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Alberta Responsible AI Policy and Governance Frameworks (Subnational: Alberta)


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Added by:   OECD analyst
Added on:   06 Oct 2026
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   06 Oct 2026

Alberta is advancing a coordinated set of policies and frameworks to ensure AI is used transparently, ethically, and safely across government, protecting Albertans while enabling responsible innovation.

Initiative overview

Alberta is strengthening responsible AI adoption through policies, strategies, and governance measures. The Government of Alberta works with federal partners and Alberta’s AI sector to address privacy, ethics, transparency, and safety concerns.

The AI Usage Policy, introduced in May 2025, establishes responsibilities and principles for the responsible development, procurement, adoption, and implementation of AI across departments. The Alberta Technology and Innovation Strategy, which is being renewed, sets priorities to grow the technology sector and support AI and quantum technologies.

Alberta’s Protection of Privacy Act includes transparency provisions that require public bodies to notify individuals at the time of collection if their personal information will be used in automated systems, including AI.

Complementary initiatives, such as the Data and Information Management Framework, the Data Ethics Framework, and the Alberta AI Data Centre Strategy, reinforce ethical, secure, and effective AI implementation.

An internal AI Hub centralises approved AI tools, usage policies, training, and resources. Guidance for SharePoint agents emphasises restricting data scope, curating and maintaining datasets, and assigning responsible contacts and data custodians to ensure reliability and accountability.

The government continues to monitor and assess regulatory options to protect Albertans from AI misuse while fostering responsible use.

Results, outcomes and impacts

Government-wide AI governance has been strengthened through clear policy direction, transparency requirements, centralised resources, and practical guidance, including controls for SharePoint agents.

Expected impacts include more consistent and human-centred use of AI, reduced risks of misuse, improved privacy safeguards, and increased public trust as adoption scales.

Challenges and lessons learned

Challenges include rapidly evolving AI capabilities, aligning practices across ministries, and sustaining awareness and training. Alberta is responding through a formal AI Usage Policy, centralised AI Hub resources, and ongoing renewal of its strategies and frameworks.

Success depends on continued monitoring, clear roles and accountability, and cross-government coordination with external partners.