VANCOUVER and RIMOUSKI, Que. — Telus announced Tuesday it is expanding its Internet for Good program to support people living with disabilities who receive financial disability assistance from the provincial governments in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec.
The Internet for Good program (known as the Internet for the Future program in Quebec) currently provides high-speed broadband Internet at home for only $9.95 per month ($10/month in Quebec) to families receiving the Canada Child Benefit from the federal government.
In order to help more Canadians, Telus has expanded the program’s eligibility to also include more than 110,000 British Columbians and 69,000 Albertans living with a disability and receiving provincial disability benefits, as well as more than 5,000 households in the greater Quebec City region and in eastern Quebec who are receiving disability benefits through the Quebec Pension Plan.
“At a time when the human connection has never been more important, Telus remains committed to ensuring all Canadians stay connected to the people and information that matter the most,” said Darren Entwistle, Telus president and CEO, in the B.C./Alberta news release.
“We know that high-speed Internet is a necessity for all Canadians, whether it be telework, telemedicine or distance learning. This is particularly true today, with the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Navdeep Bains, in an English translation of the Quebec news release. “The Government of Canada welcomes Telus’ efforts to expand the reach of its Internet for the Future program to include a component that meets the needs of people with disabilities. The company thus ensures that they too can enjoy all the advantages of a reliable residential Internet connection.”
