Starlink Fallout Delays Ontario’s Universal Internet Target

Nov. 3, 2025 — Ontario said it would delay its goal of delivering high-speed internet to every household until 2028, acknowledging fallout from its canceled $100 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink. Global News reported the revised timeline Friday.

The 2024 deal would have brought Starlink’s low-Earth orbit service to about 15,000 homes in northern Ontario.

The province ended the contract in March, citing “contract chaos,” supply-chain strain, and political tension over new U.S. tariffs.

Premier Doug Ford said in February that Ontario “won’t do business with people hell-bent on destroying our economy.” The agreement, part of the Ontario Satellite Internet (ONSAT) program, was intended to expand service to remote First Nations and rural communities.

The province’s infrastructure agency later said it would reassess satellite options and pursue a mix of fibre, fixed-wireless, and other emerging technologies instead.

Ontario launched its $4-billion broadband plan in 2021, pledging to connect 700,000 unserved or underserved homes. Officials said the revised 2028 timeline maintains that commitment and remains Canada’s largest rural-connectivity initiative.