Government of Canada stories
Access to healthcare, education and emergencies should improve for up to 869 Indigenous households as Ottawa funds a northern broadband rollout.
Ottawa is courting private backers to expand domestic AI capacity, with no funding yet committed for the British Columbia project.
More than 6.5 million calls strained the Canada Revenue Agency this tax season as its chatbot answered 657,000 tax questions online.
The year-long trial will test whether conversational commands can reliably direct autonomous marine vehicles in remote, low-connectivity conditions.
Most firms lack formal bias controls, leaving 2SLGBTQI+ users less well served by AI systems than the wider public.
The funding is set to safeguard thousands of jobs as Canada pushes to bolster its battery supply chain and EV manufacturing base.
Researchers and institutions could soon gain domestic access to large-scale AI computing as Ottawa backs a new supercomputer with CAD $890 million.
Defence suppliers will face new cyber checks from summer 2026 as Ottawa phases in certification to protect sensitive contract data and match US standards.
Data from the Artemis II mission could help shape safer moon voyages by letting Canadian researchers spot astronaut health risks in real time.
Projects are being told to pause unless they can prove a problem is suitable for AI, as Canada tightens early-stage checks on spending.
The funding will help expand Vancouver research, manufacturing and clinical trials, with hundreds of jobs and student co-op places expected to follow.
Canadian researchers and firms can now seek up to CAD $1 million per project as a new programme backs AI tools for drug discovery and trials.
Canada's new defence plans elevates battlefield robots from niche tools to core assets, as Ottawa eyes drones for strategy and industry.
Bell and Coveo are teaming up to offer a sovereign, Canada-based AI stack aimed at government and regulated data-sensitive sectors.
NextStar opens a vast Windsor battery plant, Canada's first large-scale facility, anchoring jobs and EV supply chains in Ontario.
Ottawa is investing CAD $8.5M in 40 Atlantic Canada projects to speed AI adoption, boost exports and drive regional productivity gains.
Canada is weaving cyber and quantum tech into its defence plan, betting on research strength despite gaps in sovereign cloud capacity.
Tanium unifies its Canadian sales under a single national structure and appoints Adam Ostopowich as Canada Country Manager to drive growth.
TELUS lights up a 125km subsea fibre cable under the St Lawrence, boosting North Shore resilience with a CAD $20m backup link.
UKG Ready users can now automate employee data into email signatures and meeting themes, reducing manual updates for IT teams.