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Canada PM Carney Launches National AI Council With Turing Award Winner Yoshua Bengio

The 13-member council, which includes Yoshua Bengio, was formed to advise the government on AI safety, adoption, economic competitiveness and creating AI-related jobs as it implements its AI for All strategy.
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October 3, 2026 08:36 PM IST | Written by Supriya Singh | Edited by Pratima O Pareek

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has launched a new national council on artificial intelligence (AI) to provide independent and practical advice to the government on the country’s AI transformation.

The Prime Minister’s National Council on Artificial Intelligence will bring together public and private stakeholders to advise on the government’s AI for All strategy, including AI adoption, national AI companies and sovereign AI infrastructure.

The council will advise the government on AI safety, democracy, economic competitiveness, government transformation, talent, research and sovereign AI infrastructure, as well as issues related to the implementation and evolution of Canada’s AI for All strategy, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.

“Prosperity and sovereignty in the age of AI belong to nations that can build, adopt, and govern AI on their own terms,” Carney said. “The new National Council on Artificial Intelligence will inform and advise the government on how to most effectively deploy AI in Canada – how to manage the risks, seize the opportunities, and ensure AI is used to improve the lives of all Canadians.”

The council will be supported by a small team within Canada’s Privy Council Office, while ministers and government departments will remain responsible for policy decisions and implementation.

Its members include Turing Award winner and Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio, Ajay Agrawal, Sanja Fidler, John Graham, Gillian Hadfield, Jordan Jacobs, Eric Lamarre, Valérie Pisano, Senator Thomas Pitfield, Jody Thomas, Louis Vachon, Michelle Zatlyn and Patrick Pichette, who will serve as an ex officio member.

Bengio welcomed his appointment in a post on X.


In June, Canada launched AI for All, its new national AI strategy. The strategy focuses on AI adoption, investment, jobs and greater economic security.

The AI for All strategy targets an additional C$200 billion in economic growth, 250,000 new AI-related jobs over the next five years and an increase in AI adoption from just over 12% to 60% by 2034, the statement added.

The strategy will 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 organization focused on modernizing government services and using government procurement to support Canadian digital and AI companies in scaling and commercializing their technologies.

AI is already being used across Canada in health care diagnostics and patient care, precision agriculture, and transportation, including traffic management, logistics and infrastructure maintenance.

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