{"id":1801,"date":"2022-06-10T15:59:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T15:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leyton.majjane.agency\/ca\/post\/canada-a-world-renowned-hub-for-artificial-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:00:10","slug":"canada-a-world-renowned-hub-for-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/en\/insights\/articles\/canada-a-world-renowned-hub-for-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada, a World-Renowned Hub for Artificial Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is Artificial Intelligence?<\/h2>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/strong> is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs (<em>IBM<\/em>). It is often compared to human intelligence transposed to Information Technology (<a>IT)<\/a> universe.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Tortoise<\/strong>, a global <strong>AI index<\/strong> that benchmarks nations regarding 3 innovations related to 2 criteria, has put <strong>Canada <\/strong>in the <strong>4<sup>th<\/sup> <\/strong>position (over 62 countries), thanks to AI solutions growing inside the country.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/2022\/06\/Sirena-Article-Picture-AI.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16195\" \/><figcaption>Global AI Index<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>In Canada, <strong>AI<\/strong> positions itself as an ideal actor for high-growth career opportunities, with more than <strong>30 000 job offers<\/strong> to be created in the next few years. It is possible to find the world\u2019s top incubators and accelerators in this field, as well as hundreds of companies specializing in AI. Since 2020, Canada has experienced growth of more than <strong>22%<\/strong> in job creation in this sector.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Mila<\/strong>, the <strong>Quebec AI Institute<\/strong> since 2017, recognized in a study its exponential growth. More and more companies are deciding to respond to modern challenges by using artificial intelligence and many industry giants such as <strong>Google<\/strong> and <strong>Facebook <\/strong>have even established <strong>AI research centers<\/strong> in <strong>Montreal<\/strong>. At the beginning of May, the world\u2019s biggest summit on AI was also held there (<strong>The World Scientific Congress on Artificial Intelligence<\/strong>), bringing together AI experts.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>AI<\/strong> is becoming popular as a set of innovative solutions for issues specific to our new generation bathed in the<strong> digital air<\/strong>. It enhances human abilities in competence fields such as precision or speed, but also sometimes can overpass them (for example in predictions, or to automate certain tasks).<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>To support the growth of this sector, the Canadian<strong> government is investing heavily in AI<\/strong>, with <strong>1.2 billion dollars<\/strong> of planned investments for companies.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>If your company is interested in developing AI solutions and is a Canada-based business, there are several <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/en\/government-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">grant programs <\/a><\/strong>that can help you fund your AI projects.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Book a time with one of our experts to learn more about it<\/strong>!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/en\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs (IBM). It is often compared to human intelligence transposed to Information Technology (IT) universe. 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