Canada Boosts AI Growth in Southern Ontario

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Southern Ontario is home to a strong and growing community of businesses and research institutions using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve real-world problems and bring new technologies to market. To keep Canada at the forefront of global innovation, the Government of Canada is investing in businesses and the organizations that support them to help Canadian innovations grow, scale and compete globally.

Today, the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) and Chi Nguyen, Member of Parliament, Spadina-Harbourfront, visited the Ontario Brain Institute, a Toronto-based not-for-profit that connects researchers, clinicians, industry and patients to accelerate discoveries and improve care for Canadians with brain disorders.

While there, Minister Solomon announced a combined investment of over $19 million for 20 growing AI and tech businesses and organizations to help adopt AI across industries and bring new solutions to market faster: A.I Vali Inc., Applied Brain Research, Armilla AI Inc., B3 Systems Inc., Cardea Health Inc., Cogent Real-Time Systems / Skkynet, Ecosystem Informatics Inc., Fairly AI (o/a Asenion), Heirlume Inc. (o/a Haloo), Islands, JSI, Leni, Lumeto/Spatial Industries Group, Mesh Scheduling Inc., Okos Smart Homes Inc., Ontario Brain Institute, SigmaRPA Inc., Sibli, Spoonity Inc., and Zighra Inc.

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