Canada AI

Canadian AI Funding

Nov 18, 2019 ● Denise Paglinawan Stradigi AI Closes $53 Million CAD Series A, With Support From will.i.am

The funding will help the company expand into the North American market and support product development

Canadian AI Opinion

Nov 25, 2019 ● U of T News Canada's AI Boom Must Be Leveraged For Social Good, Writes Schwartz Reisman Institute Director

As tech like AI, social media and robotics transform our lives, it is crucial that social and legal structures keep pace

Canadian AI Fintech Funding

Nov 21, 2019 ● CBC News Major Bank Partners With Western University for AI Research

Royal Bank of Canada is providing $3M in funding to expand artificial intelligence and data analytics programs

Canadian AI Funding

Nov 11, 2019 ● James McLeod Quebec AI Startup Coveo Surpasses $1-Billion Valuation Mark After $227-Million Financing Round

Coveo makes AI software that helps companies manage customer relationships, and steered customers towards self-help online services

Canadian AI Opinion Future of Work

Nov 04, 2019 ● Luc Vallée and Gaël Campan AI Will Create More and Better Jobs Than It Displaces

Despite making for eye-catching headlines, fears of AI creating massive unemployment are largely exaggerated

Canadian AI Fintech

Nov 19, 2019 ● Isabelle Kirkwood Charli AI Comes Out of Stealth Mode, Launches Workflow Automation Product

Vancouver-based Charli AI has announced the limited release of its chat-oriented product aimed to automate financial tasks for businesses

Canadian AI Funding

Nov 15, 2019 ● Meagan Simpson Montreal’s Potloc Announces $13 Million CAD Series A Originally Closed in July

Potloc is a startup that conducts market research using geo-targeted surveys

Canadian AI Policy & Ethics Education

Nov 07, 2019 ● CBC News Quebec Open to Tweaking Immigration Reforms After Outcry from Leading AI Voice

Tighter rules for which students can stay 'could have a serious impact on AI in Quebec,' Yoshua Bengio says

Canadian AI

Nov 01, 2019 ● Isabelle Kirkwood Amii to Help Build Imperial’s AI Capabilities in the Oil and Gas Sector

Amii will be responsible for offering business guidance and scientific mentorship to Imperial

Canadian AI Art & Design Funding

Oct 28, 2019 ● Jessica Galang BMO Invests $5 Million in U of T Lab Combining AI and the Arts

This is the bank’s largest investment in a Canadian post secondary institution to date

Canadian AI Fintech

Oct 24, 2019 ● Meagan Simpson MindBridge Partnering with Bank of Canada to Detect Payment Fraud

The financial institution is hoping to develop an AI solution that can spot abnormalities in payment transactions

Canadian AI Policy & Ethics

Oct 18, 2019 ● Krista Davidson AI Research Detects Online Trolls in Canadian Election

CIFAR AI Chair Reihaneh Rabbany and her team at McGill use data mining to detect suspicious online behavior

Canadian AI Funding

Oct 17, 2019 ● Isabelle Kirkwood Chata Technologies Raises $4.5 million, Announces Commercialization of New Product

Calgary-based Chata Technologies has developed a cloud-based conversational application that gives users the power of NLP