Sovereignty at Stake: How to Build Canadian AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the foundations of economic power, national security, and democratic governance. But as Canada accelerates AI adoption, a critical question emerges: who controls the systems and security that shape our decisions, data, and future?

Join us for this urgent and forward-looking session, featuring Sean Mullin, co-author of Sovereign by Design: Strategic Options for Canadian AI Sovereignty, in conversation with Charles Finlay, Founding Executive Director, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst at Toronto Metropolitan University.

This session will examine Canada's key vulnerabilities across the AI technology stack and what it will take to build a Canadian AI capacity.

Drawing on the report’s insights, this session will explore:

• The geopolitical stakes of AI and why sovereignty now extends across data, infrastructure, and algorithms

• Canada’s strengths and critical vulnerabilities across the AI technology stack

• The risks of technological dependency, from foreign jurisdiction over data to AI-driven societal influence


Access the report here:  (PDF file) https://aicompetitiveness.ca/assets/Sovereign-by-Design-Briefing-Note-2026.pdf (external link)