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Carney launches National Council on Artificial Intelligence to advise government's AI strategy
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Oct. 2 the launch of the Prime Minister's National Council on Artificial Intelligence to give independent, practical advice on Canada's AI transformation under the "AI for All" strategy.
Why it matters
Ottawa is putting independent experts at the centre of its AI push. The new council will advise on how Canada accelerates AI adoption, grows homegrown AI champions and builds sovereign AI infrastructure — three levers the government says will decide whether Canada captures the economic upside of AI or watches it accrue elsewhere.
Full report
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Oct. 2 in Ottawa the creation of the Prime Minister's National Council on Artificial Intelligence, which will provide independent, practical and timely advice on Canada's AI transformation under the government's "AI for All" national strategy.
The council will bring together researchers, builders, entrepreneurs, investors and public-sector leaders to advise on accelerating adoption, fostering national champions, building sovereign AI infrastructure, making AI safer, protecting democracy and ensuring all Canadians prosper from AI.
Named members: Ajay Agrawal, Yoshua Bengio, Sanja Fidler, John Graham, Gillian Hadfield, Jordan Jacobs, Eric Lamarre, Valérie Pisano, Senator Thomas Pitfield, Jody Thomas, Louis Vachon, Michelle Zatlyn, and Patrick Pichette (ex officio). A small team within the Privy Council Office will support the council; ministers and departments remain accountable for policy decisions.
The "AI for All" strategy, launched in June, targets an additional $200 billion of economic growth, 250,000 new AI-related jobs over five years, and raising business AI adoption from just over 12% to 60% by 2034. The strategy is also expected to provide up to 90,000 AI-related jobs and work-placement opportunities for young Canadians. Last month the Prime Minister launched Digital Transformation Canada, a new federal body to modernize government services.
"Prosperity and sovereignty in the age of AI belong to nations that can build, adopt, and govern AI on their own terms," Carney said in the release.
Source: Prime Minister of Canada (pm.gc.ca), news release, Oct. 2, 2026.
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