--- description: The great outdoors just got a little bit smaller after Parks Canada announced that wi-fi would soon be installed in some national parks title: Canada to Install Wi-Fi at National Parks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65ffc104ef805865/69868ceb13c79f5dc7191d86/454072461.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Canada's National Parks Are Getting Wi-Fi: Expect a Flood of Grizzly Selfies  by [Charlie Campbell](/author/charlie-campbell/)  ## Charlie Campbell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Editor at Large Apr 29, 2014 7:21 AM CUT  The famous Morant's Curve, offering a beautiful view of the frozen Bow River and the Canadian Pacific Railway at Banff National Park near Lake Louise, Canada, on Dec. 6, 2013 The famous Morant's Curve, offering a beautiful view of the frozen Bow River and the Canadian Pacific Railway at Banff National Park near Lake Louise, Canada, on Dec. 6, 2013JOE KLAMAR—AFP/Getty Images  by [Charlie Campbell](/author/charlie-campbell/)  ## Charlie Campbell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Editor at Large Apr 29, 2014 7:21 AM CUT Canada’s breathtaking [wilderness](http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140428/wifi-the-woods-canada-says-yes-and-oui "undefined") will no longer be so remote after a decision by Parks Canada to install wi-fi in certain areas. Some 15 to 20 as yet unconfirmed sites will be equipped with high-speed Internet, and depending on the trial’s success a total of 75 may be rolled out over the next three years. “Canada is a very big country, and it has become very urban. And for young people from cities, things are different,” said Parks Canada representative François Duclos, according to Agence France-Presse. Parks Canada runs 44 reserves and 160 historic sites — including the stunning Banff, Jasper and Mount Revelstoke National Parks — but cell-phone coverage is spotty at best in many of them. Now, though, you can go whale watching, kayaking or rock climbing and make your friends jealous by posting the relevant selfies on social media. What’s a holiday unless you can brag about it on Twitter and Facebook? \[[_AFP_](http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140428/wifi-the-woods-canada-says-yes-and-oui "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/80472/canada-wifi-national-parks/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/80472/canada-wifi-national-parks/"},"headline":"Canada's National Parks Are Getting Wi-Fi: Expect a Flood of Grizzly Selfies","datePublished":"2014-04-29T07:21:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:06.284Z","description":"Canada has decided to install Wi-Fi at up to 20 thrillingly remote locations in some of its stunning national parks. 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