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Statement by Prime Minister Carney on the National Day Against Gun Violence

Today, on the National Day Against Gun Violence, we mourn the lives that have been taken by gun violence, and we stand with all those whose lives have been changed irreversibly by its horrific tragedies.

The Government of Canada has acted swiftly and decisively to combat gun crime. Within weeks of forming government, we introduced the strongest legislation in Canadian history to secure our border and crack down on gun trafficking. We have removed prohibited assault-style firearms from communities across Canada through theAssault Style Firearms Compensation Program, and we have strengthened the Criminal Code of Canada and firearms regulations to ensure violent criminals and repeat offenders are kept off our streets. These reforms include advancing licence revocation for those convicted of an offence involving intimate partner or family violence, and ‘red flag’ laws that enable quick removal of firearms from individuals who pose a risk to themselves or others.

In parallel, we are hiring1,000new Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers and1,000new Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) personnel across Canada. Last year alone, the CBSA seized more than 830 firearms. These additional frontline personnel will strengthen our ability to intercept illegal firearms, disrupt organised crime networks, and prevent dangerous weons from reaching our communities.

On this day, we honour those impacted by gun violence not only through remembrance, but through substantive action. Our government is steadfast in our commitment to build a safer, more secure Canada for all.

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Prime Minister Carney launches AI for All: Canadas new national artificial intelligence strategy

The world is changing ridly, with intensifying economic competition, accelerating technological change, and a global race to secure the talent, infrastructure, and innovation that will define the future. Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the centre of that transformation, changing how people live and work, how businesses compete, and how countries protect their sovereignty.

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, launchedAI for All, Canada’s new national AI strategy. Over the next five years, this strategy will introduce new legislation, investments, and programs that ensure AI is adopted responsibly, in a way that truly serves all Canadians – building trust, expanding opportunities, and reinforcing control of our sovereignty.

The AI for All Strategy targets an additional $200 billion of economic growth to create 250,000 new AI-related jobs over the next five yearsand to increase AI adoption from just over 12% to 60% by 2034. The strategy will provide up to 90,000 AI-related jobs and work placement opportunities for young Canadians and make our industries more competitive in the global economy.

Canadians must have confidence that AI is being developed and deployed safely, transparently, and in ways that reflect our values. Built on extensive national consultations with workers, entrepreneurs, researchers, students, industry, and community leaders, Canada’s AI for All Strategy is anchored in three guiding principles: building trust, creating opportunities, and reinforcing Canadian sovereignty.

To build trust,we will:

Strengthening protections for Canadians’ personal information, including against harmful practices such as deepfakes and surveillance pricing, and introducing an online safety regime to better protect social media and chatbot users; and
ImprovingAI transparency so Canadians are better equipped to use AI safely and responsibly, while expanding the cabilities of the Canadian AI Safety Institute to conduct transparent evaluations of AI models.

Strengthen multinational partnerships with trusted alliesin areas such as research, talent, compute, and procurement.
- Through the newly formed Sovereign Technology Alliance, we will attract foreign investment, showcase Canadian talent abroad, and open new markets for Canadian firms; and
- Canada will leverage 12 international partnerships already signed to expand Canada’s AI industry, attract high-paying careers, and advance innovation.

To create opportunity, we will:

Establish a National AI Literacy Initiative that will offer entry-level AI training forall Canadians.
- As part of this effort, AI literacy will reach 1 million entry-level post-secondary students and train more than 3,000 educators with AI learning kits in their classrooms. Free, accessible AI learning will include practical courses and sector-relevant modules.
Provide access to trusted AI agents for every post-secondary student – from the arts and commerce to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and medicine.
Provide up to 90,000 AI-related jobs and work placement opportunities for young Canadians, helping them gain experience and thrive in the AI economy.
Help small and medium-sized businesses adopt AI to support workers, raise productivity, and drive breakthroughsin priority sectors such as health, energy, transportation, agriculture, manufacturing, robotics, and government services.
Launch the first AI Missions Program, with a flagship health mission to accelerate the adoption of AI in diagnostics, patient care, and system efficiency, delivering faster, better care for Canadians while strengthening Canada’s life sciences and health innovation ecosystem.
Provide training and upskilling opportunities for workers from mid-career professionals to frontline workers so they can adt to AI-enabled workplaces and access new opportunities. This includes employer-led training on AI-enhancing skills.

To reinforce sovereignty, we will:

Build the foundations of sovereign Canadian AI: compute, cloud, connectivity, data, and talent so Canadian researchers, businesses, and public institutions can build and adopt AI on Canadian terms.
Build a world-leading public AI supercomputer and invest in sovereign compute and cloud infrastructure, with a focus on high-performance computing that is sustainable and aligned with Canada’s clean energy expansion, robust environmental standards, and tangible benefits for local communities.
Support globally competitive Canadian champions by improving access to growth cital, using government procurement as a strategic anchor customer, and helping Canadian AI companies access compute, commercialisation resources, and intellectual property protections.
Expand Canada’s AI talent base through investments in the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) AI Chairs program and accelerated entry pathways for highly skilled workers through the Global Talent Stream.

With AI for All, we will turn Canadian innovation into stronger companies, better public services, high-paying careers, and greater economic security and sovereignty. By protecting our privacy and our data, harnessing Canadian talent, and working with trusted partners, we will build a stronger, safer, and more sovereign economy. We will build a future where technology is developed and governed in ways that build Canada strong for all.

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AI is here. The question is whether it will improve the lives of all Canadians or benefit only a few. AI can shorten our emergency room wait times and make a small business more competitive, if it is governed by Canadian values with a clear goal of improving the lives of all Canadians. That’s why we need an ambitious new strategy: AI for All. We will build trust so that all Canadians are empowered to use this technology safely and with confidence. AI that builds Canada strong for all: that is our mission.

Canada’s new AI for All Strategy is about putting artificial intelligence to work for Canadians. It will give people the confidence to use AI safely, help businesses adopt it, and ensure more of the value is created here at home. This is how we protect people, grow our economy, reflect our values, and deliver real benefits in everyday life.

The global economy is ridly transforming, and our government is focused on ensuring Canadian industry is positioned to compete and win. Our government’s new AI Strategy will support responsible AI adoption and boost productivity and investment, while at the same time delivering real benefits for Canadians and protecting our digital sovereignty.

Canada’s AI future is powered by workers. As AI is changing the future of work, we are supporting workers to adt with it. Through this new AI strategy, we’re equipping workers with the tools they need to strengthen their skills and helping them seize new opportunities in an AI-enabled economy.

Quick facts

At its core, AI for All is grounded in the principle that the benefits of AI must be shared widely, ensuring that workers, businesses, and all Canadians can access and benefit from this transformation.
AI is already being used across Canada to improve health care diagnostics and patient care, help farmers increase crop yields and reduce costs through precision agriculture, and strengthen transportation networks through smarter traffic management, logistics, and infrastructure maintenance.
Since March2025, Canada’s new government has signed agreements and joint statements withAustralia, theEuropean Union,Finland,Germany,India,Norway,Qatar,Saudi Arabia,Spain,Sweden, theUnited Arab Emirates, and theUnited Kingdom.
- These partnerships provide the foundation for the safe and responsible development and deployment of AI technologies, strengthen access to compute cacity, foster AI and technology adoption, and deepen connections across government, industry, and other stakeholders.
To inform AI for All, the government undertooknational consultations in 2025. More than 11,000 submissions were received from workers, entrepreneurs, researchers, students, and community leaders across the country, along with insights from a 28-member expertAI Strategy Task Forcethat reflect diverse voices from industry, academia, unions, communities, and other groups. Key findings from these consultations werereleased in February2026.
The Protecting Victims Act, introduced in December 2025, proposes to prohibit the distribution of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, increase penalties for the distribution of intimate images without consent, prohibit threats to distribute such images, and increase penalties for sexual assault on summary conviction.
Canada currently has three National AI Institutes: the Vector Institute in Toronto, Ontario; Mila – Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute in Montréal, Québec; and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute in Edmonton, Alberta.

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To build trust,we will:

Strengthening protections for Canadians’ personal information, including against harmful practices such as deepfakes and surveillance pricing, and introducing an online safety regime to better protect social media and chatbot users; and
ImprovingAI transparency so Canadians are better equipped to use AI safely and responsibly, while expanding the cabilities of the Canadian AI Safety Institute to conduct transparent evaluations of AI models.

Strengthen multinational partnerships with trusted alliesin areas such as research, talent, compute, and procurement.
- Through the newly formed Sovereign Technology Alliance, we will attract foreign investment, showcase Canadian talent abroad, and open new markets for Canadian firms; and
- Canada will leverage 12 international partnerships already signed to expand Canada’s AI industry, attract high-paying careers, and advance innovation.

To create opportunity, we will:

Establish a National AI Literacy Initiative that will offer entry-level AI training forall Canadians.
- As part of this effort, AI literacy will reach 1 million entry-level post-secondary students and train more than 3,000 educators with AI learning kits in their classrooms. Free, accessible AI learning will include practical courses and sector-relevant modules.
Provide access to trusted AI agents for every post-secondary student – from the arts and commerce to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and medicine.
Provide up to 90,000 AI-related jobs and work placement opportunities for young Canadians, helping them gain experience and thrive in the AI economy.
Help small and medium-sized businesses adopt AI to support workers, raise productivity, and drive breakthroughsin priority sectors such as health, energy, transportation, agriculture, manufacturing, robotics, and government services.
Launch the first AI Missions Program, with a flagship health mission to accelerate the adoption of AI in diagnostics, patient care, and system efficiency, delivering faster, better care for Canadians while strengthening Canada’s life sciences and health innovation ecosystem.
Provide training and upskilling opportunities for workers from mid-career professionals to frontline workers so they can adt to AI-enabled workplaces and access new opportunities. This includes employer-led training on AI-enhancing skills.

To reinforce sovereignty, we will:

Build the foundations of sovereign Canadian AI: compute, cloud, connectivity, data, and talent so Canadian researchers, businesses, and public institutions can build and adopt AI on Canadian terms.
Build a world-leading public AI supercomputer and invest in sovereign compute and cloud infrastructure, with a focus on high-performance computing that is sustainable and aligned with Canada’s clean energy expansion, robust environmental standards, and tangible benefits for local communities.
Support globally competitive Canadian champions by improving access to growth cital, using government procurement as a strategic anchor customer, and helping Canadian AI companies access compute, commercialisation resources, and intellectual property protections.
Expand Canada’s AI talent base through investments in the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) AI Chairs program and accelerated entry pathways for highly skilled workers through the Global Talent Stream.

Quotes

AI is here. The question is whether it will improve the lives of all Canadians or benefit only a few. AI can shorten our emergency room wait times and make a small business more competitive, if it is governed by Canadian values with a clear goal of improving the lives of all Canadians. That’s why we need an ambitious new strategy: AI for All. We will build trust so that all Canadians are empowered to use this technology safely and with confidence. AI that builds Canada strong for all: that is our mission.

Canada’s new AI for All Strategy is about putting artificial intelligence to work for Canadians. It will give people the confidence to use AI safely, help businesses adopt it, and ensure more of the value is created here at home. This is how we protect people, grow our economy, reflect our values, and deliver real benefits in everyday life.

The global economy is ridly transforming, and our government is focused on ensuring Canadian industry is positioned to compete and win. Our government’s new AI Strategy will support responsible AI adoption and boost productivity and investment, while at the same time delivering real benefits for Canadians and protecting our digital sovereignty.

Canada’s AI future is powered by workers. As AI is changing the future of work, we are supporting workers to adt with it. Through this new AI strategy, we’re equipping workers with the tools they need to strengthen their skills and helping them seize new opportunities in an AI-enabled economy.

Quick facts

At its core, AI for All is grounded in the principle that the benefits of AI must be shared widely, ensuring that workers, businesses, and all Canadians can access and benefit from this transformation.
AI is already being used across Canada to improve health care diagnostics and patient care, help farmers increase crop yields and reduce costs through precision agriculture, and strengthen transportation networks through smarter traffic management, logistics, and infrastructure maintenance.
Since March2025, Canada’s new government has signed agreements and joint statements withAustralia, theEuropean Union,Finland,Germany,India,Norway,Qatar,Saudi Arabia,Spain,Sweden, theUnited Arab Emirates, and theUnited Kingdom.
- These partnerships provide the foundation for the safe and responsible development and deployment of AI technologies, strengthen access to compute cacity, foster AI and technology adoption, and deepen connections across government, industry, and other stakeholders.
To inform AI for All, the government undertooknational consultations in 2025. More than 11,000 submissions were received from workers, entrepreneurs, researchers, students, and community leaders across the country, along with insights from a 28-member expertAI Strategy Task Forcethat reflect diverse voices from industry, academia, unions, communities, and other groups. Key findings from these consultations werereleased in February2026.
The Protecting Victims Act, introduced in December 2025, proposes to prohibit the distribution of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, increase penalties for the distribution of intimate images without consent, prohibit threats to distribute such images, and increase penalties for sexual assault on summary conviction.
Canada currently has three National AI Institutes: the Vector Institute in Toronto, Ontario; Mila – Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute in Montréal, Québec; and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute in Edmonton, Alberta.

Associated links

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