BlackBerry and Canada: Decades of Trust Leads to Expanded Partnership
Headquartered in Waterloo, Ont., BlackBerry has been a trusted partner of the Government of Canada since our founding almost 40 years ago. Earlier this month, I was pleased to announce that our partnership is expanding, demonstrated by a multi-year agreement that will allow BlackBerry technology to serve employees of all departments and agencies across Canada’s federal government.
The expanded partnership gives the Government of Canada a bespoke BlackBerry Cloud, and extends and expands its use of BlackBerry® UEM, BlackBerry® UEM Dark Site, and BlackBerry SecuSUITE®, to enable the daily operations of departments and agencies across the government, reliably and securely.
Alignment Between BlackBerry and the Government of Canada
BlackBerry has a rich history as a technology industry pioneer. We first changed the way the world lives and works with the BlackBerry smartphone, followed by the first mobile enterprise email and the first mobile instant messaging solutions. More recently, in alignment with Canada’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, BlackBerry developed the software that leads the world’s AI cybersecurity industry. We are also one of the first signatories to Canada's landmark Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems.
BlackBerry contributes to Canada in many ways beyond technology innovation, including talent development, job creation, national security, and more. Having hired and developed hundreds of thousands of employees in Canada over the years, we are pleased that Canada is today considered a world leader in technology talent, and proud of our role in fostering that achievement. Partnering with Canada’s leading universities for additional research and development projects also remains high on our agenda.
In addition, we share the Government of Canada’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions, having achieved our own carbon-neutral status in 2021. The technology sector is responsible for 2% to 3% of global carbon emissions and digital transformation has the potential to decouple economic growth from increased carbon emissions.
We are proud to partner with the Government of Canada and are pleased to expand our role in furthering Canada’s advantage in the digital economy for future generations.
Learn More
Last week we were joined by thought leaders from around the world, including Government of Canada executives, at BlackBerry Summit. Together, we revealed how IT, IoT, and Cybersecurity are key to the future and what trust means in the digital era. The sessions are available for you to watch on-demand, here.
