On July 20, 2021, Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced public consultations on the National Quantum Strategy. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada said it would hold virtual roundtables during the summer and had opened a strategy website, consultation paper, survey, and email channel for submissions.
The department linked the consultations to the CAD 360 million (~US$290 million) commitment in Budget 2021 and said a new secretariat at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada would coordinate the strategy. The process was announced in the news release on public consultations for the National Quantum Strategy.