Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled “AI for All,” a national strategy backed by more than C$2 billion in spending across six pillars: protecting citizens and democracy, building AI skills, driving adoption, sovereign infrastructure, scaling Canadian AI companies, and forging trusted international partnerships. The plan proposes a “world-leading” public supercomputer and large-scale AI data centres to reduce reliance on foreign infrastructure, alongside C$500 million in financing for Canadian AI firms (with the option of government equity stakes) and accelerated residency for foreign AI talent to counter brain drain to the US. C$200 million is dedicated to AI in healthcare, with C$500 million more for business adoption. Targets include lifting business AI adoption from 12% to 60% by 2034, creating 250,000 jobs, and adding nearly $200 billion to the economy. New consumer privacy and online safety laws were promised but without detail.
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