Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-04
Registrant: Charlene Gavel
Client: Saskatchewan Telecommunications
Targeted institutions:
Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Government funding received:
Institution: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Amount: 942825.00
Lobbying activity details:
Universal Broadband Fund Program - SaskTel has approved projects (Agreement Nos. 817893, 817898, 817899, and 817985) under the UBF Program.  These projects will provide backhaul fibre and FTTP services to 5 communities in addition to 8 cellular towers.  The total cost of these projects is $39,598,090, with a contribution of $33,777,128 from the program.
Participated and provided input into the round table discussions with respect to the development of a national broadband strategy for Canada with ISED.
Connect to Innovate Program - SaskTel has an approved project (Agreement No. 812194) under the Connect to Innovate Program to provide augmentation of its backhaul transport network to 27 communities.  The total cost of this project is $13.59M, with a contribution of $6.53M from the program.