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Initiative #249

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About the initiative

Description of the initiative

Build a secure, scalable AI platform that extends the Enterprise Data Hub (EDH) and enables DFO teams to develop, deploy and govern AI solutions that will accelerate insights, support scientific discovery and uphold the highest standards of data quality, security, and ethical use.

Problem statement

Despite individual business teams experimenting with AI for years, the organization lacks a unified, enterprise‑grade platform to reliably deploy, scale, and operate AI solutions in production. This gap prevents AI initiatives from moving beyond isolated prototypes and limits the ability to deliver secure, governed, and scalable AI capabilities across the enterprise.

AI family

Infrastructure and Enablement

AI capability
General Cross-cutting Analytical Tools

Bucket rationale

The initiative’s primary focus is enabling AI adoption at an enterprise level, rather than delivering AI outputs for a specific operational or analytical task. Key elements that align it with Infrastructure and Enablement: • Building a secure, scalable AI platform that supports multiple teams • Extending the Enterprise Data Hub for enterprise-wide AI deployment • Enabling development, deployment, governance, and ethical oversight of AI solutions • Addressing organizational gaps in production-ready AI capabilities This aligns perfectly with the definition: Supporting systems and services that make AI possible and scalable. Not use cases in and of themselves, but enabling and governing AI use cases to exist safely, ethically, and efficiently. Although the platform will accelerate insights and scientific discovery, these outputs are secondary; the initiative’s value is in the foundation, governance, and scaling of AI across DFO.

Lifecycle

  1. Ideation

    Stage status : Completed

    February 10, 2026

  2. Assessment

    Stage status : Completed

  3. Approved

    Stage status : Completed

  4. Development

    Stage status : In progress

  5. Pilot

    Stage status : Upcoming

  6. Production

    Stage status : Upcoming

  7. Archived

    Stage status : Upcoming

Schedule for this initiative

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  1. Ideation

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Contacts

Requester
Gunville, Patrick
Subject matter expert
Esper, George
Approver (DG)
Ruel, Jean-Francois

Data and tools

Sector
Chief Digital Officer
Region
National Capital Region
Could this initiative be shared with the Treasury Board Secretariat?
Yes
Submitted on
February 10, 2026

Government priorities and declaration

Prime Minister's mandate commitment
Spending less on government operations so that Canadians can invest more in the people and businesses that will build the strongest economy in the G7.