It was vital for Kirq to establish its first hub in Sherbrooke in order to embed itself within the city’s thriving quantum computing ecosystem. he area is home to numerous organisations dedicated to quantum technologies, spanning everything from research to industrialisation. This ecosystem will prove essential to our ambition of contributing to the development of a quantum internet by interconnecting quantum computers. We have therefore been able to open sites at the University of Sherbrooke to engage with the research community, at Distriq to be at the heart of the quantum innovation hub, and at Exaion to directly involve part of the private sector in the testbed.