In making the announcement at the Symposium on Digital Trust and Cyber Security in St. John’s, N.L, on Sept. 16, Treasury Board president Anita Anand said the public feedback will help shape Canada’s first AI strategy for the public service.
“Artificial intelligence holds immense potential to transform how the federal government delivers services to Canadians,” she said in a Sept. 16 news release.
“Through this public consultation process,” she added, “we are gathering diverse perspectives from across the country to ensure that AI is deployed in a way that is responsible, inclusive, and human-centered.”
The release noted that consultations with representatives of academia, bargaining agents, civil society, the public service, Indigenous communities and industry have already taken place.
The public consultation phase is open to all Canadians across the country and can be accessed through an online survey from Sept. 16 to Oct. 31, 2024.
Once developed, according to the news release, the AI strategy will “outline how the federal government will leverage AI in technology and operations to enhance productivity of public servants, increase our capacity for science and research, and deliver improved digital services for people in Canada.”
The completed strategy is expected to be published on the government’s Canada.ca website in the spring of 2025.
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