Toronto, ON – October 2, 2025 – Think On Inc., Canada’s only homegrown, pure-play cloud service provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Computing for Humanity, a registered Canadian charity, to launch myresearchcloud.ca — the first nonprofit research cloud in Canada designed to serve researchers and citizen scientists with sovereign, Canadian-owned infrastructure.
The initiative provides free and affordable access to compute, GPU, and storage resources to accelerate discovery while ensuring that sensitive data remains within Canadian jurisdiction and out of reach of foreign regulation.
“At ThinkOn, our purpose has always been to make data thrive in a safe, compliant, and Canadian-owned environment,” said Craig McLellan, Founder and CEO of Think On Inc. “Partnering with Computing for Humanity on myresearchcloud.ca extends this vision to the research community, empowering both academic institutions and citizen scientists with equitable access to world-class resources — right here in Canada.”
Computing for Humanity will operate the nonprofit research cloud with an explicit mission to serve underserved researchers, backed by ThinkOn’s infrastructure expertise.
“Researchers across Canada face a critical challenge: access to compute capacity is often delayed, politicized, or out of reach for those without major institutional funding,” said Roy Chartier, Founder and Interim Executive Director of Computing for Humanity and myresearchcloud.ca. “With myresearchcloud.ca, we are leveling the playing field. By providing a sovereign, nonprofit alternative, we’re ensuring that innovation and discovery aren’t bottlenecked by lack of access.”
The first tranche of 200 free virtual machines is now open for application on myresearchcloud.ca, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Paid tiers are also available, ensuring sustainability and broader adoption across Canada.
About ThinkOn.
Think On Inc. is Canada’s only pure-play cloud service provider, with a mission to simplify the way people consume and operate cloud infrastructure. Headquartered in Toronto, ThinkOn delivers secure, compliant, and scalable cloud solutions to governments, enterprises, and partners across Canada and internationally.
About myresearchcloud.ca
myresearchcloud.ca is Canada’s nonprofit research cloud, operated by Computing for Humanity, a registered Canadian charity. Its mission is to serve underserved researchers and citizen scientists who need compute, GPU, or storage resources but often face barriers due to funding constraints, institutional politics, or long wait times.
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Kelsey Ingram
Chief of Staff, ThinkOn