Canadian Government

According to a research project out of Carleton University, Canada has developed "an unhealthy dependence" on private IT vendors

The federal government is on track to grow this number to 98% by 2026 and 100% by 2030, largely thanks to the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF)

The Senate's completed its review of Bill C-11 today, adding several amendments that effectively protect user-uploaded content from CRTC regulation

Google is looking to raise awareness for the bill, which could significantly impact online streaming platforms and the Canadians who use them

Cossette, the government's "media agency of record," has advised Ottawa to immediately stop advertising on Twitter due to recent mass layoffs

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has put forth a motion to audit the Liberals' spending on Canada's controversial border app

The newly-minted Twitter CEO was previously unaware of Ottawa's proposed plans to regulate online streaming and social media platforms

OpenMedia has dubbed Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne the "Minister of Collapse" for his failure to improve wireless competition in Canada

Last week, the CBSA provided a cost breakdown of ArriveCAN that listed ThinkOn, which never worked on the app, for $1,183,432 worth of contract work

The original app cost the Canadian government $80,000 to develop, but app updates alone led to additional spending of $8.8 million

Under Bill C-288, ISPs would need to accurately and publicly report key performance indicators of their broadband service during peak usage times.

The agreement covers emergency roaming, mutual assistance, and a communications protocol for mass network disruptions like July's Rogers outage.