This program, part of the Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy, will enable the development of large-scale, Canadian-based compute infrastructure to advance AI research and innovation, while safeguarding Canada's national interests. Canada is launching a national effort to build one of the most advanced artificial Intelligence (AI) supercomputing systems, ensuring Canadian researchers, innovators and institutions have the computing power they need to innovate, compete and lead. The Government of Canada is launching the call. Montreal, QC – TELUS today announced the opening of Canada's first fully sovereign AI factory, in Rimouski, Quebec, marking a historic milestone in the nation's stride towards technological independence. The milestone, announced on April 9, 2026, enables domestic production of NVIDIA-certified AI servers and positions Canada within a select group of. ISAIC provides a safe environment to develop and iterate Proof-of-Concepts (PoC), Minimum Viable Products (MVP), and Pilots, for any data, and AI/ML products. "For us, the support is even more important than the cost. OpenAI has its eye on Canada's energy capabilities as the company, now one of the world's most valuable, builds out data centres to power its artificial intelligence. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters) One.