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The Government of Alberta is deploying AI-supported tools to modernise service delivery, including secure knowledge retrieval, automated application development, and enterprise generative AI. These tools help staff respond faster, work more consistently, and improve service quality for Albertans.

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.

Canada's flagship sovereign AI infrastructure investment, comprising three complementary streams: a CAD 705M public supercomputing facility (AI SCIP), up to CAD 700M for private-sector AI data centres (AI Compute Challenge), and CAD 200M in near-term augmentation of existing public compute infrastructure.

Canada's national AI safety body established to evaluate advanced AI models for safety risks, develop safety testing methodologies, and contribute to international AI safety coordination through the Bletchley Declaration process and the International Network of AI Safety Institutes.

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 federal innovation procurement programme that challenges Canadian SMEs to develop pre-commercial AI solutions for real government needs, funding proof-of-concept and prototype development, with a pathway to government commercialisation contracts of up to CAD 8M.

A Business Development Bank of Canada programme providing Canadian SMEs with structured advisory services, personalised AI readiness diagnostics and roadmaps, cybersecurity assessments, and flexible term loan financing to adopt AI, automation, and cybersecurity solutions.

Canada's largest federal R&D tax incentive programme, providing investment tax credits (ITCs) to businesses conducting eligible scientific research and experimental development in Canada, including AI system development, with enhanced refundable rates for qualifying small Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPCs).

Canada's national AI-powered supply chain Global Innovation Cluster, providing co-investment grants to industry consortia developing and adopting AI solutions across supply chain sectors, headquartered in Montréal.

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.

Funding programme supporting development and implementation of digital health technologies including AI tools.

A support programme helping SMEs adopt AI technologies (generative AI and deep learning) through advisory services and innovation support.

A multi-regional funding programme that supports AI commercialization and adoption projects by businesses across Canada.

A federal programme that provides financial support and compute-credits to Canadian SMEs so they can access high-performance/cloud AI compute needed to train, test and deploy models for commercialisation.

The Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems, issued by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada in September 2023, is a voluntary commitment under which organisations developing or managing generative AI systems adopt measures to identify and mitigate associated risks, aligned with six outcomes: accountability, safety, fairness and equity, transparency, human oversight and monitoring, and validity and robustness.

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.

Genome Canada is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to accelerating the development of Canadian research capacity in genomics and strengthen international partnerships in this field.

The Stem Cell Network (SCN) is a national not-for-profit corporation dedicated to enabling the translation of stem cell research into clinical applications, commercial products and public policy.

The Province of Ontario passed an act that requires employers to notify employees of electronic employee monitoring policies.