Ontario and Starlink to Bring High-Speed Satellite Internet to Remote Communities

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New program offering connectivity for 15,000 eligible homes and businesses

The Ontario government is partnering with Starlink to launch the new Ontario Satellite Internet (ONSAT) program, which will offer high-speed satellite internet access to 15,000 eligible unserved and underserved homes and businesses, including in rural, remote and northern communities, beginning in June 2025.

“Our government is pleased to work with Starlink to offer a highly advanced satellite internet service that will help people living and working in the hardest to reach areas of the province access high-speed internet,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “Our government knows how essential it is to have access to online services and supports, which is why we are using all viable options and technologies, including fibre, fixed wireless and satellite to ensure every community across the province has access by the end of 2025.”

More details on the program and the registration process for eligible primary residences and businesses will be available in Spring 2025. The new ONSAT program is part of the government’s nearly $4 billion investment to help bring access to reliable high-speed internet to every community across the province by the end of 2025. This is the largest single investment in high-speed internet, in any province, by any government in Canadian history.

Quick Facts

  • Starlink has the world’s first and largest constellation of highly advanced satellites operating in a low-Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, video calls and more. Starlink is engineered and operated by SpaceX.
  • As of November 2024, Ontario has finalized agreements worth approximately $2.5 billion for over 270 projects that will enable high-speed internet access and improved cellular connectivity across the province. Over 100,000 homes and businesses have been connected to high-speed internet to date, and about 450,000 additional premises will be connected by the end of 2025.
  • Visit Ontario’s interactive online map to find out where provincially funded high-speed internet projects are planned, currently under way or have been recently completed.
Pete Fisher
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