Closing Canada’s AI Adoption Gap: Strategies for Education and Training

Despite leading in AI research, Canada trails in adoption. This talk explores the structural, cultural, and regulatory barriers slowing AI integration, and proposes actionable strategies - from procurement reforms to talent pipeline programs - to accelerate adoption in training and education

Key Learning Outcomes:

Why Canada’s training programs are slow on AI – The real reasons adoption is lagging in education and workforce training.

Small AI wins for learning environments – Easy, practical ways to bring AI into teaching and skills programs without big budgets or tech overhauls.