Ottawa’s latest defense industrial roadmap treats quantum computing as a strategic priority requiring government protection and accelerated development. Quantum sits alongside artificial intelligence, critical minerals, munitions, and space technologies as sectors vital for military capability and economic security.
Rather than issuing a dedicated quantum plan, policymakers embedded it within a broader mobilization strategy linking research institutions, commercial developers, and defense procurement systems.
Federal planners are now building mechanisms to connect university laboratories with defense contractors and military buyers. The goal is to compress the timeline from scientific breakthrough to battlefield deployment. This approach marks a policy shift from treating quantum primarily as academic research toward viewing it as industrial infrastructure requiring sovereign control.
Economic projections estimate procurement spending could hit $180 billion by 2035, with another $290 billion flowing into related infrastructure and $125 billion rippling through wider economic activity.
According to Canadian officials, quantum and AI could improve battlefield performance while boosting economic output. Sovereign capability sits at the strategy’s core, and officials say this will involve maintaining domestic access to manufacturing capacity, intellectual property rights, supply networks, and long-term technical support.
Arctic defense needs and operational readiness for military and coast guard forces in remote northern regions justify the approach, particularly where foreign suppliers cannot be depended on to supply equipment reliably.
BOREALIS, the newly established Bureau of Research, Engineering and Advanced Leadership in Innovation and Science, will coordinate quantum research alongside cybersecurity and other emerging fields. The bureau will manage a network of secure innovation facilities where vetted researchers can collaborate with defense industry partners and military personnel under classified conditions.
Multiple funding programs push companies past early development stages. A $244 million stream managed by the National Research Council supports small and mid-sized businesses working on defense or dual-use applications, while a $4 billion capital platform through the Business Development Bank provides financing and strategic advice for firms scaling production to enter allied supply chains.
Ottawa plans to serve as the first buyer for domestic innovators, particularly in sectors where commercial markets remain underdeveloped. Protection measures accompany the expansion through export licensing, foreign investment screening, and research partnership protocols designed to block hostile acquisition of sensitive technologies.
Similar controls are appearing globally as nations seek technological independence, making international operations harder for companies.
The strategy positions Canadian quantum firms as potential suppliers within NATO and allied defense networks through what officials call a Build-Partner-Buy approach. Domestic production takes priority where feasible, with international partnerships filling gaps Canada cannot address independently.
Any foreign procurement must preserve sovereign control over critical systems. Universities get pulled deeper into defense work through new advisory councils and testing programs designed to channel campus research directly toward military needs.
American quantum computing firms, such as D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS), and others based in other countries will now have more concentrated competition coming from Canada in the years to come.
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