Service Tiers

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Free to Start. Affordable to scale. Always in Canada.

myresearchcloud.ca provides sovereign compute, GPU, and storage services that complement Canada’s academic and research computing ecosystem.

Operated by Computing for Humanity in partnership with ThinkOn, the platform offers long-term, Canadian-hosted environments for researchers, educators, nonprofits, and mission-aligned innovators.


Start free, then scale through academic or organizational plans — all priced well below commercial hyperscalers and designed to sustain free access for Canada’s research community.

Why Choose Us

  • Equitable — a free tier ensures underserved researchers always have a starting point.

  • Affordable — academic and nonprofit plans are typically 40–50 % below hyperscaler rates..

  • Sovereign — 100 % Canadian-owned and hosted, ensuring full data residency and compliance.

  • Sustainable — every paid service directly funds free research resources across Canada.

  • Collaborative — built to integrate with academic and institutional HPC environments.

Our Services

Free Research Cloud Services

CPU instances (up to 16 vCPUs), fractional GPU access, and 50 GB S3 storage per vCPU. Ideal for students, early-stage projects, and citizen-science initiatives.

Learn More → Free Services


Academic & Nonprofit Cloud

For Canadian universities, colleges, and nonprofit organizations. Cost-recovery pricing delivers secure compute, GPU, and storage resources 40–60 % below commercial rates.

View our Academic & Nonprofit Pricing page for current rates and instance types. → Affordable Research Cloud


Enterprise for Research & Innovation

For Canadian companies and mission-driven research teams. Enterprise-ready compute and GPU options 30–40 % below hyperscalers, fully sovereign and compliant.

Learn More → Enterprise Cloud for Research

Get Started

Ready to accelerate your research? Apply for free access today, or explore academic and commercial tiers coming soon.

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