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Canada Launches Quantum Champions Program With Up to $23 Million Each for Four Firms

The initiative aims to anchor domestic talent, with NRC benchmarking toward fault‑tolerant, industrial‑scale quantum computing.

View of a section of the "Borealis" quantum computer developed by Toronto-based tech company Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc., Monday, May 30, 2022. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon, and Minister of Industry Melanie Joly, not shown, hold a press conference during the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers’ Meeting, in Montreal on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Overview

  • Phase 1 launched December 15 with up to $92 million in total commitments to Anyon Systems, Nord Quantique, Photonic and Xanadu.
  • The National Research Council will stand up a Benchmarking Quantum Platform to assess technical progress toward logical qubits and fault tolerance.
  • Funding flows from Budget 2025’s $334.3 million quantum allocation and the Defence Industrial Strategy’s $6.6 billion framework, reflecting commercial and defence objectives.
  • Future phases are expected to offer larger, milestone‑dependent support contingent on demonstrated technical advances and industrial applicability.
  • The effort aligns with the U.S. DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, where Photonic, Nord Quantique and Xanadu advanced toward potential US$316 million awards by 2033, while Anyon declined to participate over intellectual‑property concerns.