0 to 90 days
Demand map
List public workloads, sensitivity level, volume, latency, and audit needs.
Dialogue brief
Zero to launch
Launch a Canadian AI compute lane.
The demo proves demand. Government teams can use AI today. The gap is not imagination. The gap is a practical Canadian route for sensitive work.
CA$1,605 routed outside Canada today
Demand is hereAI is already useful for accountability work.
Data is sensitiveRouting and logs must be explainable.
Money can stackAnchor demand makes capital possible.
Build is knownPower, fibre, cooling, tenants, operations.
Path to launch
From zero to operating lane.
Start with demand, not concrete. A data centre becomes financeable when enough credible workloads are attached to it.
3 to 6 months
Site and power
Shortlist sites with grid capacity, fibre, cooling, zoning, and resilience.
6 to 12 months
Anchor deal
Blend tenant commitments, public guarantees, and infrastructure capital.
12 to 24 months
Build and certify
Commission secure operations, audit logs, routing controls, and model access.
24 months plus
Launch lane
Run the first government AI workloads with published cost and evidence metrics.
Money and constraints
What has to pencil.
The public sector does not need to build everything. It needs to create a credible demand signal that builders and capital can underwrite.
Funding stack
Illustrative structure for a first Canadian public-sector AI compute lane.
Government anchor workload commitments35%
Private infrastructure capital40%
Federal and provincial guarantees15%
Utility, site, and training incentives10%
Constraint pressure
The hard parts are operational. The meeting has to surface these early.
First meeting agenda
Four questions, one room.
Useful for a CAO, CIO, deputy minister, builder, utility, privacy lead, and procurement lead.
What work moves first?
Pick three workflows with real volume: grants, procurement, permits, records, or service triage.
What must stay Canadian?
Classify public, sensitive, protected, regulated, and confidential workloads.
Who signs demand?
Name the anchor tenants, budget owners, and minimum spend that makes financing real.
What blocks launch?
Power, interconnect, cooling, security certification, procurement, GPUs, and model availability.
The ask is a pilot lane.
One Canadian route. One sensitive government workflow. Published cost, latency, quality, routing, and audit metrics. If it works, expand it.