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Montreal, October 23, 2023 — Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, Minister Responsible for Regional Economic Development and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montreal Region today announced an investment of $4 million in addition to the $2.5 million contributed in 2022 to set up a quantum communication test bed. The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec also announced $3.6 million in federal funding. Numana, the non-profit organization responsible for the deployment and operation of the test bed, is confident that the benefits for the business community and the impacts of quantum communication on society and the economy in Quebec and across Canada will be substantial.
9 November 2023