The federal government last week announced more than $11 million in funding via the Universal Broadband Fund for four projects to bring high-speed internet access to more than 1,922 households in 28 rural and remote communities across Saskatchewan, including 193 indigenous households.
Access Communications Co-operative Ltd. is to receive $1.5 million in UBF money to bring high-speed internet access via fibre and fixed wireless to 555 homes located in the communities of Greig Lake, Viscount, Rutan, Arpiers, Four Corners, Cabana, Saltcoats, Bredenbury, Cameo and Marchantgrove. The expected completion date for this project is March 2027.
Flex Networks is to receive $9.4 million in funding to bring fibre internet access to 1,147 households in the communities of Blumenthal, Uhl’s Bay, Beaver Creek, Greenfeld, Gruenthal, Hagen, Hague, Thode, Rheinland, St. Gregor, Balone Beach, Berard Beach, Cudsaskwa Beach, Wakaw Lake, Nikorick Beach and Zelma. The expected completion date for this project is also March 2027.
Prairie Crocus Rural Internet has been promised $265,862 in UBF funding to bring fibre internet access to 27 homes in Patience Lake. According to a government backgrounder document, this project was completed in October 2025.
Kawacatoose First Nation is receiving $561,431 in federal funding for bringing high-speed internet access via fixed wireless to 193 indigenous households in the community. This project was completed in September 2025, according to the government backgrounder.
The federal government said 85.7 per cent of Saskatchewan households currently have access to high-speed internet (at least 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload). By the end of 2026, 90.2 per cent of Saskatchewan homes are projected to have access to 50/10 Mbps internet, the government added.
The aim of the federal government’s Universal Broadband Fund is to help provide high-speed internet access to 98 per cent of Canadian households by the end of 2026 and achieve a national target of 100 per cent access by 2030.
The federal government said in a press release it is on track to meet its connectivity targets. Currently, 96.3 per cent of Canadian households have access to high-speed internet, compared to 79 per cent in 2014, it said.
