Submitted by Belle Auld
Low cost internet for low income families: (this from Innovation, Science and Economic Development / Government of Canada)
The Connecting Families initiative is investing $13.2 million over five years, starting in 2017-2018 to help bridge the digital divide for Canadian families who may struggle to afford access to home Internet. With this funding, Computers for Success Canada will develop a secure online portal that will enable eligible Canadian families to access high speed Internet service packages for $10 per month from participating Internet Service Providers.
The lowest-income families, those that currently receive the maximum Child Care Benefit (CCB ), are eligible for this initiative. Eligible families will be contacted via a mail-out starting in the fall of 2018.
This initiative should be available in the fall of 2018. You can find more information at the page below:
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/111.nsf/eng/home