AI models and APIs
Does TELUS Sovereign AI Factory store data in Canada?
GPU compute and AI platform hosted in Canada
Yes.
For Canadian customers, TELUS Sovereign AI Factory stores data in Canada. It is Canadian-owned.
Tier 1: Canadian end to endCanadian-owned, data stored in Canada, and no US company running the infrastructure underneath.
Checked 2026-10-13 against the vendor's own pages.
The facts, claim by claim
- Where data is stored
- Rimouski, Québec (Tier III data centre); expansion planned in Kamloops, BC
- Where it is processed
- Canada: 100% of compute and storage stays in Canada (TELUS)
- Support and backups
- No replication to the US or other jurisdictions; 24/7 management and support by onshore Canadian teams (TELUS)
- Owner
- TELUS Communications Inc. (TELUS Corporation) · Parent country: Canada
- Servers run by
- TELUS-owned or capital-leased hardware · Not a US company
- Customer-held keys
- Not recorded
- Certifications
- TELUS says additional certifications are in progress
- Worth knowing
- Fully sold out at Rimouski in 2026 (TELUS). TELUS states it is not subject to the US CLOUD Act; this directory records the ownership chain and does not assess that claim.
What the rules say about this
- Nova Scotia public bodies: Storage and access must both be in Canada: check support access and backups, not only storage.
- Québec Law 25: Canada is not Québec: storage in Toronto still needs a privacy impact assessment for Québec data.
- OCAP®: Data held by any outside vendor is not in the Nation's possession, whoever owns the vendor.
Summaries only; each rule page links the law or regulator. Not legal advice.
Canadian alternatives to TELUS Sovereign AI Factory
Other ai models and apis listings that are Canadian-owned, not US-owned, or self-hostable.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell AI Fabric | Tier 2: Canadian-owned, data in Canada | Yes | Canadian | Owner not stated |
| Cohere | Self-hosted: Run it yourself | If you host it yourself | Canadian | Owner not stated |
Sources
All checked 2026-10-13. Claims about storage and ownership rest on the vendor's own pages (or its parent's); supporting links can include regulators and program lists.