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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-2026-10-07
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Identity provenance
- name: Queen’s University
- operator: Queen’s University
- province: Queen’s University
- city: Queen’s University
- record_kind: Queen’s University
- disposition: Queen’s University
Lifecycle
ProposedQueen’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
- Laying the groundwork for Canada’s AI and data sovereignty | Queen's Gazette · Queen’s University
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-2026-10-07 (publication date: 2026-10-07); 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-2026-10-07/records/on-105/#claim-pub-ontario_a-on-105-1
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Cooling
PlannedThe 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
- Laying the groundwork for Canada’s AI and data sovereignty | Queen's Gazette · Queen’s University
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-2026-10-07 (publication date: 2026-10-07); 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-2026-10-07/records/on-105/#claim-pub-ontario_a-on-105-2
Cite the linked primary evidence as well. Publication and access dates do not establish current operations.
Ownership
PlannedQueen’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
- Laying the groundwork for Canada’s AI and data sovereignty | Queen's Gazette · Queen’s University
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-2026-10-07 (publication date: 2026-10-07); 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-2026-10-07/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.