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Contribution: AI Compute Infrastructure Program

MILA - Institut québécois d'intelligence artificielle

$19,728,023.00

515517

FY 2025-26 · 2025-04-01

Summary
Expand national AI compute capacity to address urgent AI research needs across Canada. This initiative will increase available compute resources, providing researchers with equitable access to high-performance AI infrastructure, high-quality Canadian datasets, secure storage, and advanced software tools.
Program
AI Compute Infrastructure Program
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Business Number
702673120
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Additional Information
2025/26 to 2028/29
Additional Information (French)
2025/26 à 2028/29
Agreement End Date
2029-03-31
Agreement Number
515517
Agreement Start Date
2025-04-01
Agreement Title
515517
Agreement Title (French)
515517
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$19,728,023.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
Expand national AI compute capacity to address urgent AI research needs across Canada. This initiative will increase available compute resources, providing researchers with equitable access to high-performance AI infrastructure, high-quality Canadian datasets, secure storage, and advanced software tools.
Description (French)
Accroître la capacité nationale de calcul en IA afin de répondre aux besoins urgents en matière de recherche dans ce domaine à l'échelle du Canada. Cette initiative permettra d'augmenter les ressources informatiques disponibles et d'offrir aux chercheurs un accès équitable à une infrastructure d'IA hautement performante, à des ensembles de données canadiennes de grande qualité, à des services de stockage sécurisés et à des outils logiciels de pointe.
Expected Results
Add an AI research computing cluster to expand access for researchers and industry to address immediate capacity gaps.
Expected Results (French)
Ajoutera un cluster de calcul de recherche en IA pour élargir l'accès des chercheurs et de l'industrie afin de combler les lacunes immédiates en matière de capacité
Federal Riding
Rosemont--La Petite-Patrie
Federal Riding (French)
Rosemont--La Petite-Patrie
Federal Riding Number
24064
NAICS Code
541710
Organization Code
ic
Organization
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada
Program Name
AI Compute Infrastructure Program
Program Name (French)
Programme d'infrastructure de calcul en 'IA
Program Purpose
Augment existing public compute infrastructure to address immediate needs of researchers and innovators
Program Purpose (French)
Augmenter l'infrastructure informatique publique existante pour répondre aux besoins immédiats des chercheurs et des innovateurs
Recipient Business Number
702673120
Recipient City
Montreal
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
MILA - Institut québécois d'intelligence artificielle
Recipient Operating Name
Mila
Recipient Postal Code
H2S3H1
Recipient Province or Territory
QC
Recipient Type
O
Reference Number
033-2024-2025-Q4-515517