In this issue:

• Meet our newest members and affiliates 🚀👋
• Team Qanada at the Quantum World Congress 🇨🇦🌎
• The global quantum community is convening in Montréal, Québec this week ⚜️
• QIC's members & affiliates are making waves 🌊
• Must-read quantum news 🗞️
• Hot jobs: New quantum career opportunities 💼
• Don't miss these upcoming quantum events 🗓️

🚀👋 Growing collective strength: Meet the 5 newest additions to QIC

Last month, our quantum community continued to expand with the addition of 5 new members and affiliates to QIC. 👋

A little about QIC's newest additions:

• ​Equal1: Headquartered in Ireland with offices in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Equal1 is working to develop the world’s first hybrid quantum-classical computing chip.
• ​PINQ²: PINQ², the Quebec Digital and Quantum Innovation Platform, supports companies, SMEs, and start-ups by helping them de-risk their digital transformation while supporting their innovations.
• ​Quantum Algorithms Institute: QAI provides the expertise, training, and connections for the accelerated adoption of quantum technologies across business, education, and government in British Columbia, Canada, and beyond.
• ​​Quantum Horizons Alberta: QHA, a partnership between the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary, and University of Lethbridge, is a new $25-million initiative to expand foundational knowledge of quantum science and pursue transformational research into the potentials of quantum physics.
• ​Streetwise Consulting: Streetwise is a premier marketing communications consultancy supporting quantum technology companies succeed and grow through professional marketing communications services.

QIC now represents over 65 organizations across Canada, a testament to the vibrancy and momentum of our nation's quantum sector.

Join us in welcoming these newest additions to our community and stay tuned for more announcements soon! 👀

🇨🇦🌎 Team Qanada at Quantum World Congress

Canada's quantum ecosystem shone brightly at last week's Quantum World Congress in the Greater Washington, DC area, demonstrating our nation's global leadership in this frontier field.

From honouring pioneers to showcasing innovative startups to discussing key policy issues, Canadian representatives across industry, research, and government made their mark.
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Here are a few highlights from the week:
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🏆 Gilles Brassard, one of the earliest pioneers of quantum information science, was honoured for developing BB84 (40 years ago!) and pioneering quantum cryptography
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🥉 SBQuantum placed 3rd in the pitch competition, and Anyon Systems was among the top 7 finalists
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🚀 Phantom Photonics was chosen as one of only 10 companies to advance to Phase II of the NATO DIANA program

🌟 8 QIC members were featured in the Canadian Quantum Showcase, including Xanadu, Anyon Systems, Nord Quantique, D-Wave, SoftwareQ, Qubic Technologies, Phantom Photonics, and the Quantum Valley Ideas Lab
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🔐 evolutionQ's CEO and QIC Board Chair Michele Mosca gave a plenary on "Cyber Resilience in the Quantum Age"

🇨🇦 Michael Rosenblatt and Rajat Ghosh from Canada's National Quantum Strategy Secretariat took to the main stage to share insights on global quantum strategies and policy considerations
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🌕 Nord Quantique's CEO Julien Camirand Lemyre was featured in a workshop on "Emulating the Apollo Space Program for Quantum Computing"
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🌱 Institut quantique of the Université de Sherbrooke and the Open Quantum Institute led a workshop on quantum and sustainability

⚜️ The Délégation du Québec à Washington convened the quantum community, fostering connections that bridge innovation across borders
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🍁 The Embassy of Canada in Washington hosted a special networking event, connecting quantum technology adopters and investors with Canadian quantum innovators

🌍 Representatives from the Government of Canada and the National Research Council Canada participated in a multilateral dialogue on quantum

The Canadian quantum contingent was further strengthened by active participation from QIC members and affiliates such as CMC Microsystems, Québec Quantique, Distriq, the Quantum Algorithms Institute, the Canadian team from Honeywell Aerospace, and a few other representatives from across the country, amplifying our nation's impactful presence.

→ For a more about Team Qanada at the Quantum World Congress, check out our LinkedIn post.

🎬 Happening now: IEEE Quantum Week in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Montréal has transformed into the global quantum capital for this year's IEEE Quantum Week — the IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering — which is in full swing. Now on its 5th year, this is the first time the conference has been hosted outside of the US.
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QIC members and affiliates are out in force, contributing their expertise and showcasing Canadian innovation at its finest.

Look out for highlights on QIC's LinkedIn and in the next issue of Quantum, Eh? 👀

👏 QIC community achievements and highlights

Dive into the latest achievements and highlights from Canada's quantum trailblazers:

• Blusson QMI has released its 2023 annual report → Read it here​​
• CMC Microsystems is partnering with Quantum City and Quantum Algorithms Institute to host a build your superconducting quantum device workshop. → Learn more
• Crypto4A announced its certification to the new post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards recently published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. → Read more​​
• Distriq announced the appointment of Pascale Nini as new CEO. Welcome Pascale! → Read more ​
• D-Wave and NTT DOCOMO Improve Mobile Network Performance by 15% with Quantum Optimization Technology. → Read more​​
• InfoSec Global was featured in 3 Gartner Hype Cycle™ reports this year. → Read more​​
• IonQ has announced a breakthrough of the first trapped ion quantum system to surpass 99.9% fidelity on barium. → Read about it here​
• Keysight Technologies released a paper in collaboration with Google on enhancing circuit simulations with frequency-domain flux quantization for the first time in an EDA tool. → Read the paper here and more about the tool here​​
• Multiverse Computing has been selected to participate in the AWS Generative AI Accelerator → Read more​
• Nord Quantique and OTI Lumionics collaborated on OLED material discovery using quantum simulations. → Read more​​
• Phantom Photonics was recognized as one of the top ten companies from the first cohort of the NATO DIANA acceleration program and has been selected to move on to Phase II. → Read more​
• The Quantum Algorithms Institute has opened applications for the Quantum Catalyst Mitacs Program. → Read more​
• Juniper Networks is investing in Quantum Bridge Technologies to develop quantum-safe networking solutions. → Read more​
• Quantum Bridge gained fast-track approval in Canada for quantum-safe encryption with DSKE and post-quantum cryptography. - Read more​
• Hoi-Kong Lo, Quantum Bridge's Co-Founder and CSO was awarded the 2024 QCMC International Quantum Award "for outstanding achievements in quantum science research." → Read more​​
• The Quantum Insider and MATTER launch EXPANSE Quantum to Empower to the UAE Quantum Ecosystem. → Read more​​
• Quantum Industry Canada's CEO Lisa Lambert was featured in Profound Impact's latest blog. → Read it here​
• Qubic Technologies announced they are joining the MaRS Discovery District. → Read more ​
• SBQuantum is sending its quantum sensor tech to space with two new contracts with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. → Read more​
• SBQuantum placed third overall at the Quantum World Congress pitch competition. → Read more​​
• SoftwareQ co-founders published an article on quantum resource estimation for large scale quantum algorithms. → Read more​

🗞️ Buzzworthy quantum headlines and resources

• The Quantum Insider released a new report forecasting that quantum computing will contribute $1 trillion in value creation by 2035. → Read more​
• Quandela launched its Canadian subsidiary. → Read more​
• The QUIN Center of Excellence released its expert task force report on opportunities in the quantum technologies value chain across QUAD Nations. → Read more​
• New trends are appearing in China's quantum technology strengths. → Read more​
• Boeing announced plans to demonstrate quantum networking in space. → Read about it here​
• What experts are saying about the new NIST quantum-resistant encryption standards (featuring Dr. Michele Mosca, CEO of evolutionQ). → Read more​

And from our colleagues to the south:

• The US released its "Report on Post-Quantum Cryptography" which describes the US national strategy to transition to PQC, estimates the funding needed, and summarizes the work done already. → Read more​
• ​US Senators introduce legislation to authorize $2.5B for quantum research and development. → Read more​
• US is pushing for stronger international cooperation in quantum technology. → Read more​

Learn more about the field from think pieces, podcasts and blogs by members of the QIC community:

• Equal1's Jason Lynch talks opportunities in quantum computing on the Business Matters with Karl Fitzpatrick podcast → Listen here​
• Nord Quantique's CEO Julien Camirand Lemyre shares the story of co-founding his company in Dead Cat Live Cat → Watch the episode here ​
• Photonic's Dr. Stephanie Simmons talks quantum secure cryptography, scalability, and the future of commercial quantum technologies in the What's up with Tech podcast → Watch and listen here​
• Photonic's CEO Paul Terry discusses Canada's role in the in quantum computing revolution in a Future Economy essay →Read it here ​
• The Quantum Insider had experts weigh in to define quantum supremacy. → Read it here​

💼 Career opportunities in Canada's quantum industry

Curious about careers that don’t just follow the trends but set them?

Canada’s quantum sector is the playing field for those who dream big and innovate bigger. With a plethora of positions available at QIC's Members and Affiliates, your future career awaits on the cutting edge!

📌 From the QIC community job board:

• ​01 Communique is looking engineers, as well as sales and marketing professionals
• ​Anyon Systems is seeking an analog and mixed-signal engineer, and a quantum nanofabrication engineer
• ​Bita Quantum AI is seeking a new Independent Sales Consultant
• ​BTQ has open roles in both software and hardware engineering
• ​CMC Microsystems has an opening for a Legal Contracts Specialist, and two Senior Architect Advisors
• ​Crypto4A invites interested individuals to contact their recruitment team
• ​D-Wave has open roles in finance, sales and marketing, and research and development
• ​InfoSec Global has open roles in cybersecurity and cryptography engineering and sales
• ​Ki3 is always looking to have conversations with interested candidates
• ​Nanoacademic Technologies is seeking a Devops Developer/Software Developer
• ​Nord Quantique is seeking a quantum applications scientist
• ​OZ Optics has several open roles in all areas of its business
• ​Pasqal has an open roles Sherbrooke for a QPU performance scientist
• ​Photonic is looking for hardware engineers and senior quantum scientists
• ​Q-Block Computing is looking for an Experimental AO Physicist and a UI Designer & Programmer
• ​Quantum Horizons Alberta has launched a search to fill multiple tenure-track positions in quantum and the Artificial Intelligence Cohort Hire initiative is recruiting 21 researchers who are using AI and Machine Learning research across a range of disciplines. Learn more.​
• ​Quantum Valley Ideas Lab is hiring an Electrical Engineer, a Software Engineer, and a number of postdocs
• ​softwareQ is looking for a quantum software engineer, a quantum algorithms and/or quantum error correction (fault-tolerance) researcher, and an intern (co-op)
• ​Solid State AI is always accepting CVs
• ​Xanadu has open roles in quantum computing education, finance & operations, hardware, and software & algorithms
• ​Zero Point Cryogenics is looking for a Welding and Fabrication Technician

📅 Quantum-related events in Canada

• ​Q-Site 2024, hosted in-person in Toronto and Vancouver and online Sept 27-29
• ​qConnect2024 hosted in Calgary, AB October 2-3
• ​GenQ Quantum Computing Hackathon, hosted in Calgary, October 4-6
• ​CANARIE Summit, hosted in Ottawa, October 9-10
• ​Quantum Days hosted in Toronto, ON February 19-21, 2025
• ​QUANTUM NOW / L'INSTANT QUANTIQUE hosted by Quantum Industry Canada in partnership with Distriq and Québec Quantique in Montreal, QC June 18-19

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