Cybera members by sector

Membership Overview

Schools, libraries, research facilities, public institutions, and business incubators are welcome to join Cybera to benefit from its many networking and above-the-network services.

Membership falls into two categories: those who are connected to CyberaNet, and those who are not connected but have joined to access Cyberaโ€™s other services. For a breakdown of the cost of membership, see our Frequently Asked Questions.

View the Membership brochure.

What Comes with Your Membership Connected Members Non-Connected Members
High-bandwidth access to the National Research and Education Network
Free IPv6 traffic
Support with accessing CANARIE funding programs for research and networking infrastructure
Access to the Canadian Access Federation and eduroam
Early-bird access to new features on the Rapid Access Cloud for testing, as well as research and classroom support
Protection of Domain Name System using D-Zone Anycast and the D-Zone DNS Firewall (in partnership with CIRA)
Access to data science training, consultations, and tools, such as Jupyter
Access to technology-neutral advice on networking, data privacy management, cyber security, shared IT procurement, and policy
Participate in technical workshops with Cybera experts
Propose and participate in technology pilots
Discounted access to the Cyber Summit
Be part of a community that advocates for open data, shared services, efficient internet, and network expansions
Add-On Services
Access to ShareIT (Alberta's program for shared IT hardware and software procurement, knowledge transfer, and skills building)
Access to the Internet Buying Group for low-cost internet
Direct peering to major content providers, removing up to 50% of traffic from commercial internet
Shared networking services (including the Virtual Firewall)
Access to security initiatives such as the shared CISO, SIEM, and Alberta post-secondary cybersecurity initiative

Types of Membership

Type of Membership Type of Organization Annual Membership Fees*
Class A Post-secondary institutions with a significant research focus $31,500
Class B Organizations that are connected to CyberaNet with 500 or more FTE students or employees $3,675 plus $0.525 per student/employee (whichever is greater) to a maximum of $20,000*
Organizations that are connected to CyberaNet with fewer than 500 FTE students or employees $1,050 plus $0.525 per student or employee (whichever is greater)*
Non-connected organizations $525

*Please note, membership fees are being re-evaluated in 2024 and are subject to change in 2025

Current Members

Post-Secondary Institutions

  • Alberta University of the Arts
  • Ambrose University
  • Athabasca University
  • Aurora College
  • Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
  • Bow Valley College
  • Burman University
  • Concordia University of Edmonton
  • Keyano College
  • King's University
  • Lakeland College
  • Lethbridge College
  • MacEwan University
  • Medicine Hat College
  • Mount Royal University
  • NAIT
  • NorQuest College
  • Northern Lakes College
  • Northwestern Polytechnic
  • Olds College of Agriculture & Technology
  • Portage College
  • Prairie College
  • Red Deer Polytechnic
  • SAIT Polytechnic
  • St. Mary's University
  • University of Alberta
  • University of Calgary
  • University of Lethbridge

K-12 School Districts

  • Alberta Conference SDA Church
  • Aspen View School Division
  • Battle River School Division
  • Black Gold Regional Division No.18
  • Buffalo Trail Public Schools
  • Calgary Board of Education
  • Calgary Catholic School District
  • Calgary Classical Academy
  • Calgary Girls' School
  • Canadian Rockies School District No.12
  • Chinook's Edge School Division No.73
  • Clearview Public Schools
  • Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord
  • Conseil scolaire FrancoSud
  • East Central Alberta Catholic Schools
  • Edge School for Athletes
  • Edmonton Public Schools
  • Elk Island Public Schools
  • Evergreen Catholic Regional Division No.2
  • Foothills School Division
  • Fort McMurray Public School District
  • Fort Vermilion School District No.52
  • Foundations for the Future Charter Academy
  • Glenmore Christian Academy
  • Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools
  • Grande Prairie Public School District No.2357
  • Grande Yellowhead Public School Division
  • Grasslands Regional School Division No.6
  • Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 734
  • High Prairie School Division No.48
  • Holy Family Catholic Regional Division No.37
  • Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division
  • Horizon School Division No.67
  • Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Education Authority
  • Lethbridge School District No.51
  • Livingstone Range School Division
  • Living Waters Catholic Regional Division No.42
  • Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education
  • Medicine Hat School District No.76
  • Northern Gateway Public Schools
  • Northern Lights School Division No.69
  • Northland School Division No.61
  • Palliser Regional Schools No.26
  • Parkland School Division No.70
  • Peace River School Division No.10
  • Peace Wapiti School Division No.76
  • Pembina Hills Public Schools
  • Prairie Land School Division
  • Prairie Rose School Division No.8
  • Red Deer Catholic Division No.39
  • Red Deer Public Schools
  • St. Albert Public Schools
  • St. Paul Education
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Division No.38
  • STEM Innovation Academy
  • Stoney Education Authority
  • Sturgeon Public School Division No.24
  • Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools
  • Wild Rose School Division No.66
  • Wolf Creek Regional Division No.32

Municipalities, Towns and Counties

  • City of Calgary
  • City of Edmonton
  • City of Lethbridge
  • City of Red Deer
  • Clearwater County
  • Lac La Biche County
  • Town of Drayton Valley
  • Town of Okotoks

Public and Not-for-Profit Organizations

  • Alberta Innovates
  • Blue Mountain Power Co-op
  • Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI)
  • Edmonton Public Library
  • French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)
  • Genome Alberta
  • German Aerospace Center
  • Grande Prairie Public Library
  • MindFuel
  • Northern Lights Library System
  • OpenBSD Foundation
  • Peace Library System
  • Pinnguaq Association
  • Platform Calgary
  • Red Deer Public Library

Private Organizations

  • Whipcord
  • ENFOCOM

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