CAP funding for 2007-2008

[Eric Lilius]

Hi,
Here's an June 6, 2007 Industry Canada press release and backgrounder
regarding CAP funding for 2007-2008. There is no information about the
amount of funding. The 2006-2007 funding from the Liberals was
approximately half of what was provided the year before.
Eric Lilius

http://www.ic.gc.ca/cmb/welcomeic.nsf/0/85256a5d006b9720852572f2005128b5?OpenDocument 



    Canada's New Government Ensures Support for the Community Access Program

*OTTAWA, June 6, 2007* — The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of
Industry, today announced that Canada's New Government will extend its
support of the Community Access Program
<http://cap.ic.gc.ca/pub/index.html?iin.lang=en> (CAP) by providing
funding for 2007-08.

"Canada's New Government has pledged to work to improve opportunities
for all Canadians," said Minister Bernier. "We are proud to contribute
to a community-driven program such as CAP that has so many positive
benefits across the country."

A Government of Canada initiative, administered by Industry Canada, CAP
provides Canadians with affordable public access to the Internet and the
skills they need to use it effectively. It operates through the combined
efforts of the federal, provincial and territorial governments,
community groups, social agencies, libraries, schools, volunteer groups
and the business community.

Under CAP, public locations such as schools, libraries and community
centres act as "on-ramps" to the Internet for people who might not have
computers or Internet access in their homes or workplaces. CAP also
provides affordable access to skills training, job searching and
government online services. The program supports the goals of /Advantage
Canada/, the Government of Canada's plan to help all Canadians improve
their quality of life, reach their full potential, and create strong
communities.

"Federal funding for CAP will allow the CAP networks across the country
to continue their valuable work in helping Canadians take advantage of
emerging opportunities in the global knowledge-based economy," said
Minister Bernier.

CAP is also complemented by the Community Access Program Youth
Initiative (CAPYI), which provides employment opportunities each year to
more than 1500 young Canadians between the ages of 15 to 30 at various
CAP sites across the country.

For more information, please contact:

Isabelle Fontaine
Office of the Honourable Maxime Bernier
Minister of Industry
613-995-9001

Media Relations
Industry Canada
613-943-2502

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*Backgrounder
Community Access Program*

The Community Access Program, (CAP) an Industry Canada initiative,
provides residents of rural, remote and urban communities across Canada
with affordable access to the Internet and the opportunities to develop
the skills to use it effectively. Established in 1994, CAP provides
Canadians with new ways to communicate, learn and do business in today's
knowledge-based economy, with the broader aim of improving the economic,
social and cultural well-being of communities across the nation.

CAP objectives include the following:

    * promoting public awareness of the benefits and opportunities of
      using information technology and services;
    * supporting online delivery of government programs and services;
    * helping citizens become better informed through the exchange of
      ideas and information;
    * providing training for individuals in the use of information
      technologies; and
    * conducting online learning and research.

The primary services provided are Internet access, access to email, and
employment and job-related activities, followed by access to software
applications, government information, administrative support/services,
and education.

Although CAP serves all Canadians, its main focus is on those most
affected by the digital divide. Statistics Canada's General Social
Survey (2000) identified low-income Canadians, residents of rural areas,
older Canadians, minority language communities, and Canadians with
limited education as being less likely to use the Internet than the
general population.

In 2005-06, an estimated 15 million visitors made use of CAP sites, with
eight million repeat users.

CAP is managed by Industry Canada's national headquarters with delivery
assistance from regional offices across the country. CAP is delivered
through 88 networks, which also include six provincial and territorial
partners that match federal funds.

CAP networks have become early adopters of technology and experts in the
application of technology in a manner that meets broad-based community
goals. The program has a significant impact at the grassroots level and
has become an important community economic and social development tool.

CAP sites contribute to community economic development by providing
information and communications technologies (ICT) infrastructure,
developing ICT skills among community members, improving social capital
through the many partnerships needed to keep the sites functioning, and
helping small businesses to use the Internet. CAP sites are also used
for e-literacy training and to access formal and informal education over
the Internet.




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