A policy analysis from the perspective of mid-2026 Canada was the first country in the world to launch a national AI strategy. That distinction, announced in 2017 and backed by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), was a genuine act of foresight. Nearly a decade later, the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy (PCAIS) stands as both a celebrated […]
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Insider Brief Zebra Technologies announced a strategic investment in robotics 4D vision developer Apera AI through its corporate venture capital arm Zebra Ventures to further expand into AI-driven automation for manufacturing and logistics. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. Apera AI develops what it calls a 4D Vision system for industrial robots, designed […]
Insider Brief A&K Robotics has raised CAD$8 million in a Series A round led by BDC Capital’s Industrial Innovation Venture Fund and Vantage Futures, the venture arm of Vantage Group, as it looks to scale deployment of its autonomous passenger mobility robots in airports. “Air travel is chaotic enough — getting to your gate shouldn’t […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), the industry-led, not-for-profit organization that leads Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for Advanced Manufacturing, today announced nearly $25 million in new federal funding to support 14 new advanced manufacturing technology projects. Team Canada at Hannover Messe The announcement was made at Hannover Messe, the world’s largest industrial trade show, running from April […]
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Scotiabank has launched an AI framework, Scotia Intelligence, for data and AI operations that joins various platforms, data oversight, and software tools into a single instance. According to a press release from the bank, the stated purpose of Scotia Intelligence is to give employees, especially client-facing teams, access to AI under the bank’s existing governance […]
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Insider Brief BMO announced it has established the BMO Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence & Quantum, an enterprise-wide center focused on scaling AI deployment, advancing quantum capabilities and strengthening governance across the bank. According to the company, the institute is designed to unify expertise across science, policy, ethics and commercialization as BMO looks to expand […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), the industry-led, not-for-profit organization that leads Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for Advanced Manufacturing, announced $29.2 million in new federal funding to support 20 new projects for manufacturers across Canada to adopt and scale made-in-Canada AI solutions. The new funding is provided through the Government of Canada’s Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy and is being […]