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Canada Advances AI, Quantum and Digital Priorities at the 2026 G7 Digital Ministers' Meeting

Minister Evan Solomon signed a Canada-France statement to deepen quantum research cooperation at the G7 Digital Ministers' Meeting.

Government of Canada

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May 28, 2026

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Government of Canada, Minister of AI and Digital Innovation

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Fabric Networks Inc., Calgary. Reviewed against the primary source linked below.

At the May 2026 G7 Digital Ministers' Meeting, the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, signed a joint statement with France's Anne Le Hénanff to deepen bilateral cooperation on quantum research and development, covering multidisciplinary research, knowledge exchange, and workforce development.

Read alongside the G7 Cyber Security Working Group's September call to action, it shows Canada carrying the quantum file on both the innovation and the security side of the G7 table.

Our take

Canada is at the G7 table on both the research side and the security side of quantum, and that sets expectations for Canadian suppliers into allied programs. The practical reading for an operator: the standards your allied customers will hold you to are being written now, and a cryptographic inventory is the document that shows you are ready to meet them.

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