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DFO AI Hub

Listed in the registry Development Original language : English Unclassified

Value score 7 %

Weighted average of impact area coverage (40%) and strategic alignment (60%).

Feasibility score 13 %

Share of feasibility criteria checked in the form.

About the initiative

Description of the initiative

The DFO AI Hub is a centralized digital platform that demonstrates the application of artificial intelligence technologies to fisheries and oceans research, management, and operations. The platform serves as an educational tool that demonstrates how AI can help addresses business needs for faster, more accurate data analysis, improved decision support, and increased operational efficiency across research, monitoring, and management functions. It enables exploratory use of machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing to process diverse data sources (e.g., imagery, sensor data, scientific reports), automate routine analytical tasks, and generate actionable insights for policy, compliance, and conservation programs.

Problem statement

Business requirements driving this tool is the need to explore ways to improve current processes including: • Accelerating research and analysis cycles to support timely policy and management decisions • Improving the accuracy and consistency of environmental monitoring and stock assessments • Reducing manual workload and operational costs through automation • Enabling cross-team collaboration on AI-enabled tools and data assets • Supporting evidence-based decision-making for conservation, sustainability, and rebuilding initiatives • Providing a secure, scalable environment to develop and govern AI solutions for operational use

Strategic alignment

  • Improved scientific advice for fisheries

Feasibility

  • Budget or funding is feasible

AI family

Interaction and Engagement

Lifecycle

  1. Ideation

    Stage status : Completed

    February 13, 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

  • Completed
  • In progress
  • Planned
  • Not applicable
  • Today
2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
  1. Ideation

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Contacts

Subject matter expert
Tran, Tan
Technical lead
Tran, Tan

Data and tools

Sector
Strategic Policy
Region
Not region specific
Data classification
Unclassified
Could this initiative be shared with the Treasury Board Secretariat?
No
Submitted on
February 13, 2026

Data source

  • Other

Tools in use

  • Front-end web interface (e.g. static web, web apps, React)

Government priorities and declaration

Prime Minister's mandate commitment
Bringing down costs for Canadians and helping them to get ahead.