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| Founder 👔 | Alireza Yazdi |
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Anyon Systems Inc. (commonly Anyon Systems) is a Canadian quantum computing company that designs and builds superconducting, gate-based quantum computers and related subsystems, including cryogenic infrastructure and control electronics. The company is based in Québec and develops integrated quantum computing systems for research and government use in Canada.
Anyon Systems designed and built MonarQ, a universal superconducting quantum computer operated by Calcul Québec. CBC News described MonarQ as one of only two universal quantum computers operating in Canada at the time of its inauguration, the other being IBM Quantum System One in Bromont, Québec.[1]
History
Anyon Systems was founded in 2014 by deep tech entrepreneur Alireza Yazdi, who has served as the company’s chief executive officer since its founding.[2]
Early engineering and simulation work
In its early years, Anyon Systems focused on developing engineering software and numerical simulation tools for the design and optimisation of superconducting quantum devices. Company researchers presented work at multiple American Physical Society (APS) March Meetings describing high-fidelity electromagnetic simulation, black-box quantization methods, and numerical modelling of superconducting qubits and multi-qubit processors.[3][4]
This work emphasized the use of massively parallel computational toolkits to study crosstalk, parasitic coupling, and electromagnetic interference in superconducting quantum processors.
In 2017, Yazdi co-authored an APS March Meeting presentation with Julian Kelly and John M. Martinis describing a high-fidelity numerical investigation of crosstalk in a multi-qubit superconducting processor using three-dimensional electromagnetic simulation.[5]
Work with Google Quantum AI
In a 2017 profile of Google’s superconducting quantum computing program, Physics World reported that Google had engaged Anyon Systems for system-engineering support related to the design of superconducting quantum processors.[6]
During this period, Anyon Systems researchers collaborated with members of Google’s quantum hardware team, including Julian Kelly and John M. Martinis, on simulation-driven approaches to processor design. Martinis later shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2025 for contributions to the experimental realization of macroscopic quantum phenomena in superconducting circuits.[7]
Transition to integrated quantum systems
By the late 2010s, Anyon Systems shifted its focus from software and modelling tools toward building complete, integrated quantum computing systems. Prior to MonarQ, the company built a quantum computer for researchers at the Valcartier military base in Québec. CBC News reported that this system was the only operational quantum computer in Québec before the introduction of universal quantum computers.[1]
In 2021, Anyon Systems delivered a gate-based superconducting quantum computer, known as Yukon, to Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), part of Canada’s Department of National Defence. The system was described by the company as Canada’s first gate-based quantum computer and was intended for research within Canada’s defence science ecosystem.[8]
Technology
Anyon Systems has stated that it pursues a vertically integrated approach to quantum computer development, designing and building multiple layers of its hardware and software stack in-house. According to the company, this includes the development of superconducting quantum processors, cryogenic dilution refrigeration systems, control electronics, and low-level firmware.
This approach contrasts with that of many quantum computing companies, which focus primarily on quantum processing unit (QPU) design while sourcing dilution refrigerators, control electronics, and supporting infrastructure from third-party suppliers. Anyon Systems has described its vertically integrated model as intended to enable tighter system-level optimisation and closer coupling between hardware, electronics, and control software.[8]
Quantum computing systems
MonarQ (Calcul Québec)
MonarQ is a universal superconducting quantum computer designed and built by Anyon Systems. The system was constructed at the company’s facilities in Dorval, a suburb of Montreal, and incorporates a dilution refrigerator operating near absolute zero to maintain qubit coherence.
CBC News reported that MonarQ is one of only two universal quantum computers operating in Canada at the time of its inauguration, the other being IBM Quantum System One in Bromont, Québec.[1]
MonarQ is operated by Calcul Québec and is installed at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Montréal, where it is made available to researchers for experimental and applied quantum computing work.[9]
Yukon (DRDC)
Yukon is a gate-based superconducting quantum computing system delivered by Anyon Systems to Defence Research and Development Canada in 2021. According to company statements, Yukon was Canada’s first gate-based quantum computer and represented an early deployment of programmable quantum computing technology within Canada’s defence research infrastructure.[8]
Canadian Quantum Champions Program
In December 2025, the Government of Canada launched Phase 1 of the **Canadian Quantum Champions Program** (CQCP), a federal initiative aimed at accelerating the development of fault-tolerant, industrial-scale quantum computers and strengthening Canada’s quantum technology ecosystem. The program forms part of a broader C$334.3 million investment announced in Budget 2025 to support domestic quantum innovation and strategic technological sovereignty.[10]
As part of Phase 1 of the CQCP, the government selected four Canadian-headquartered quantum technology companies—Anyon Systems, Nord Quantique, Photonic Inc., and Xanadu Quantum Technologies—to receive milestone-based support, with each company eligible for up to C$23 million in non-repayable contributions.[10]
Media coverage described the CQCP as part of a broader federal effort to retain Canadian quantum companies domestically amid international competition. According to BetaKit, participation in the program includes conditions aimed at keeping participating firms headquartered in Canada, and the initiative was framed as a response to a United States military-backed quantum research effort associated with DARPA.[11]
Under the CQCP, the National Research Council of Canada was tasked with establishing a Benchmarking Quantum Platform to assess participating technologies as they progress toward technical milestones in fault-tolerant quantum computing.[10]
Québec quantum computing ecosystem
The development of MonarQ forms part of Québec’s broader quantum computing strategy. CBC News reported that the Québec government invested nearly $200 million over a seven-year period to support the province’s quantum technology sector.[1]
Alongside MonarQ, Québec hosts IBM Quantum System One in Bromont, operated by PINQ², making the province one of the few jurisdictions worldwide with multiple operational universal quantum computers.[12]
Manufacturing and partnerships
In 2025, Anyon Systems and the MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre (C2MI) announced a collaboration to develop an industrial quantum chip fabrication facility in Bromont, Québec, with Anyon Systems described as an anchor partner.[13]
See also
- Quantum computing
- Superconducting qubit
- Calcul Québec
- IBM Quantum System One
- Xanadu Quantum Technologies
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Quantum computers put Quebec on the map in race to develop revolutionary technology". CBC News. 2023.
- ↑ "Dr. Alireza Yazdi testimony to the Standing Committee on Industry". openparliament.ca.
- ↑ "Blackbox quantization and numerical study of a planar concentric transmon superconducting qubit". American Physical Society.
- ↑ "Surface current and DC cross talk in superconducting multi-qubit processors". American Physical Society.
- ↑ "High fidelity numerical investigation of cross talk in a multi-qubit Xmon processor". American Physical Society.
- ↑ "Google's 'supreme' 20-qubit quantum computer". Physics World. 2017.
- ↑ "John M. Martinis – Facts". NobelPrize.org.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Anyon delivers an integrated quantum computer to the DND". Anyon Systems. 20 December 2021.
- ↑ "Official inauguration of MonarQ, a quantum computer dedicated to research and innovation". Calcul Québec. 25 September 2024.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Minister Solomon announces major new quantum initiative". Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Canada launches its own quantum research program to rival DARPA initiative". BetaKit. 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Canada's IBM Quantum System One unveiled in Quebec". IBM Newsroom. 2023.
- ↑ "Anyon Systems becomes anchor partner in new quantum manufacturing facility at C2MI". C2MI. 18 September 2025.
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