Community Access Program: Difference between revisions

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Industry Canada's Community Access Program (CAP) gives thousands of Canadians affordable access to the Internet. CAP sites are located in public locations such as schools, community centers, and libraries. They may provide access in locations that are geographically remote (e.g. on parts of [[Cape Breton Island]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nscap.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=63|title=CAP sites on Cape Breton Island|accessdate=2008-05-27}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>) or serve populations subject to the [[digital divide]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westlincoln.tripod.com/|title=West Lincoln Public Library|accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref> Sites are established and maintained by community networks, generally in partnership with [[Municipality|Municipal]] and [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Provincial]] Governments. There are CAP sites located in all of the provinces and territories of Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cap.ic.gc.ca/pub/index.html?iin.lang=en|title=Community Access Program - Home Page|accessdate=2008-05-27 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080503184607/http://cap.ic.gc.ca/pub/index.html?iin.lang=en <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-05-03}}</ref>

For example, in Ontario the CAP YI program is divided into 169 networks that are usually grouped by ___location. The Ontario Library Association has maintained the same names and networks to make things simpler. The number of CAP sites in each network varies.

[[File:JamestownCAPsite.jpg|thumb|right|A CAP site in [[St. James Town]], [[Toronto]]]]