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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.

SOPHOS is an AI‑enabled language learning tool designed for use across the Government of Canada. It was first developed to support Canadian diplomats by providing adaptive training in more than 15 foreign languages aligned with the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale. The application is now being expanded to offer English and French training that meets federal official languages requirements, helping public servants across all regions access consistent, affordable learning.

A dedicated CAD 50M federal contribution programme funding sectoral organisations to develop and deliver skills training for workers in industries potentially disrupted by AI, helping them reskill and adapt to an AI-transformed labour market.

A CAD 174 million, three-year Canadian programme to accelerate domestic AI adoption by SMEs, delivered through Canada's National AI Institutes and Global Innovation Clusters.

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.