. · Markham, ON Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2024-04-01 | $32.4M $32,400,000 |
| 21 | Rogers Communications Canada Inc. · Toronto, ON Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2022-01-15 | $32.3M $32,310,068 |
| 22 | Xplore Fibre L.P. · Markham, ON Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2024-06-01 | $31.6M $31,606,946 |
| 23 | Municipality of the County of Pictou · Pictou, NS Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2022-09-02 | $30.0M $29,957,171 |
| 24 | Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation · Castlegar, BC Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2023-07-17 | $29.2M $29,169,513 |
| 25 | Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre Inc. · Thunder Bay, ON Universal Broadband Fund · Contribution, starts 2022-03-07 | $27.8M $27,790,000 |
Largest recipients
Individuals and aggregate entries are not ranked.- Le Gouvernement du Québec2 agreements$467M16.6%
- Telus Communications Inc.40 agreements$267M9.5%
- Xplore Fibre L.P.7 agreements$181M6.5%
- Rogers Communications Canada Inc.13 agreements$159M5.6%
- Bell Canada68 agreements$153M5.4%
- Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation-SaskTel7 agreements$139M4.9%
- Northwestel Inc.5 agreements$110M3.9%
- RFNow Communications LP1 agreement$105M3.7%
- Valley Fiber Communications LP1 agreement$96.9M3.5%
- Arrow Technology Group GP Limited18 agreements$65.5M2.3%
- Xplore Inc.10 agreements$61.0M2.2%
- ROCK NETWORKS (H&M) LP1 agreement$57.0M2.0%
- Matawa First Nations Management1 agreement$50.0M1.8%
- ISLAND LAKE ANISININEW ANOKIWIN INC.1 agreement$49.7M1.8%
- Clearwater County7 agreements$45.4M1.6%
- Cogeco Connexion Inc.21 agreements$37.9M1.4%
- GRAND COUNCIL TREATY #3 REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES1 agreement$37.7M1.3%
- CityWest Cable & Telephone Corp.43 agreements$36.9M1.3%
- Municipality of the County of Pictou2 agreements$34.4M1.2%
- Broadband Communications North inc.5 agreements$33.6M1.2%
- 20 other recipients$388M13.8%