Budget 2026 · Lens
AI & digital in Budget 2026
AI and digital measures include AI for All (literacy, placements, sovereign compute, the Cohere equity investment), a Government Transformation Fund for IT projects, online safety and anti-fraud work.
$2.97BProgram spending 10 measures
1measures involve loans, equity or financing
Totals are five-year net impacts on the budgetary balance, kept separate by money type. A measure can appear under several lenses, so lens totals overlap and should not be added together.
W&V perspective · commentary
We build on Canadian models where we can, and we teach working businesses to use AI on real paperwork. The federal push into AI literacy and sovereign compute makes that work easier to start.
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Program spending
New or extended spending, shown as the yearly impact on the budgetary balance.
- Delivering the benefits of AI for all Canadians - AI for All$2.04BCh. 5Program spendingLoans, equity or financingBusinessesInvestmentTraining & skillsAI & digital
- Advancing artificial intelligence in government through Digital Transformation Canada$606MCh. 6Program spendingTraining & skillsAI & digitalPublic work
- Making online spaces safe for everyone$177MCh. 5Program spendingAI & digital
- Enhancing biometrics collection for immigration screening$68MCh. 3Program spendingAI & digital
- Modernising trade systems - Digital trade$51MCh. 2Program spendingBusinessesAI & digitalPublic work
- Supporting the Canadian Cyber Defence Collective's Strategic Forum$12MCh. 5Program spendingDefence & securityAI & digital
- Indigenous Land Surveys and Registration Services$8MCh. 4Program spendingAI & digitalIndigenous communities
- Delivering the benefits of AI for all Canadians - Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence$6MCh. 5Program spendingAI & digital
- Delivering Canada's National Anti-Fraud Strategy$6MCh. 5Program spendingAI & digital
- Advancing the digital transformation of the financial system$1MCh. 1Program spendingBusinessesAI & digital