Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
On behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for CED, the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, is today announcing a total of $13,852,374 in contributions for 63 Quebec organizations.
For this announcement at Waste Robotics, Minister Solomon is being accompanied by Carlos Leitão, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, and Caroline Desrochers, Member of Parliament for Trois-Rivières and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure. These investments are being granted under the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII), which supports projects aimed at either developing and marketing AI solutions or integrating these solutions into SMEs' operations and activities.
In concrete terms, these projects will enable businesses to innovate more quickly, better seize new business opportunities and improve their daily efficiency. In addition to consolidating over 1700 jobs, they will help reinforce their region's economic vitality.
