National Quantum Strategy Roadmap: Quantum Communication and Post-Quantum Cryptography

The National Quantum Strategy's communication and cryptography roadmap sets out two tracks: deployable post-quantum cryptography to protect Canadian systems now, and a national secure quantum communication network as longer term infrastructure.

For operators of critical infrastructure the near term track is the one that lands on a budget: it is the federal framing behind the Cyber Centre's migration timelines and the funding programs that follow from them.

Our take

Two tracks, one budget question. The long term network is a decade of science. The near term track is post-quantum cryptography you can deploy into the firewalls and VPNs you already run, without rip and replace. That is where a Canadian operator's money goes first, because it is the track that changes an audit finding this year.