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The Pan-Canadian AI Strategy

CIFAR, Amii, Mila and Vector Institute
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Featured AI News

Announcement

CIFAR announces plans for second phase of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy

June 22, 2022
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Announcement

Catalyst grants announced for four collaborative projects using synthetic data for better health research

May 30, 2022
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Announcement

MOU between CIFAR, the National Research Council of Canada and Canada’s three national AI institutes opens doors to collaboration across sectors

May 25, 2022
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Canada is a global AI leader

The Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy strengthens Canada's leadership in AI.

Launched in 2017, Canada's national AI Strategy was the first in the world.

Our three National AI Institutes – Amii in Edmonton, Mila in Montreal, and the Vector Institute in Toronto – are the vibrant central hubs of Canada's thriving AI ecosystem. We bring together national and international collaborations in the rapidly developing field of AI.

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Key Strategic Priorities

Our vision is that by 2030, Canada will have one of the most robust national AI ecosystems in the world, founded upon scientific excellence, high-quality training and deep talent pools, public-private collaboration and our strong values of advancing AI technologies to bring positive social, economic and environmental benefits for people and the planet.

Advancing AI Science

Advancing AI Science

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AI for Health

AI for Health

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AI for Energy and the Environment

AI for Energy and the Environment

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AI Commercialization

AI Commercialization

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Understanding the Societal Implications of AI

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Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in AI

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Canada CIFAR AI Chairs

Canada CIFAR AI Chairs / Titulaires de chaire en IA Canada-CIFAR

More than one hundred Canada CIFAR AI Chairs advance research in a range of fields: from drug discovery and machine learning for health; to autonomous vehicles; materials discovery; human-AI interaction; natural language processing; and more.

The chairs are based at Canada's three AI Institutes: Amii in Edmonton, Mila in Montreal, and Vector Institute in Toronto.

The Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy recruits the world's leading AI researchers to Canada, while retaining our existing top talent. We provide long-term, dedicated research funding to support these cutting-edge research programs and help them train the next generation of AI leaders. Advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in Canada's AI ecosystem is a top priority.

Meet the Chairs
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Pictured above, from left to right, top to bottom:

  • Audrey Durand
  • Animesh Garg
  • Yuhong Guo
  • Sanja Fidler
  • Courtney Paquette
  • Jimmy Ba
  • Marlos C. Machado
  • Jian Tang
  • Neil Burch

Meet all the Chairs

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Impact

The success of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy to date demonstrates that investment in fundamental science and talent development is foundational for innovation and for economic growth.

 

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Number of leading researchers recruited and retained as Canada CIFAR AI Chairs since 2018.

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Graduate students enrolled at our AI Institutes.

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Canada's world ranking for AI investment, innovation and implementation.1

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Canada's world ranking in 2021 for new hires in the field of AI.2

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Toronto (4th), Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Quebec City and Edmonton all rank in the top 40 cities for tech talent in North America.3

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Number of multinational companies that established dedicated AI R&D labs in Canada.4

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Amount of venture funding raised by Canada's AI startups in 2019.4

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Increase in foreign direct investment in ICT between 2017-2019.4

  1. Tortoise Global AI Index 2021
  2. Stanford Global AI Vibrancy Tool 2021
  3. CBRE 2021 Scoring Tech Talent in North America
  4. Accenture Pan-Canadian AI Strategy Impact Assessment Report 2020
The Pan-Canadian AI Strategy is supported by the Government of Canada.

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