Minister Solomon announces first 44 recipients of the AI Compute Access Fund
· GovernmentAnnouncement · Canada · Vancouver, British Columbia · completed
In Vancouver, Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, announces support for 44 projects through the AI Compute Access Fund — representing $66 million of the $300-million fund — to help Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises offset the cost of the high-performance computing they need to train models and build AI products. Launched under Canada's Sovereign AI Compute Strategy, the fund targets companies across life sciences, health care, energy, advanced manufacturing, agriculture, finance, natural resources, and transportation, with further funding offers to follow as assessments are finalized.
Organizations
- ISED — organizer