Abstract
This paper will discuss the current status of computer networking in Canada, from the establishment of CA*net in the late 1980s, to current plans to upgrade its networking capabilities through the implementation of CANARIE (the Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education). A preliminary overview of the Internet, the multitude of computer networks that are linked together internationally, will situate Canadian networking in the global context. CANARIE's U.S. equivalent, the National Research and Education Network (NREN) (subsumed within the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991) and the proposed Information Infrastructure and Technology Act will be discussed briefly to give an idea of how contested the debates have been regarding network accessibility. Some of the burgeoning networking communities in Canada that will certainly vie for CANARIE access will be described, including freenets, local area bulletin board services (BBSs) connected via FidoNet, and non-profit organizations such as The Web.
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