Canada North Fibre Loop

The Canada North Fibre Loop (CNFL) is a fully redundant fibre network in Northern Canada that will strengthen internet, cellular and other telecommunications services for residents, businesses and governments in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

The CNFL will consist of three fibre networks independently owned by the Government of Yukon, Government of NWT, and Northwestel. The project to complete the fibre loop was launched in 2018.
 

The Canada North Fibre Loop

Announced in 2018, the Canada North Fibre Loop (CNFL) is a fully redundant fibre network [info icon: redundancy in a network makes sure that a cut or a breakdown in one part of the line will not disrupt service to customers) that will strengthen internet, cellular and other telecommunication services for those living in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

The network will consist of three fibre networks independently owned by the Government of Yukon, Government of NWT, and Northwestel in a partnership to provide service across the North.

Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link

The Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link (MVFL) launched in 2017 and is owned by the Government of Northwest Territories. The MVFL brings high-capacity broadband to communities along the Mackenzie Valley to Inuvik, and services the Inuvik Satellite Station Facility.

Dempster Fibre

In June 2018, the Government of Yukon announced its plans to build a fibre line along the Dempster Highway to Inuvik. The fibre line will be owned by the Government of Yukon and operated by Northwestel. The project was made possible with financial contributions from the Government of Canada, the Yukon government and Northwestel.

Northwestel Fibre Network

Our fibre network is the backbone of the Canada North Fibre Loop. Bringing 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of capacity, it allows us to provide Internet, cellular and other telecommunications to communities in northern BC, Alberta, the Yukon and NWT.

Once complete, the Canada North Fibre Loop will protect the services we offer by creating two possible routes for data traffic. This also means that remote communities, currently served through our Whitehorse satellite facilities, will get stronger services.
 

Community Fibre Project

The Northwestel Community Fibre Project will bring faster, more reliable communication services to Indigenous and municipal government buildings in northern communities by 2022.

Through this project, we will build new fibre connections directly to eligible Indigenous offices, municipal government offices, territorial schools and health centres in Yukon, northern British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories.

These new fibre connections will mean Indigenous and government offices can offer you better access to services like e-health, distance education, community internet hubs and other innovation opportunities in the future.

Have questions?  

Call 1 888 423-2333 or email sales@nwtel.ca for more information.