The new national AI for All strategy: what's in it for Canadian businesses

Canada is investing billions in AI adoption through a new national strategy called AI for All. The goal is to lift business AI use from just over 12% today to 60% by 2034.

Most business owners have heard nothing about any of it.

This session covers what is actually there, which programs sit underneath the strategy, and who qualifies. We will be straight about who does not.

Then we get practical. We look at what happens when a business puts AI into daily operations. What holds up, what breaks, and what it costs to run. A missed call is lost revenue, and we can put real numbers against that now.

Plain answers from people running AI today. Bring hard questions. The useful part is usually the argument.

This is the sixth Toronto B2B Marketing Community event. The first five sold out, with about 100 people each.

What you will leave with

• What your business can actually use from Canada's AI strategy, and what it will not cover

• Which programs fund business AI adoption today, and who qualifies

• What is coming next as the strategy rolls out

• What AI in daily operations really costs to run

• Where businesses get stuck between a pilot and everyday use

Who this is for

Founders, operators, and business owners deciding what to do about AI. No technical background needed.

Confirmed speakers

Laura Scarlett Martin will explain practical funding and support options that can make AI adoption more affordable for small and mid-sized businesses.

Qasim Naqvi, Partner at Strategy&, will deliver a 30-minute masterclass, The AI Gold Rush: Where Is the Value?

Lawrence Zhang, Head of Policy at ITIF's Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness, will join the panel on why higher AI adoption may still fail to deliver productivity gains.

Mohit Rajhans, media personality and speaker, will moderate the panel.