Universities with expanded or refined online courses want more broadband access for students

In addition to improving broadband access across Canada, post-secondary leaders emphasized the need for the federal government to take action to help international students access visas in a timely manner.

Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu announced on April 19 more than $56-million in combined federal and Ontario provincial funding for projects to bring high-speed Internet access to households in rural northern and southwestern Ontario, as well as in First Nations communities.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

September 21, 2022

Universities across Canada have mostly returned to in-person classes after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some expanded online courses are keeping the demand high for increased broadband connectivity in remote areas of Canada so students can take advantage. “This semester, we h...

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