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AI initiative registry
ID	AI Initiative	Current Status	Description	Sector	Region	AI Bucket	SME
136	Natural Language Process (NLP) Chatbot using retrieval-augmented-generation (RAG) on DFO PAC Site	Proof of Concept	A chatbot that allows users to search DFO PAC website using natural language and return responses not only on data it was trained on but als...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Interaction and Engagement	Winegardner, Amanda
134	LLM Document Chatbot	Proof of Concept	Large language model that can help users ask questions to document sets and get answers, summarize key information, and find data with citat...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Interaction and Engagement	Winegardner, Amanda
55	Natural Language Process (NLP) Chatbot using retrival-augmented-generation (RAG) on DFO PAC Site	Proof of Concept	A chatbot that allows users to search DFO PAC website using natural language and return reponses not only on data it was trained on but also...	Programs Sector	Pacific	Interaction and Engagement	Quan, Eric
53	LLM Document Chatbot	Proof of Concept	Large language model that can help users ask questions to document sets and get answers, summarize key information, and find data with citat...	Programs Sector	Pacific	Interaction and Engagement	Quan, Eric
20	IM Chatbot	Proof of Concept	Chatbot to answer Information Management related questions, based on information available on the IM intranet site. This is a work in progr...	Chief Digital Officer	National Capital Region	Interaction and Engagement	Mojgani, Susan
6	ITSD internal chatbot	Proof of Concept	ITSD is currently implementing a simple chatbot leveraging Copilot, to streamline access to its knowledge base for our agents. This initiati...	Chief Digital Officer	Quebec	Interaction and Engagement	Miousse, Gaétan
12	P&C AI Chatbot for Pay	Proof of Concept	AI Chatbot for Pay to assist with pay questions and errors in LoO (PSPC led) DFO Pilot with PSPC Concierge Chatbot for HR & pay information...	—	National Capital Region	Interaction and Engagement	Gardner, Leigh
165	AIMMS (Artificial Intelligence for Marine Mammals in Survey imagery)	Proof of Concept	The AIMMS project develops a platform to automate and accelerate the interpretation of aerial imagery for marine mammal population assessmen...	Fisheries Management	National Capital Region	Perception and Understanding	Mosnier, Arnaud
252	DFO AI Hub	Proof of Concept	The DFO AI Hub is a centralized digital platform that demonstrates the application of artificial intelligence technologies to fisheries and...	Strategic Policy	Not region specific	Interaction and Engagement	Tran, Tan
256	AI-Enabled UX Design and Content Workflows	Proof of Concept	AI-enabled capabilities to help UX and content designers deliver digital work faster and more consistently. This includes supporting early i...	Chief Digital Officer	Not region specific	—	Matheson-Fitchett, Ariel
258	Establishing a Standardized National Biotelemetry Data Pipeline	Proof of Concept	Development of a national biotelemetry platform that standardizes the processing of acoustic animal tracking data. Automated workflows that...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	Ontario and Prairie	—	Bzonek, Paul
247	NECTR - Power Apps Solution - AI Copilot integration	Proof of Concept	We would like to integrate copilot into power apps to be able to help users find and identify data in the database. This will save time for...	Strategic Policy	Not region specific	Interaction and Engagement	Pennie, Colin
249	AI Platform	Proof of Concept	Build a secure, scalable AI platform that extends the Enterprise Data Hub (EDH) and enables DFO teams to develop, deploy and govern AI solut...	Chief Digital Officer	National Capital Region	Infrastructure and Enablement	Esper, George
250	DFO Data Centre Chatbot	Proof of Concept	• Faster access to Data Centre information and processes • Reduced dependency on SMEs and email-based support • Improved staff onboarding...	Strategic Policy	National Capital Region	Interaction and Engagement	Tran, Tan
245	Object, Classification, Tagging, Organization, and Pattern Understanding Solution (OCTOPUS)	Proof of Concept	This initiative leverages AI technologies to build an Object, Classification, Tagging, Organization, and Pattern Understanding Solution (OC...	Chief Digital Officer	National Capital Region	Perception and Understanding	Ibrahim, Omar
240	The Current	Proof of Concept	Don't let your harvested data get stuck in still water. Navigate new data streams with AI automation, augmentation and information enableme...	Fisheries Management	Not region specific	Perception and Understanding	Bird, Tom

136
Natural Language Process (NLP) Chatbot using retrieval-augmented-generation (RAG) on DFO PAC Site
A chatbot that allows users to search DFO PAC website using natural language and return responses not only on data it was trained on but also incorporating a retrieval of new information found on DFO website as it is updated

Proof of Concept Ecosystems and Oceans Science Interaction and Engagement
134
LLM Document Chatbot
Large language model that can help users ask questions to document sets and get answers, summarize key information, and find data with citations and sourcing.

Proof of Concept Ecosystems and Oceans Science Interaction and Engagement
55
Natural Language Process (NLP) Chatbot using retrival-augmented-generation (RAG) on DFO PAC Site
A chatbot that allows users to search DFO PAC website using natural language and return reponses not only on data it was trained on but also incorporating a retrieval of new information found on DFO website as it is updated Azure OpenAI GPT4o/4o mini Text-Embedding-3-Large Open Web UI Crawl4AI (AI-based webscraper)

Proof of Concept Programs Sector Interaction and Engagement
53
LLM Document Chatbot
Large language model that can help users ask questions to document sets and get answers, summarize key information, and find data with citations and sourcing., including, from documents with multiple templates using prompt engineering approaches Azure OpenAI GPT4o/4o mini

Proof of Concept Programs Sector Interaction and Engagement
20
IM Chatbot
Chatbot to answer Information Management related questions, based on information available on the IM intranet site. This is a work in progress.

Proof of Concept Chief Digital Officer Interaction and Engagement
6
ITSD internal chatbot
ITSD is currently implementing a simple chatbot leveraging Copilot, to streamline access to its knowledge base for our agents. This initiative aims to further improve the speed and quality of service provided by our technicians by enabling them to quickly locate the information they need to provide support and service to clients.

Proof of Concept Chief Digital Officer Interaction and Engagement
12
P&C AI Chatbot for Pay
AI Chatbot for Pay to assist with pay questions and errors in LoO (PSPC led) DFO Pilot with PSPC Concierge Chatbot for HR & pay information Provides personalized HR and pay guidance when visiting MyGCPay Concierge provides answers and sources for general questions

Proof of Concept Interaction and Engagement
165
AIMMS (Artificial Intelligence for Marine Mammals in Survey imagery)
The AIMMS project develops a platform to automate and accelerate the interpretation of aerial imagery for marine mammal population assessments. By streamlining annotation and review, and enabling scientists to develop custom machine-learning models without advanced coding skills, the AIMMS workflow significantly reduce processing time, accelerate delivery of science advice, and lower operational costs.

Proof of Concept Fisheries Management Perception and Understanding
252
DFO AI Hub
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.

Proof of Concept Strategic Policy Interaction and Engagement
256
AI-Enabled UX Design and Content Workflows
AI-enabled capabilities to help UX and content designers deliver digital work faster and more consistently. This includes supporting early ideas, rapid iteration, drafting and revising content, creating and comparing design options (task flows, wireframes, mockups, interactions, prototypes), and producing documentation needed for handoffs and approvals while still meeting GC standards. We also want employees to build modern, transferable skills.

Proof of Concept Chief Digital Officer
258
Establishing a Standardized National Biotelemetry Data Pipeline
Development of a national biotelemetry platform that standardizes the processing of acoustic animal tracking data. Automated workflows that apply Random Forest and neural network methods to identify movement patterns, mortality events, and other biologically significant behaviours will standardize quality control, improve data interoperability, and provide self-service analytical tools for scientists and managers across multiple departments, supporting faster evidence-based decision making.

Proof of Concept Ecosystems and Oceans Science
247
NECTR - Power Apps Solution - AI Copilot integration
We would like to integrate copilot into power apps to be able to help users find and identify data in the database. This will save time for users looking to identify and extract data from the system. We currently have almost 500 users, so enabling AI for this would save a lot of time for these employees.

Proof of Concept Strategic Policy Interaction and Engagement
249
AI Platform
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.

Proof of Concept Chief Digital Officer Infrastructure and Enablement
250
DFO Data Centre Chatbot
• Faster access to Data Centre information and processes • Reduced dependency on SMEs and email-based support • Improved staff onboarding and operational efficiency • Supports GoC digital-first and AI-enablement direction

Proof of Concept Strategic Policy Interaction and Engagement
245
Object, Classification, Tagging, Organization, and Pattern Understanding Solution (OCTOPUS)
This initiative leverages AI technologies to build an Object, Classification, Tagging, Organization, and Pattern Understanding Solution (OCTOPUS) to enhance the analysis of video, image, and audio data, improve monitoring capabilities and support decision-making processes at DFO. The MVP will initially focus on video processing capabilities, with planned expansion to image and audio analysis in FY 2026–27. In addition, the initiative will deliver integrated data annotation and model training tools to support continuous improvement and reuse of AI models.

Proof of Concept Chief Digital Officer Perception and Understanding
240
The Current
Don't let your harvested data get stuck in still water. Navigate new data streams with AI automation, augmentation and information enablement. The Current is a cloud-hosted platform that enables users anywhere in the department to ingest large volumes of structured and unstructured documents, extract data using optical character recognition and large language models, validate and review results through human-in-the-loop workflows, and relate extracted information using shared concepts and standards. The architecture emphasizes asynchronous processing, modular extraction services, strong traceability, and governance-ready design. The platform supports configurable extraction tasks, versioned models and definitions, auditable review processes, and future discovery of related research outputs and datasets across heterogeneous sources. As the initial use-case, the Text Intelligence and Data Extraction (TIDE) Service has been developed for the Salmon Habitat Restoration (SHARE) System. TIDE is a baseline iteration of The Current that fulfills the minimum viable product requirements of SHARE. TIDE focuses on digitizing, extracting, and modeling data from large unstructured text documents. TIDE establishes the baseline architecture and demonstrates a scalable workflow in Production.

Proof of Concept Fisheries Management Perception and Understanding