Canada’s First AI Minister Evan Solomon on His Plan to Scale up the Industry

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Dear Minister Solomon: How a security-first playbook can turn Canada into the world’s AI safety moat.

Canada’s first AI Minister Evan Solomon on his plan to scale up the industry

Solomon says procurement policies will be key to helping Canadian companies grow

AI Can Strengthen Canada’s Economy — If We Let It

Artificial intelligence is dominating headlines, but for Canada, the real story isn’t hype ­— it’s hesitation. In Episode 10 of Canada’s Economy, Explained, economist Avi Goldfarb shares why Canada — despite world-class AI research and academic talent — is losing ground in the global AI race. Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare at the University of Toronto and co-author of Prediction Machines and Power and Pred…

AI minister unpacks Canada’s plans to support domestic AI and quantum

During a private CEO lunch yesterday at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Super Session, Minister of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon said the Government of Canada plans to provide more targeted support to the country’s AI and quantum computing companies. “We can’t run a sprinkler system on innovation,” Solomon argued, eliciting applause from a room full of Canadian technology leaders. “We need to be competitive on t…