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Canada launches its AI Safety Institute with C$50m over five years

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Source: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (CAISI) in Montréal on 12 November 2024 with an initial budget of C$50m over five years, from Budget 2024’s C$2.4bn AI package. The institute sits in ISED, funds investigator-led research through CIFAR and runs government-directed projects through the National Research Council.

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Canada joined the countries with a government AI safety body, giving Canadian researchers funded work on AI risks and a seat in the International Network of AI Safety Institutes.

When
12 Nov 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0188
Where
Canada
Who
Canadian AI Safety Institute, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, CIFAR, National Research Council Canada; François-Philippe Champagne

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2024-0188: “Canada launches its AI Safety Institute with C$50m over five years.” wheresthe.ai, 12 Nov 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/ca-ai-safety-institute-launch-2024-11/ (source: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada).

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