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Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, launched AI for All, Canada’s new national AI strategy. Over the next five years, this strategy will introduce new legislation, investments, and programs that ensure AI is adopted responsibly, in a way that truly serves all Canadians – building trust, expanding opportunities, and reinforcing control of our sovereignty.
The world is rapidly evolving with intense economic competition and accelerating technological change, placing Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the core of this transformation. Despite Canada's world-class talent, its AI adoption rate is slow, risking public trust, talent drain, and foreign control. With the global AI market projected to reach U.S.$4.8 trillion by 2033, Canada has a critical opportunity. Prime Minister Mark Carney launched 'AI for All,' Canada’s new national AI strategy, aiming to responsibly adopt AI to serve all Canadians. This five-year plan introduces legislation, investments, and programs focused on building trust, expanding opportunities, and reinforcing sovereignty. It targets an additional $200 billion in economic growth, 250,000 new AI jobs, and an increase in AI adoption from just over 12% to 60% by 2034. The strategy, informed by extensive national consultations, seeks to protect Canadians from AI risks, foster talent, and enhance global competitiveness.
To build trust in AI, Canada will modernize legislative frameworks to protect citizens from AI risks and harms, prioritizing trust and safety. This includes strengthening protections against harmful practices such as deepfakes and surveillance pricing, and introducing an online safety regime for social media and chatbot users. The strategy also aims to improve AI transparency, enabling Canadians to use AI safely, and expand the capabilities of the Canadian AI Safety Institute for transparent evaluations of AI models. Furthermore, Canada will strengthen multinational partnerships with trusted allies in research, talent, compute, and procurement through initiatives like the Sovereign Technology Alliance, leveraging 12 existing international agreements to attract foreign investment, showcase Canadian talent, and open new markets for Canadian firms.
To create opportunities, the strategy will establish a National AI Literacy Initiative, providing entry-level AI training for all Canadians, reaching 1 million post-secondary students and training over 3,000 educators. It will ensure every post-secondary student, across various disciplines, has access to trusted AI agents and provide up to 90,000 AI-related jobs and work placement opportunities for young Canadians. The plan also supports small and medium-sized businesses in adopting AI to boost productivity and drive breakthroughs in priority sectors such as health, energy, transportation, agriculture, manufacturing, robotics, and government services. It will launch the first AI Missions Program, with a flagship health mission to accelerate AI adoption in diagnostics and patient care, and provide training and upskilling opportunities for workers to adapt to AI-enabled workplaces.
To reinforce sovereignty, Canada will build the foundational elements of sovereign Canadian AI, including compute, cloud, connectivity, data, and talent. This ensures Canadian researchers, businesses, and public institutions can develop and adopt AI on Canadian terms. Key initiatives include building a world-leading public AI supercomputer and investing in sovereign, sustainable compute and cloud infrastructure, aligned with Canada’s clean energy expansion and environmental standards. The strategy will support globally competitive Canadian champions by improving access to growth capital, utilizing government procurement as a strategic customer, and providing resources for commercialization and intellectual property protections. It also plans to expand Canada’s AI talent base through investments in the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) AI Chairs program and accelerated entry pathways for highly skilled workers via the Global Talent Stream.
Prime Minister Mark Carney highlighted that 'AI for All' aims to ensure AI benefits all Canadians, improving lives, shortening wait times, and boosting competitiveness, all governed by Canadian values and trust. Minister Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, stated the strategy empowers Canadians to use AI safely, helps businesses adopt it, and ensures economic value stays in Canada. Minister Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry, emphasized positioning Canadian industry to compete globally, boosting productivity and protecting digital sovereignty. Minister Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families, stressed supporting workers with skills and opportunities to adapt and thrive in an AI-enabled economy.
The 'AI for All' strategy is fundamentally about widely sharing AI benefits among all Canadians, including workers and businesses. AI is already actively improving healthcare diagnostics, precision agriculture, and transportation networks across Canada. Since March 2025, Canada has forged 12 international partnerships and joint statements with nations like Australia, the European Union, Germany, India, and the United Kingdom, establishing a foundation for responsible AI development, enhancing compute capacity, and strengthening stakeholder connections. The strategy was shaped by national consultations in 2025, drawing over 11,000 submissions and insights from a 28-member expert AI Strategy Task Force. The 'Protecting Victims Act,' introduced in December 2025, targets harmful AI uses like non-consensual deepfakes. Canada also hosts three key National AI Institutes: the Vector Institute, Mila – Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute, and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute.
The comprehensive 'AI for All Strategy' document is available for further details regarding Canada's new national artificial intelligence plan.
Further information is available through associated links covering Canada's artificial intelligence ecosystem and the ongoing developments in Canada’s AI leadership.