Helping bridge the digital divide for rural and remote communities, the project will deliver gigabit-speed broadband across Northern Ontario. It is supported by funding from the Universal Broadband Fund, Ontario’s Internet Connectivity Program, Canada Infrastructure Bank, and private investment. It is one of the largest fibre deployment projects in Canada, recently expanded to include nearly 22,000 homes, in 43 communities, across approximately 50,000 square kilometres of Northern Ontario.

Multiple Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will operate on the same fibre network. Participating and prospective ISPs include:

• NIVO (owned by PomeGran)
• FirstTel (ManitouLink)
• VerisTel (True 802 Wireless)

More information will be provided as it becomes available. If you have some information, let us know.

PomeGran has provided the following project updates:

• Northern Ontario Gigabit Fibre Project: September 2026 Webinar Recap (September 18, 2026)
• Fibre Internet is Coming to Northern Ontario: Webinar Recap (April 17, 2026)
• PomeGran Hosts 3rd Northern Ontario Gigabit Fibre Project Update Webinar (November 28, 2025)
• Espanola Community Gathers to Celebrate Progress on Northern Ontario Fibre Project (July 26, 2025)
• PomeGran Hosts 2nd Northern Ontario Gigabit Fibre Project Update Webinar (April 25, 2025)
• PomeGran Hosts Northern Ontario Gigabit Fibre Project Update Webinar (February 7, 2025)
• PomeGran Breaks Ground on Northern Ontario Gigabit Fibre Project – Coverage Roundup (October 22, 2024)
• PomeGran Awarded $172 Million FTTH Project to Provide Gigabit Broadband Connectivity to Rural and Indigenous Communities in Northern Ontario (June 24, 2024)