Connected North — a unique partnership between governments, private sector partners, community leaders, non-governmental organizations, and Cisco — uses collaboration technology like Cisco TelePresence to connect people in the North to essential educational and mental healthcare services. Initiated and funded through Cisco’s Connected North program, linking northern classrooms in Nunavut with sister classes in the […]
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and Inuit leaders signed a declaration today in Iqaluit to create the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee. The Inuit Nunangat Declaration demonstrates the shared commitment to a renewed Inuit-Crown relationship between Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Government of Canada, and underscores the common goal of creating prosperity for all Inuit, which benefits […]
Canada has declared high-speed broadband internet access a “basic telecommunications service” that every citizen should be able to access. Previously, only landline telephone services had received this designation from Canada’s communications regulator, CRTC, and the change is supported by a government investment package of up to $750 million to wire up rural areas. “The future […]
