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Toronto, ON – Quantum Industry Canada (QIC) welcomes the federal government’s announcement in Toronto Friday of a $195M investment in Xanadu Quantum Technologies. This announcement clearly signals Canada’s willingness to make the investments necessary to position Canada as a global leader in quantum technologies.
Quantum Industry Canada (QIC) announced today that Lisa Lambert, the organization’s inaugural Chief Executive Officer (CEO), will conclude her tenure with QIC at the end of June to pursue a new career opportunity, and that Sean Lee of TRIUMF will step in as Acting CEO on an interim basis effective June 29, 2026.
On April 30, 2026, Lisa Lambert, CEO of Quantum Industry Canada (QIC), appeared as a witness before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) as part of its study on “Opportunities, Risks, and Regulation of AI in Canada’s Strategic Industries.”
Her opening statement underscores a central message: AI and quantum are distinct technologies with different capabilities, timelines, risks, and policy implications — and treating them as a single category creates real risk in both policy and execution.
The testimony also highlights the growing convergence of AI, high-performance computing, and quantum systems; the urgent need for coordinated execution on post-quantum cybersecurity; and the importance of ensuring Canada converts its early strengths in quantum into enduring strategic and economic advantage.
More broadly, the statement reinforces a shift increasingly taking place globally: quantum is evolving from a science and innovation issue into a strategic infrastructure, economic security, and sovereign capability issue.
QUANTUM NOW | DEFSEC hosted by Quantum Industry Canada (QIC) is a national convening focused on converting Canada’s quantum leadership into operational advantage
On behalf of the Quantum Industry Canada (QIC) community, happy World Quantum Day 2026!
Quantum Industry Canada (QIC) today announced that BMO has joined its national consortium, strengthening engagement between Canada’s quantum sector and the financial services industry.
On February 24, the Empire Club of Canada and Quantum Industry Canada convened a senior roundtable to tackle one of the most pressing questions facing Canada’s quantum, defence, and innovation community.
In response to the Government of Canada’s release of the new Defence Industrial Strategy, Lisa Lambert, CEO, Quantum Industry Canada (QIC), released the following statement.
Quantum Industry Canada (QIC), the national industry-led consortium uniting Canada’s quantum sector, today announced its participation in the 2026 Year of Quantum Security (YQS2026), a global initiative focused on accelerating readiness for the security implications of the quantum era.