Mitacs Workshops

All workshops are open for free registration to college students, undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and recent graduates (within the last 2 years) from Canadian institutions, as well as Mitacs program participants & alumni.

Mitacs Quantum Workshops

Mitacs is excited to announce another set of six quantum workshops in partnership with Qubo Consulting Corp., aimed at developing Canadian talent for the quantum workforce. Learn how quantum differs from classical technology, explore emerging quantum technologies, and understand the opportunities and threats for businesses. Stay ahead of the curve, enhance your employability, and future-proof your career by learning about quantum today. Our online webinars, starting in October, will feature industry experts and cover topics like quantum applications, threats, and business communication. Join us and take the first step in developing your skills for the quantum workforce.

“At Mitacs, we open the door to opportunity, creating jobs and equipping students and postdoctoral researchers with skills, industry experience, and professional networks. Training the quantum-ready talent today ensures we can turn ideas into results that drive economic growth, positioning Canada to continue as a leader in harnessing quantum’s power.”

Michelle Aguayo, Vice President, Operations and Program Management, Mitacs

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Mitacs program participants are actively growing their depth of understanding of the Quantum space and positioning themselves for the future.

Ghislain Lefebvre

"At the Quantum AlgoLab, Université de Sherbrooke, we are dedicated to developing comprehensive quantum training. Because Qubo Consulting shares that commitment, this partnership was a natural fit — and we’re proud to provide the French-language component to ensure truly bilingual access across Canada’s quantum ecosystem."

Ghislain Lefebvre

Quantum AlgoLab Manager and Chief Partnership Officer, Université de Sherbrooke

Want to gain a competitive advantage and not be left behind when the quantum revolution happens? This module will explain the applications of quantum physics, and the potential that it has for creating disruptive technologies from both non-technical and technical perspectives. Learners will explore how atoms and light can be used to compute, sense, and transmit quantum information, as well as the data security threat quantum computers pose to some current encryption. This module is suitable for both non-technical and technical audiences.

Introduction to possible Quantum Applications in Business
Quantum Computing use cases (finance, logistics)
Quantum Materials (manufacturing, healthcare)
Quantum Communication, Data Security & Encryption
Quantum Sensors use cases (energy, healthcare)

Quantum Materials are the literal building blocks of quantum devices, like Quantum Computers and Quantum Sensors. Quantum effects like Quantum Tunnelling (2025 Nobel prize in physics) occur in these special materials, and is responsible for making superconducting circuits work. This module will introduce examples of quantum materials and their real-world applications. From the textile industry to life sciences applications to better phone batteries, quantum materials play a crucial role in everyday life now and into the future. This module is suitable for both non-technical and technical audiences.

Introduction to Quantum Materials
Applications of Quantum Materials in everyday life

Quantum Sensors are a form of quantum technology that have been commercially available for over a decade. There are a variety of sensor types but they all have a common property: they have far greater sensitivity compared to a classical sensor due to quantum properties (i.e. by leveraging the properties of atoms and/or light). This technical module will present the key distinctions between quantum and classical sensors, as well as real-world applications in the energy sector, mineral exploration, healthcare, navigation and hidden object detection. This module will include the quantum physics behind the technology, and is suitable for a STEM background without any prior quantum knowledge.

Quantum Sensing Introduction
Quantum Sensing Applications

Engineers are interested in understanding real world case studies that are directly related to, or can transfer over to, their industry’s pain points. This technical module will explore applications of quantum computing, AI and hybrid quantum-classical approaches that are being used to solve complex problems. We will discuss both what is currently possible and what could be demonstrated in the near future. This module will include the quantum physics behind the technology, and is suitable for a STEM background without any prior quantum knowledge.

Quantum Computing & AI Introduction
Quantum Computing & AI Case Studies

Due to the potential vulnerability of certain public key encryption methods to a quantum computer attack within the next 3–15 years, there is an immediate need for quantum-secure data encryption. In addition, quantum information is extremely fragile and therefore needs a specialized network (the Quantum Internet) to transmit, manipulate, and store the qubits to maintain their integrity. Multiple countries already have, or will soon launch, quantum space missions that have satellites equipped with quantum communication technologies, including Canada! The Canadian Space Agency’s Quantum Encryption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat) mission will be Canada’s 1st quantum communication satellite, launching in 2027. It’s not possible to create a global Quantum Network using only ground-based terrestrial connections (free-space or fibre) due to line-of-sight limitations and transmission loss. This technical module will present the special quantum properties that makes quantum communication so powerful, as well as current development/use cases in the field (i.e. level of maturity, expected availability). This module will include the quantum physics behind the technology, and is suitable for a STEM background without any prior quantum knowledge.

Quantum Communication Introduction, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
Quantum Communication Real-world Demonstrations including Canadian testbeds (fibre, free-space)
The Global Quantum Space Race, Quantum Satellite Missions
Canada’s Quantum Encryption & Science Satellite (QEYSSat) mission (space)

A real-life quantum demonstration of the famous Young’s Double Slit experiment. Learners will have the chance to view a live optics experiment being performed in real time. They will be able to ask questions, get a close-up look, and participate in the experiment. This module is suitable for both technical and non-technical audiences. Learners will also be taught important points about setting up and running an optics experiment. Future lab interns will not want to miss this! Qubo has designed this demonstration to show several quantum effects:

Interference
Superposition
Wave-Particle duality
The Observer Effect

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