Carney Unveils Canada's AI Strategy Promising 250,000 Jobs
The plan targets wider AI adoption, new training and privacy measures, and says the strategy could help create 250,000 jobs by 2031.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada's national artificial intelligence strategy, 'AI for All,' in Toronto, committing more than C$2.3 billion to accelerate domestic AI adoption and research.
- Canada faces a 'major adoption gap' with less than 15 per cent of Canadian businesses using AI, ranking behind peer nations in training, literacy, and public trust in the technology.
- Ottawa plans to create up to 250,000 new jobs through AI adoption by 2031, supported by a C$500 million Canadian Tech Growth Fund to help domestic firms scale and compete globally.
- While the government promises to 'ensure interactions with chatbots are safe,' deputy Conservative leader Melissa Lantsman criticized the strategy for lacking specific enforcement details and concrete oversight mechanisms.
- Seeking to reduce reliance on foreign AI providers, the strategy prioritizes sovereign digital infrastructure and strengthens Canada's technology alliance with Germany to pool research and procurement power among aligned democracies.
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