Lighting up the North
How fast Internet is bringing rapid change to Canada's northern communities.
from 0%
In 2019, no homes in the Far North met Canada’s standard of 50/10 Mbps + Unlimited.
to
80
%
Now over 80% of homes in Yukon and NWT land-served communities now exceed these speeds.
26,000
And 26,000 households now have access to Unlimited Internet.
33
x faster
rural Internet
In 2019, most Yukon and NWT communities had 15 Mbps download speeds. Now, 21 of those communities have 500 Mbps speed. And 18 more are planned this year.
3,000
businesses connected
We proudly connect over 3,000 northern businesses across 3 territories and 2 provinces.
10 years, zero rate increases
Over the past 10 years, while the cost of goods in Canada has gone up 26%, Northwestel Internet rates have stayed the same or gone down.
Fast, reliable fibre. Rugged like the North
5,165
km
There is 5,165 kilometres of fibre connecting the North. We could run that from one end of Canada to the other.
1,460
km
1,460 kilometres of new fibre since 2016.
530
km
530 kilometres of fibre that are Indigenous owned by 14 First Nations partners.
Backed by people who care
500
500 + northerners across 38 communities serving the north.
60,000
Since 2020, our technicians have made 60,000 home visits.
645,000
And our customer care team has answered 645,000 customer calls.
of our own investment in northern infrastructure over 10 years.
