Sovereign AI · Canada
Sovereign AI, built for Canada
Sovereignty means Canadians decide where their data lives, which models they depend on, and who can switch them off. Digby is built around all three.
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The three layers of AI sovereignty
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Data
where conversations, files and memory are stored, and under which laws.
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Models
whether the intelligence you rely on is open and replaceable, or locked inside one vendor.
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Infrastructure
whether you could run the whole system yourself.
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Why it matters now
Most people in Canada use AI assistants that are built, hosted and governed elsewhere. That works until it doesn’t: a provider changes its terms, raises prices, retires the model your workflow was built on, or is subject to another country’s legal demands.
Canada’s privacy commissioners have also started looking hard at how large AI services collect and use personal information. For individuals and organisations alike, knowing where your information goes — and being able to choose — is becoming part of using AI responsibly.
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Data and models in Canada
Accounts, conversations, memory and files are kept in Montréal, and the models that write answers run on Canadian hardware. Residency alone isn’t sovereignty — so Digby covers models and infrastructure too.
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Open-weight models, no lock-in
Open weights let Digby run custom-tuned models on Canadian hardware instead of renting a closed one from abroad. When a better open model is released, Digby can adopt it — no single company can change the terms underneath you.
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Full control when you need it
Self-host the full stack — database, interface, integrations and coding workspace — and point it at models you run through any OpenAI-compatible endpoint: vLLM, Ollama, LM Studio and more.
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A quick sovereignty check
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Where is my data stored at rest
and where is it processed?
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Which models answer my questions, and can they be replaced?
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Who operates the servers, and under which country’s laws?
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Could we run it ourselves if we had to?
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Who sovereign AI is for
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Individuals
who would rather their conversations live in Canada and their assistant not depend on one foreign vendor.
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Businesses
that need to explain to customers and auditors where their data goes.
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Public sector, health and legal
where data, models and infrastructure may all need to stay under Canadian control.
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Researchers and builders
who want open models they can inspect, tune and run themselves.
Frequently asked questions
What does “sovereign AI” mean for Canada?
Canadians control where their data is stored, which models they depend on, and the infrastructure they run on — instead of relying entirely on one foreign platform.
Do Digby’s models run in Canada?
Yes. Digby runs custom-tuned open-weight models on Canadian hardware. You can also run models on your own hardware with self-hosted Digby.
Is data residency the same as sovereignty?
No. Residency is where data is stored. Sovereignty also covers who controls the models and the infrastructure.
Is Digby only for governments?
No. Anyone can use Digby for free. Organisations that need complete control can self-host it.
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