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The Vancouver quantum computing firm's fab and packaging plant is selected for the federal investment summit prospectus; the project is a proposal, not a funded build.
Photonic Inc., a Vancouver-based quantum-computing company, has proposed Project VANGUARD, a multi-tenant semiconductor fabrication and packaging facility estimated at up to CA$500 million (US$359.1 million), with the project selected for inclusion in the official Canada Investment Summit Prospectus announced September 14, 2026.
The facility is pitched as shared pilot-scale infrastructure for tenants working on quantum computing, AI, aerospace, defence, advanced optical sensing, and semiconductor packaging. Photonic itself would be the anchor tenant, with T-centre qubits (optically linked silicon spin-qubits) as the first workload. The proposal is positioned as domestic infrastructure for chip technologies the Canadian ecosystem currently has to source abroad.
Photonic CEO Don Mattrick positioned the project as a Canadian-scaling play, citing the firm's Vancouver roots and a stated goal of building a sovereign quantum-AI stack domestically. The release does not name a site, a construction start, or a committed capital stack.
The CA$500 million figure is an estimated facility cost, not a financing commitment. Photonic's prior capital base is separate: a CA$275 million Series A at a roughly US$2 billion valuation, and participation in Canada's Quantum Champions Program and Stage B of DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. Whether VANGUARD moves from prospectus to funded build will depend on the federal and provincial capital stack assembled around the Summit.