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AI Strategy for the Federal Public Service 2025-2027: Overview

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The AI Strategy for the Federal Public Service 2025-2027 outlines the Government of Canada's plan for the responsible, secure, and accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence within federal departments and agencies. It establishes a vision to improve service delivery, modernize operations, and increase workplace efficiency while upholding human rights, public trust, and security. The strategy defines core principles such as being human-centred, collaborative, ready, and responsible, and delineates the scope of AI technologies covered across their lifecycle.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

Treasury Board of Canada SecretariatGovernment · CA

Lead issuer

Legal forceSoft law

Under whose authorityState law

Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

Public sector bodiesGeneral publicNational governmentWorkers

Public servants, federal organizations, and Canadians interested in how the government plans to adopt and govern artificial intelligence.

Sectors

Public administration · federal public service

What the document contains

What's covered

The document covers the motivation behind adopting artificial intelligence in the federal public service, real-world examples of AI use across various departments, the guiding vision and principles for AI adoption, and the precise scope of technologies and agencies covered by the 2025-2027 strategy.

What's missing

The overview text does not contain detailed operational guidelines, specific enforcement mechanisms, technical compliance checklists, or the full text of the complete strategy document.

Key takeaways

Artificial intelligence presents opportunities to enhance public service delivery, automate routine tasks, and improve decision-making.
The strategy is guided by four core principles: human-centred, collaborative, ready, and responsible.
It applies to all types of AI technologies with adaptive capabilities across any stage of the AI lifecycle within covered federal organizations.
The strategy emphasizes maintaining public trust through transparency, privacy protection, and the mitigation of bias and security risks.

Principles it states

Human centredCollaborativeReadyResponsible

Outline

· Why an AI Strategy?
· Vision
· Principles
· Scope
· Foreword from the President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Data Officer

Issued4 March 2025

Length2,494 words

FormatNot recorded

Scopenational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

2/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

Existing and future AI systems must therefore be appropriately governed, with guidance, policy, and training in place to manage risk, address challenges, and uphold human rights, public trust, and national security.

Why an AI Strategy?

screening score · 2026-10-25

Fairness

3/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

This means addressing bias and preventing misinformation, protecting the privacy and security of Canadians, and ensuring that the benefits of AI do not come at the expense of our environment or our workforce.

Message from the President

screening score · 2026-10-25

Human Dignity

1/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

Existing and future AI systems must therefore be appropriately governed, with guidance, policy, and training in place to manage risk, address challenges, and uphold human rights, public trust, and national security.

Why an AI Strategy?

screening score · 2026-10-25

Human Oversight

2/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

AI is simply a tool, not a replacement for public servants, as we look to modernize government operations to meet the needs of Canadians in the digital 21 st century.

Message from the President

screening score · 2026-10-25

Privacy

3/5

Protection of personal data and private life

For greater data security and privacy, CANChat ensures that all data is safeguarded and stored in Canada, and that prompts are not used to train its AI.

Case processing: Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada’s Advanced Analytics Solutions Centre

screening score · 2026-10-25

Transparency

3/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

Trust is built by being upfront and open about the use of AI, and that is central to the success of the AI Strategy.

Message from the President

screening score · 2026-10-25

Enforcement

1/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

Organizations that are partially or wholly exempt from the Policy on Service and Digital, including those that fall under the national security exemption, are encouraged to comply with the AI Strategy as far as possible as a matter of good practice.

Scope

screening score · 2026-10-25

Impact Assessment

3/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

This means addressing bias and preventing misinformation, protecting the privacy and security of Canadians, and ensuring that the benefits of AI do not come at the expense of our environment or our workforce.

Message from the President

screening score · 2026-10-25

Topics

Physical AI Governancesupporting

artificial_intelligence public_administration digital_government responsible_ai government_strategy