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About CANARIE's Network Alliance Programs
Canada's advanced network alliance is made up of twelve provincial and territorial networks and CANARIE.
In each province and territory, the network alliance partner provides high-speed connections directly to institutions within the province or territory. The provincial and territorial networks connect to the CANARIE national backbone to enable collaboration with peers across the country. Through CANARIE's connections to 100 global advanced networks, CANARIE provides users with access to international data and tools.
Together, we provide ultra-high-speed, fibre-optic connectivity linking researchers, educators, and innovators to research resources across the country and around the world, such as:
- enormous data sets like DNA sequences (the average human genome is 3,000 MB)
- real-time, high-definition video streams like those used in telemedicine
- complex data sets like climate models
The purpose of CANARIE’s Network Alliance programs is to strengthen the pan-Canadian network and raise the visibility of how this essential digital infrastructure supports research, education, and innovation that benefit all Canadians.
CANARIE has two network alliance programs: the Network Alliance Infrastructure (NAI) program and the Network Alliance Development (NAD) program.
These programs are restricted to ORANs.
CANADA'S ADVANCED NETWORK ALLIANCE
Twelve provincial and territorial partners, together with CANARIE, form Canada's advanced research and education network. This powerful digital infrastructure connects Canada's researchers and innovators provincially, nationally, and globally to the data, tools, colleagues, and classrooms that are at the heart of prosperity in the digital economy.
Learn more about Canada's advanced network alliance here.
ACORN-NL | Atlantic Canada Organization of Research Networks, Newfoundland and Labrador
ACORN-NS | Atlantic Canada Organization of Research Networks, Nova Scotia
Aurora College | Northwest Territories
BCNET | Shared IT services for higher education and research in British Columbia
Cybera | Alberta
MRnet | Manitoba's Regional Advanced Research and Education Network.
New Brunswick Advanced Network
ORION | Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network
Prince Edward Island Advanced Network
RISQ | Quebec Scientific Information Network
SRnet | Saskatchewan Research Network
Yukon College | Yukon
To contact your ORAN - and learn how to connect to the ultra-high-speed network - visit our How to Get Connected page.