— Prime Minister Mark Carney
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“Today’s announcement was met with much fanfare, little detail and a lot of empty words from the podium. I think Canadians were expecting real answers about safety, security, privacy and the future of AI in this country.”
—Melissa Lanzmann, Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
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“Tens, hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of jobs are threatened by the spread of AI. So I don’t think mass adoption of AI will create jobs. I think jobs will be lost. I don’t think this strategy will be complete until we take steps to address that.”
— Don Davis, NDP parliamentary leader
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“The government’s National AI Strategy reflects the opportunities ahead to grow the economy and support small businesses, improve services, advance scientific discovery, and help all Canadians use AI safely. We welcome the leadership of Prime Minister (Mark) Carney, Solomon (Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan) and the Government of Canada. We are proud to be a partner in Canada’s AI ecosystem and are committed to ensuring AI is useful and worthy of people’s trust.”
— Ann O’Leary, Vice President of Global Policy, OpenAI
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“As countries around the world race to develop the next generation of technology leaders, Canada needs policies that help innovators build, scale and compete on a global scale. AI for All includes some promising measures, but falls short of providing a clear, focused plan to achieve that goal.”
— Laurent Carbonneau, Canadian Council of Innovators.
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“Canadian unions are united in calling for stronger AI laws, independent oversight, protections from surveillance and discrimination, and a greater role for unions in shaping how AI is used…We welcome the federal government’s proactive approach to this issue and look forward to working together to ensure AI protects rights, strengthens equity, and benefits all workers.”
— Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labor Congress
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“Canada has done something big by putting openness at the heart of its national AI strategy. With this plan, Prime Minister Carney and Artificial Intelligence Minister (Evan) Solomon have made a clear choice that Canada’s AI future should be sovereign, trusted, and built to serve people, rather than borrowing from a few foreign providers. Mozilla applauds that choice and the adoption of open source AI that makes it possible.”
— Mark Surman, Chairman of the Free Software Community Mozilla
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“Trust cannot be a policy goal in and of itself. It requires clear accountability, transparency and confidence that AI risks are being effectively managed. Businesses and workers will want clearer information about what happens next.”
— Melissa Robertson, AI and Technology Lead, CPA Canada
— “The fact that the word copyright does not appear once in the 50-page strategy is a misstep when it comes to protecting Canadian culture, voices, and stories. This strategy does not provide protection for journalistic content, nor does it mitigate the societal risks of the brazen theft of intellectual property by AI companies that is occurring on an industrial scale.”
— Paul Deegan, President and CEO of News Media Canada
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 4, 2026.
David Baxter, Canadian Press
