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Bell–Queen's sovereign AI supercomputing project

Queen’s University / Bell Canada · Kingston, Ontario

Record on-105 · 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06

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Identity provenance

Lifecycle

Proposed

Queen’s and Bell announced a Kingston supercomputing-facility proposal under a December 2025 memorandum of understanding, conditional on government funding.

Evidence date
2025-12-15
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Facility or project lifecycle

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-ontario_a-on-105-1

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. Bell–Queen's sovereign AI supercomputing project. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record on-105; claim pub-ontario_a-on-105-1. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2025-12-15; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/on-105/#claim-pub-ontario_a-on-105-1

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Cooling

Planned

The proposed facility would use high-efficiency design and heat recapture; no installed cooling system is established.

Evidence date
2025-12-15
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Cooling system at stated scope

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-ontario_a-on-105-2

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. Bell–Queen's sovereign AI supercomputing project. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record on-105; claim pub-ontario_a-on-105-2. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2025-12-15; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/on-105/#claim-pub-ontario_a-on-105-2

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Ownership

Planned

Queen’s would lead supercomputer procurement, architecture and operation; Bell would lead facility design, financing, construction and maintenance. This does not establish final property ownership.

Evidence date
2025-12-15
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Ownership operator or developer relationship

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-ontario_a-on-105-3

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. Bell–Queen's sovereign AI supercomputing project. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record on-105; claim pub-ontario_a-on-105-3. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2025-12-15; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/on-105/#claim-pub-ontario_a-on-105-3

Cite the linked primary evidence as well. Publication and access dates do not establish current operations.