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The '''Community Access Program''' (CAP, also seen as C@P) is an initiative of the [[Government of Canada]] which aims to provide Canadians with affordable public access to the Internet and the skills they need to use it effectively. The program is administered by [[Industry Canada]] as part of their youth initiative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cap-pac.nsf/eng/00006.html|accessdate=2011-10-07|title=What is CAP?|deadurlurl-status=yesdead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301040415/http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cap-pac.nsf/eng/00006.html|archivedate=2012-03-01|df=}}</ref>

==History of CAP==

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==Locations==

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=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503184607/http://cap.ic.gc.ca/pub/index.html?iin.lang=en |archivedate=2008-05-03 |deadurl=yes |dfurl-status=dead }}</ref>

===Ontario C@P===

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===Nova Scotia C@P===

The Nova Scotia Community Access Program (commonly known as Nova Scotia C@P, or just C@P) is based out of [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]]. Nearly 400 urban and rural public locations such as schools, libraries and community centres are set up to provide computer access, support, and training. The majority of them also act as free wireless [[Hotspot (Wi-Fi)|hotspots]]. The CAP attempts to accommodate a variety of community users, from making available [[assistive technology]] such as large-size monitors to providing a [[Francophone]] network.<ref>{{cite web|last=Weeren|first=Marie|title=Community Access Program|url=http://www.novascotialife.com/chartermembers/community-access-program|publisher=Nova Scotia Life|accessdate=December 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212055238/http://www.novascotialife.com/chartermembers/community-access-program|archive-date=2012-12-12|deadurl-url=yes|dfstatus=dead}}</ref>

On December 4, 2012, Nova Scotia's CAP was certified as an [[At-Large]] Structure by [[ICANN]], the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and will be a part of the North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlarge.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-04dec12-en.htm|title=ICANN Mailing List, Message 172|publisher=ICANN|accessdate=December 9, 2012}}</ref>