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The Government of Canada is providing the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) with a contribution of $125 million (in Canadian dollars) to launch a Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy to retain and attract top academic talent, and to increase the number of post-graduate trainees and researchers studying AI. Strategy focused on investments in talent, research capacity, commercialization and standardization of (generative) AI.

The AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program is a Government of Canada initiative launched under the Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy to build a large‑scale, Canadian‑controlled public AI supercomputing system, improving access to advanced computing for researchers and innovative firms.

The Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy is a federal initiative led by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, aimed at expanding access to domestic AI computing infrastructure. Announced in Budget 2024 with a CAD $2 billion commitment over five years from 2024–2025, it comprises three elements: mobilising private sector investment, building public supercomputing infrastructure, and an AI Compute Access Fund.

This document provides preliminary guidance to federal institutions on their use of generative AI tools. This includes instances where these tools are deployed by federal institutions. It provides an overview of generative AI, identifies challenges and concerns relating to its use, puts forward principles for using it responsibly, and offers policy considerations and best practices.

The code identifies measures that should be applied in advance of binding regulation pursuant to the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act by all firms developing or managing the operation of a generative AI system with general-purpose capabilities, as well as additional measures that should be taken by firms developing or managing the operations of these systems that are made widely available for use, and which are therefore subject to a wider range of potentially harmful or inappropriate use.