{"id":"advancing-artificial-intelligence-government-through-digital-transform","slug":"advancing-artificial-intelligence-government-through-digital-transform","title":"Advancing artificial intelligence in government through Digital Transformation Canada","chapter":6,"section":"6.2","section_title":"Making government work better for Canadians","heading":"Advancing artificial intelligence in government through Digital Transformation Canada","in_cost_table":true,"capital":true,"fiscal":{"unit":"CAD millions","basis":"accrual, incremental impact on budgetary balance (expense or forgone revenue)","years":["2026-27","2027-28","2028-29","2029-30","2030-31"],"gross":[12.0,87.0,131.0,192.0,184.0],"gross_total":606.0,"flags":[null,null,null,null,null],"adjustments":[],"net":[12.0,87.0,131.0,192.0,184.0],"net_total":606.0,"table":{"pdf_page":329,"printed_page":311}},"description":null,"commitments":[{"text":"Building on this progress, Budget 2026 proposes to provide: Approximately $1 billion over five years, on a cash basis, starting in 2026-27, to establish a Government Transformation Fund that will accelerate transformative Information Technology (IT) projects to improve service delivery for Canadians and help make the public service more productive.","pdf_page":315,"printed_page":297,"quote":"Building on this progress, Budget 2026 proposes to provide: Approximately $1 billion over five years, on a cash basis, starting in 2026-27, to establish a Government Transformation Fund that will accelerate transformative Information Technology (IT) projects to improve service delivery for Canadians and help make the public service more productive."},{"text":"To deliver on Digital Transformation Canada's transformative mandate, Budget 2026 announces the government's intention to introduce the Digital Transformation Canada Act.","pdf_page":315,"printed_page":297,"quote":"To deliver on Digital Transformation Canada's transformative mandate, Budget 2026 announces the government's intention to introduce the Digital Transformation Canada Act."}],"amounts_in_text":["$1 billion over five years","$17.6 million over five years, starting in 2026-27","$4.2 million"],"source":{"pdf_page":314,"printed_page":296,"chapter_url":"https://budget.canada.ca/2026/report-rapport/chap6-en.html"},"money_type":"spending","involves_loans":false,"lenses":["training","ai-digital","public-work"],"wv_note":"A billion dollars of government IT transformation becomes federal IT, data and AI procurement. Canadian firms with working, auditable tools are in a good position.","key_facts":[{"text":"Approximately $1 billion over five years, on a cash basis, starting in 2026-27, for a Government Transformation Fund to accelerate IT projects.","pdf_page":315,"printed_page":297}],"url":"https://budget2026.warreandvavasour.com/measures/advancing-artificial-intelligence-government-through-digital-transform/","chapter_title":"A more efficient government"}