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OCDS AI Portal

Listed in the registry Pilot Original language : English

About the initiative

Description of the initiative

The Office of Chief Data Steward (OCDS) currently has in its possession multiple proof-of-concept AI models developed that demonstrates the potential of AI in fisheries and oceans management. Due to a lack of deployment processes, the models currently sits idle in our repository. This initiative aims to develop a portal where the models can be deployed in a proof-of-concept fashion to enhancement DFO's understanding of AI and drive the cultural change needed to promote the adoption of AI at DFO. The portal has been completed and is accessible at: https://ocds-ai-portal.canadacentral.cloudapp.azure.com/ The portal was shared in the DFO kiosk at the 2025 GC data conference for engagement. It has so far welcomed 360 users, received over 2K views an

AI family

Infrastructure and Enablement

AI capability
Species Identification and Biological Annotation

Bucket rationale

Supports deployment, experimentation, and access to AI models—AI Infrastructure/Enablement.

Lifecycle

  1. Ideation

    Stage status : Completed

    May 26, 2025

  2. Assessment

    Stage status : Completed

  3. Approved

    Stage status : Completed

  4. Development

    Stage status : Completed

  5. Pilot

    Stage status : In progress

  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
Collister, David
Sector contact
Wang, Yuchen
Subject matter expert
Wang, Yuchen
Approver (DG)
Pascal, Robert

Data and tools

Sector
Strategic Policy
Region
National Capital Region
Submitted on
May 26, 2025

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.