Northwestel Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Whitehorse, YT · in the contract register · grants and contributions register · Northwest Territories

Northwestel Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 15 agreements; $172M value; 2 departments; 5 programs.

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15agreements
$172Mvalue
2departments
5programs

Largest agreements

819417$87.0Mvalue2025start2029end

Broadband project that will improve access to high-speed Internet connectivity to 11,650 households located in 25 communities in Nunavut using fibre technology.

811522$49.9Mvalue2018start2021end

Next Generation HTS Satellite Broadband Expansion for Nunavut

819416$13.4Mvalue2025start2028end

Broadband project that will improve access to high-speed Internet connectivity to 869 households located in 9 communities in the Northwest Territories and Yukon using fibre technology.

515564$5.7Mvalue2025start2028end

A broadband project that will improve access to high-speed Internet to 382 households along HWY 97 in the Northern Rockies and Peace River regions, in the province of British-Columbia, using fibre technology.

811543$5.0Mvalue2021start2024end

Backbone network using satellite technology to enhance broadband capacity to 8 communities in the Northwest Territories.

807502$3.7Mvalue2017start2019end

Backbone network using satellite technology to enhance broadband capacity to 8 communities in the Northwest Territories.

817114$2.0Mvalue2021start2022end

Broadband project that will improve access to high-speed internet to 5666 households located in 4 communities in Iqaluit, Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet & Arviat, Nunavut., using Satellite technology.

817908$1.9Mvalue2022start2023end

Broadband project that will improve access to high-speed internet to 152 households located in 1 community in the region of Whati, Northwest Territories, using fibre technology

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807501$1.1Mvalue2015start2019end

Backbone network using satellite technology to enhance broadband capacity to 1 community in Yukon.

800216$949Kvalue2011start2016end

NT6110 - NorthwesTel NWT Communities Broadband Project - Satellite

811551$921Kvalue2019start2020end

Backbone network using fibre optic technology to enhance broadband capacity to the Jean Marie River First Nation in the Dehcho Region, NWT.

800332$163Kvalue2009start2011end

NT6110 - NorthwesTel Northwest Territories Communities Broadband Project - DSL

800178$136Kvalue2010start2011end

BC5960 - NorthwesTel British Columbia Communities Broadband Project - DSL

0$52.1Kvalue2010start–end

The applicants are applying for financial assistance to develop a union-management executive committee (UMEC). This committee is expected to enhance co-operation and foster an improved collective bargaining relationship. The UMEC will create action plans to address such priorities as negative workplace practices, industrial relations issues and other issues of concern that may arise in the future

800191$17.0Kvalue2010start2010end

BC5970 - NorthwesTel BC Communities Broadband Project - DSL

Departments

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada14agreements$172Mvalue4programs
  • Universal Broadband Fund
  • Connect to Innovate
  • Connecting Canadians Program
  • Broadband Contributions Program

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada1agreements$52.1Kvalue1programs

Years

20253agreements$106Mvalue1programs
  • Universal Broadband Fund
20221agreements$1.9Mvalue1programs
  • Universal Broadband Fund
20212agreements$7.0Mvalue2programs
  • Connect to Innovate
  • Universal Broadband Fund
20191agreements$921Kvalue1programs
  • Connect to Innovate
20181agreements$49.9Mvalue1programs
  • Connect to Innovate
20171agreements$3.7Mvalue1programs
  • Connecting Canadians Program
20151agreements$1.1Mvalue1programs
  • Connecting Canadians Program
20111agreements$949Kvalue1programs
  • Broadband Contributions Program
20103agreements$205Kvalue2programs
  • Broadband Contributions Program
  • 0
20091agreements$163Kvalue1programs
  • Broadband Contributions Program

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.