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Micrologic launches sovereign data vault to challenge US cloud dominance in Canada
Micrologic has launched a sovereign data vault designed to keep critical Canadian information under domestic jurisdiction, escalating the country’ s push to reduce its dependence on US cloud giants.
Unveiled at the Convergence 2026 technology event in Québec City, the
Canadian Sovereign Digital Vault is now available to businesses and public institutions. Micrologic said the platform provides a high-capacity repository for protecting sensitive data across Canada.
Built on the company’ s Cirrus cloud technology, the system creates an isolated copy of an organisation’ s data that can be used to restore operations following a cyberattack or other disruption. Data stored in the vault remains hosted in Canada and subject exclusively to Canadian jurisdiction.
The launch comes as foreign hyperscalers dominate Canada’ s cloud infrastructure market. Micrologic said three US providers account for about 85 % of the marketwhile Canada’ s cloud sector reached almost US $ 26 billion in 2025.
Micrologic is positioning the vault as both a cybersecurity platform and an infrastructure play aimed at strengthening national digital sovereignty.
The company recently secured US $ 45 million in financial backing from Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Investissement Québec. It plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure, research and development and its workforce.
Micrologic has also signed Québec Clauses with the provincial government designed to prevent the company being sold to foreign interests.
CEO Stéphane Garneau said the project was intended to protect essential services, maintain business continuity and ensure critical decisions involving Canadian data can continue to be made domestically during major digital security disruptions.
Spire Global puts US-built satellites into orbit as defence demand drives domestic production
Spire Global has put its new US satellite manufacturing capability into orbit, launching the first three spacecraft built at its Boulder, Colorado facility as demand for domestically produced space systems grows across national security and defence.
The satellites flew aboard SpaceX’ s Transporter-18 rideshare mission, marking the first operational deployment from the facility and expanding Spire’ s ability to build, integrate and test spacecraft entirely on US soil.
The move gives Spire an end-to-end domestic production base aimed at government customers seeking faster deployment, tighter supply-chain control and resilient access to critical space infrastructure.
Theresa Condor, CEO, Spire Global, said the deployment represented an important step in supporting US national security missions.
“ By establishing end-to-end satellite production on US soil, we can provide US national security and defense partners with the speed, resilience and domestic infrastructure needed to develop and deploy mission-specific capabilities,” she said.
Spire said its Boulder operation combines satellite development, manufacturing, integration and testing under one vertically integrated roof. The company argues this model can shorten deployment timelines while strengthening security around sensitive spacecraft and their supply chains.
Combined with Spire’ s existing production operations in the UK and Europe, the company said it now has capacity to manufacture between 300 and 400 satellites annually.
The expansion comes as governments increasingly seek sovereign space capabilities and more resilient domestic supply chains. For Spire, Boulder creates a US production hub capable of serving defence and intelligence missions without relying on overseas manufacturing infrastructure for critical spacecraft production and rapid deployment. www. intelligentcio. com
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