AI models and APIs

Large language models and GPU compute. Storing prompts in Canada and running the model in Canada are separate promises.

Canadian end to end: 1; Canadian-owned, data in Canada: 1; Run it yourself: 1; US-owned, Canadian region: 2; Data leaves Canada: 2

What to ask any AI model or API

Canadian-owned, data stored in Canada, and no US company running the infrastructure underneath.

AI models and APIs: Canadian end to end
Listing	Tier	Stored in Canada?	Owner	Servers run by
TELUS Sovereign AI Factory	Tier 1: Canadian end to end	Yes	Canadian	Not a US company

Canadian-owned and data stored in Canada, but the servers belong to AWS, Microsoft or Google, or the vendor does not say whose servers they are.

AI models and APIs: Canadian-owned, data in Canada
Listing	Tier	Stored in Canada?	Owner	Servers run by
Bell AI Fabric	Tier 2: Canadian-owned, data in Canada	Yes	Canadian	Owner not stated

Software you install on servers you choose. The vendor never holds your data.

AI models and APIs: Run it yourself
Listing	Tier	Stored in Canada?	Owner	Servers run by
Cohere	Self-hosted: Run it yourself	If you host it yourself	Canadian	Owner not stated

Data can be stored in Canada, and the owner is a US company.

AI models and APIs: US-owned, Canadian region
Listing	Tier	Stored in Canada?	Owner	Servers run by
Azure OpenAI (Microsoft Foundry)	Tier 4: US-owned, Canadian region	Yes, if you choose it	US	US company
OpenAI API and ChatGPT Enterprise	Tier 4: US-owned, Canadian region	Yes, if you choose it	US	US company

No Canadian storage option, whoever the owner is.

AI models and APIs: Data leaves Canada
Listing	Tier	Stored in Canada?	Owner	Servers run by
Claude API (Anthropic)	Tier 5: Data leaves Canada	No	US	US company
Mistral AI	Tier 5: Data leaves Canada	No	France	Owner not stated