
Ottawa gets nearly 1,000 federal budget briefs, with many AI and digital policy asks
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- Sep 29, 2025
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A further $500 million would go to regional hubs, which would “develop and implement evidence-informed AI solutions to transform the healthcare system.” An additional $100 million would be allocated for an AI and digital literacy strategy for health care providers, patients and policy makers.
Telecom giant Rogers is asking the government to include “digital infrastructure as part of energy corridors to ensure connectivity is included in major projects with a national interest.”
The government has launched a new major projects office, and earlier this month announced the first projects it intends to approve under the major projects legislation it passed this spring. That bill was meant to streamline and speed up approvals for large infrastructure projects as the federal government looks to shore up Canada’s economy against the tariff hits from the United States.
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