Canada Launches $2 Billion Strategy to Build Domestic AI Compute Infrastructure

The initiative aims to strengthen Canada's AI leadership by funding datacenters, supercomputing facilities, and affordable access for small businesses.

The Canadian government announced a $2 billion CAD investment to enhance domestic AI compute infrastructure, including datacenters and supercomputing facilities.
The Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy allocates $700 million CAD to incentivize commercial AI datacenter projects through an AI Compute Challenge program.
Up to $1 billion CAD will fund public computing infrastructure, with plans to build a transformational AI supercomputing facility starting next year.
$300 million CAD will be directed to an AI Compute Access Fund, providing affordable compute resources for small and medium-sized enterprises across Canada.
The initiative seeks to bolster Canada’s position as a global AI leader, supporting local innovation while ensuring data sovereignty and economic growth.