An OVHCloud data centre in Quebec in June, 2022. Digital sovereignty has become a hot topic amid the trade war with the U.S.

Achieving complete digital sovereignty is “impossible” for the government of Canada, according to a new report from the federal Treasury Board.

Crucial digital services such as cloud computing are provided by a small number of global tech giants, the report released Friday stated, and even Canadian companies that offer similar services may rely on software, components and infrastructure sourced through global supply chains.

As a result, it is not achievable for Ottawa to “obtain a state of complete digital sovereignty, known as digital autonomy, due to the absolute interconnected nature of the digital world,” the report said.

Digital sovereignty has become a hot

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