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NOW OPEN: Apply for a grant for your internet project! CIRA is funding $1M+ in grants that help improve Canada's internet. https://buff.ly/3kAFCob

Big news! You can now peer with CIRA at the Ottawa-Gatineau Internet Exchange (#OGIX). By peering with CIRA, you can ensure your users have fast, reliable access to .CA. Come peer with us at OGIX today: https://ogix.ca

Guilty of using a pet's name or reusing passwords for multiple accounts?

One week today (March 2) our grants application period opens! We’re funding over $1 million for Canadian internet projects from not-for-profits, charities, and researchers.

Want to join the team behind Canada's internet? We're hiring! DevOps Specialist Junior Software Developer Business Development Representative People and Culture Business Partner... Check out all our career openings. #WeAreCIRA See more

"It was, at the time, really provocative and also really relevant, as well,' Véa said. 'It makes sense to talk about it again.' Youtheatre is producing a digital version of Pandora, their high school show about sex education online and pornography. We're proud to fund this digital literacy project through our Community Investment Program.

One in ten Canadians say they're addicted to the internet but how can this be? RSVP for our January 27th virtual meet-up with Ron Deibert, who explains how social media platforms are engineered to be "addiction machines." Register for free here: https://member.cira.ca///Events/Virtual_Meet-up/About.aspx

Big news! Our first virtual meet-up of 2021 will feature global tech expert and 2020 CBC Massey lecturer, Ron Deibert. Join Professor Deibert in conversation with CIRA on January 27th at 1pm ET. RSVP to attend here: https://member.cira.ca///Events/Virtual_Meet-up/About.aspx

Brothers Brewing Company, Los Cuernos Adventure Foods and Mercury Professional Solutions got fresh new .CA websites with the help of Digital Main Street's ShopHERE program. Learn more: https://www.cira.ca//shophere-program-canadian-business-we

CIRA will provide the L-SPARK #MedTech Accelerator cohort with device identity management support for their new medical #IoT devices. Get all the details from our Natasha D'Souza here: https://www.cira.ca//putting-ciras-secure-iot-registry-wor

Tune in next week for the panel on misinformation and online content moderation at the Canadian IGF. Hear from Tik Tok's Steve de Eyre and Facebook's Kevin Chan. Register today! #CIGF2020

Our Community Investment Program manager, Maureen James, lays out the funding gaps facing community groups working to improve internet access, and calls on Canadians to help develop a tradition of digital philanthropy: https://www.thestar.com//digital-development-is-the-most-i

Candles, coffee, books and more from Canadian businesses

From shipping details to sharing the story behind your business - some ideas to improve the online shopping experience for your customers.

Shop .CA this holiday - here are over 50 .CA websites for unique gift ideas: https://www.cira.ca/holiday-gift-guide

For Canadians who want to keep it local and ensure your gifts arrive on time this holiday.

Check out our Josh Tabish commenting on the government's $1.75B Universal Broadband Fund in today's Toronto Star: "Tabish said that, as applications for funding roll in, it’s going to be important to prioritize areas with the most need, and to do that by really reviewing internet performance data that comes from these communities, not just taking internet providers’ word for it. CIRA has been working with more than 800 rural, remote and Indigenous communities, to map the qua...lity of connectivity in their area, which, Tabish hopes will help communities push their applications forward for funding independently." https://www.thestar.com//five-reasons-trudeaus-universal-b