Montréal – September 23, 2026 -- CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has entered a strategic go-to-market partnership with D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) to embed quantum computing into enterprise operations across logistics, transportation and retail.
CGI to integrate D-Wave's Advantage2 quantum computer into its technology services portfolio
Under the agreement, CGI will add D-Wave's Advantage2 quantum computer and hybrid solvers to its advanced technology services, giving clients direct access to quantum-enhanced tools for industrial production planning, energy grid optimization and asset maintenance scheduling. The partnership builds on more than a year of prior collaboration between the two companies to develop enterprise quantum use cases.
Rail and retail applications target scheduling and supply chain bottlenecks
Current joint initiatives include quantum-enabled solutions for train scheduling, rail network and yard operations, and resource allocation in the transportation sector. In retail, CGI and D-Wave are co-developing applications aimed at improving supply chain planning, delivery routing and workforce scheduling through quantum optimization techniques.
D-Wave cites active commercial deployments beyond pilot testing
Lorenzo Martinelli, chief revenue officer at D-Wave, said customers are already using its annealing quantum computing systems in production to improve operations and generate measurable results on problems that strain legacy IT infrastructure. CGI Chief Technology Officer Dave Henderson said the partnership is designed to help clients validate quantum use cases through practical experimentation ahead of broader enterprise adoption, positioning quantum computing as a complement to classical computing for select optimization and decision-making tasks.