By Adriano Marchese

Telus is planning to develop two major artificial-intelligence hubs in Canada as it looks to expand its technology-infrastructure footprint in the country.

The Vancouver, British Columbia, telecommunications-and-technology company said Tuesday that it plans to establish its first sovereign AI factories in Rimouski, Quebec and Kamloops, British Columbia.

Telus said the move is part of its pan-Canadian AI strategy to advance digital infrastructure in the country, and to "advance a secure and self-reliant digital economy... to provide sovereign, high-performance AI computing resources to power the nation's digital future."

Powering the facilities will be Nvidia's latest Hopper- and Blackwell-based supercomputers, which Telus said will be run almost fully on renewable energy.

Telus is also tapping into the pro-Canadian sentiment that has emerged in the country in response to the U.S. tariff situation.

"Telus' Sovereign AI Factories will be fully owned, operated and secured on Canadian soil by a Canadian company--ensuring that the compute power and intellectual property fueling AI development remain within the country," the company said.

The first facility is set to begin operations this summer in Quebec while the company works on expanding the second facility in British Columbia.

Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com

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April 15, 2025 09:39 ET (13:39 GMT)

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