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Making AI work for everyone in Canada

Through partnership and the power of AI, we can drive a new era of innovation, with Canada at the forefront.

Our impact in Canada

Economic Impact Report 2024

Learn about our impact across the country.
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Supporting Government Innovation

In collaboration with partners and governments, AI can help streamline public services and solve problems — from the everyday to the extraordinary.
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Strengthening the Canadian Economy

AI is strengthening Canada’s economy by helping Canadian businesses and workers solve problems, save time, and accomplish more with their resources.
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Helping Canadians Prosper

We're committed to helping all Canadians access the benefits of AI. For well over a decade, we’ve been integrating AI into our products and advancing scientific research to make daily life easier and power breakthroughs that are expanding the realm of what’s possible.
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An AI Opportunity Fund for Canada

As the demand for AI skills rises, Google.org launched a $13 million AI Opportunity Fund to help ensure more Canadians can access AI training, in collaboration with 4 local organizations.
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Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

Amii will equip post-secondary students nationwide with foundational AI skills, enabling them to adapt to emerging technologies and bridge Canada's AI workforce gap.

First Nations Technology Council

FNTC will train Indigenous students and provide AI resources to Indigenous community members, aiming to increase Indigenous representation in the technology sector.

Skills for Change

Skills for Change will develop AI skills programs to train individuals from communities facing high unemployment, equipping them with foundational AI literacy and creating pathways to meaningful employment.

Toronto Public Library

TPL will address the digital divide by launching a city-wide AI upskilling initiative, providing free tools, AI skills training, and programming to boost employment, productivity, and safe AI use.

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Portraits of AI Across Canada

Meet the businesses and organizations using Google tools and AI to increase productivity, grow their businesses and serve their communities.

Spaceships and Laser Beams is turning a personal blog into a thriving media business with Google’s publisher tools.

Founder Stephanie Keeping wanted to turn her website’s traffic into a reliable income stream while keeping her content free. She partnered with Mediavine, a Google Certified Publishing Partner, to implement programmatic advertising on her site. This solution allowed Google’s platform to automatically match the right ads to the right readers in real-time, creating a steady and reliable income stream that let her focus on what she does best: creating content.

Familia Fine Foods is bringing a taste of home to new audiences with Google Ads

Familia Fine Foods is a cultural hub for the Southwestern Ontario Latin community. But, for the business to scale, they needed to find new customers. So, they used Google’s AI-powered advertising tools to cost-effectively reach new audiences, growing inquiries to their Taco Bar catering by 20%.

Topsy Farms is growing their family business with Google Search

Topsy Farms is a family-run farm selling wool products on Ontario’s Amherst Island. In 2018, at risk of closing down, they needed to improve their visibility, so they transformed their website with a focus on driving traffic from Google Search and invested in Google Ads. Together, these tools helped boost online sales by 340% and help preserve the land for future generations.

Vivero is transforming lawn care and their business with help from Google Gemini

As a solo entrepreneur, Vivero founder Gustavo Barahona needed a way to grow his modern lawn care solutions business without doubling his workload. He turned to Google Gemini to help build marketing copy, analyze data, and draft strategies that would typically require an entire team. Now able to move faster and compete at scale, Barahona has turned his passion project into a thriving business.

Little Chief & Co. is helping pet owners and growing their business with Google Analytics

Little Chief & Co. aims to be the go-to for premium, holistic pet wellness across Canada. To do that, they turned to Google Analytics to see what pet owners were searching for online and updated their website navigation to reflect those concerns. After leveraging these optimizations, Little Chief & Co. saw their web traffic grow by 25%.

Create Makerspace is driving efficiency with Google AI so they can spend more time building community

Create Makerspace, a Squamish, BC innovation hub, needed a productivity partner so they could spend more time supporting their local community. They chose Google tools to be the backbone of their operation, leveraging Gemini and Workspace to simplify time-consuming tasks like grant writing, freeing them up to focus on Squamish’s creative community.

Transformer Table is expanding to new markets around the globe with Google Ads

Montreal’s Transformer Table is creating space-saving furniture that doesn’t compromise on style. After successful growth in North America, they turned to Google Ads’ geo-targeting to identify the right markets for expansion based on product fit, profitability and competition. With four new international markets, table sales have grown by 35% year over year.

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AI Opportunity Report 2024

Discover how AI is shaping Canada's future.
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