The Canadian government has allocated over $800 million towards artificial intelligence contracts in the past three years. Public Services and Procurement Canada and Innovation Canada were the leading departments in this spending. National Defence also contributed significantly, with $83.7 million spent on AI-related contracts. AI
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IMPACT Confirms significant government investment in AI infrastructure and services, potentially driving domestic AI development and adoption.
RANK_REASON Government spending on AI contracts exceeding $100M is considered significant. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]
