Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, Canada
*The 2027 OCP Canada Tech Day brings together keynotes, technical tracks, demonstrations, and networking across its main program day (Tuesday June 15), with a brief reception held the evening before (Monday, June 14).
Un événement incontournable au sujet de technologies ouvertes pour centres de données
OCP Canada Tech Day will bring together Canadian technical and business leadership, along with the OCP Community, to discuss and share progress and ideas important to advancing AI data centers, hybrid classical and quantum data centers and extending AI from data center to the user. OCP Canada Tech Day is intended to showcase the latest innovations and technical advancements from around the world. Featuring talks from experts who are researching and designing the next generation of AI data center facilities, physical and IT infrastructure in the morning, followed by four afternoon breakout sessions covering:
- Responsibly deploying next generation open AI/HPC clusters
- Open ecosystems for hardware platforms delivering AI near the user
- Photonics and Interconnects for AI Clusters
- Integrating quantum infrastructure into classical data centers
About OCP Canada Tech Day
The OCP Canada Tech Day is a focused, engineering-driven gathering designed to accelerate open data center innovation across Canada’s rapidly expanding cloud, Al, and digital infrastructure ecosystem. Hosted in Toronto – a global hub for Al research, advanced manufacturing, and sustainable data center engineering-the event brings together hyper-scalers, telecom operators, hardware manufacturers, solution providers, and academic researchers to advance adoption of OCP-recognized technologies.
Building on the momentum of previous Canada Tech Day programs, the 2027 edition will convene technical leaders for a concentrated day of keynote updates, deep-dive breakout sessions, hands-on demonstrations, and community-driven collaboration.
2027 Program Themes
- AI Clusters
- AI Computing Continuum & Distributed Infrastructure
- Quantum Information Infrastructure Integration
- Cooling, Efficiency & Sustainable Data Center Design
- Hardware Reliability, Modularity & Open Rack Architectures
- Accelerated Compute
- Photonics & Optical Interconnects
- R&D and Emerging Technology Initiatives
- Community-Led Innovation & OCP Ecosystem Growth
Regional Importance
Canada has rapidly become a global center for Al research, advanced semiconductor workflows, and sustainable data center engineering, Toronto, in particular, is home to world-leading research institutes, high-density fiber infrastructure, and a rapidly expanding network of hardware and cloud organizations. Companies such as Bell Canada, Microsoft, Schneider Electric, Celestica, Ranovus, Lightmatter, Denvr Dataworks, and hyperscale cloud teams have contributed to OCP-related discussions and deployments in the region.
Community Impact
- The 2026 edition of the Canada Tech Day drew strong cross-industry engagement, reflecting the growing importance of open hardware in Canadian cloud and telecom ecosystems.
- Organizations represented in 2026 included major hyperscalers, national telecom providers, hardware manufacturers, data center operators, and leading academic research groups.
- The 2027 program introduces a Photonics and Optical Interconnect track to complement tracks including — including AI Clusters, AI Computing Continuum, Quantum Infrastructure Integration — underscoring Canada’s leadership in next-generation compute and sustainability.