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Canada to take an equity stake of up to C$1.6 billion in Cohere

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Source: Prime Minister of CanadaAlso reported by BetaKit

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on 29 October 2026 in Montréal that the Government of Canada will make an equity investment of up to C$1.6 billion in Cohere, in stages and on commercial terms. In return Cohere commits to create at least 1,000 technical jobs in Canada by 2030, to spend at least C$1.7 billion on more computing infrastructure in Canada by 2030, to keep its Canadian incorporation and headquarters, and to keep working with the Canadian AI Safety Institute. NVIDIA, Bell and Schwarz Group are also investing.

Why it matters

The federal government becomes a shareholder in Cohere, on conditions that keep the company’s headquarters and new computing capacity in Canada.

When
29 Oct 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0545
Where
Canada
Who
Cohere, Government of Canada, NVIDIA, Bell, Schwarz Group, Canadian AI Safety Institute; Mark Carney, Evan Solomon, Aidan Gomez

Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from Prime Minister of Canada and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 30 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0545: “Canada to take an equity stake of up to C$1.6 billion in Cohere.” wheresthe.ai, 29 Oct 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/ca-canada-to-invest-up-to-1-6-billion-in-cohere-2026-10/ (source: Prime Minister of Canada).

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