Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence StrategyIn 2017, the Government of Canada appointed CIFAR to develop and lead a $125 million Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the world’s first national AI strategy.Canadian Institute for Advanced ResearchCIFAR_910375ce-1308-11e7-b63f-cd7e647280a4CIFAR is a Canadian-based global charitable organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address the most important questions facing science and humanity.Canadian AI CollaboratorsCIFAR works in close collaboration with Canada’s three national AI Institutes - Amii in Alberta, Mila in Montréal, and Vector Institute in Toronto, as well as universities, hospitals and organizations across the country.Amiiin AlbertaMilain MontréalVector Institutein TorontoUniversitiesHospitalsPCAIS FundersCIFAR’s leadership of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy is funded by the Government of Canada, with support from Facebook and the RBC Foundation.Government of CanadaFacebookRBC FoundationPCAIS National Program CommitteeDoina PrecupProf. Doina Precup (Chair) -- Assoc. Professor of Computer Science, McGill University; CIFAR Fellow; Mila faculty memberMichael BowlingProf. Michael Bowling -- Professor of Computing Science, University of Alberta; Amii faculty memberGarth GibsonDr. Garth Gibson -- President and CEO, Vector InstituteRandy GoebelProf. Randy Goebel -- Professor of Computing Science, University of Alberta; Amii faculty memberRoger GrosseDr. Roger Grosse -- Asst. Professor of Computer Science, University of Toronto; Vector Institute faculty memberGreg MoriProf. Greg Mori -- Professor of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University; Research Director, Borealis AI VancouverValerie PisanoPresident and CEO, MilaElissa StromeDr. Elissa Strome -- AVP Research and Executive Director, Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, CIFARPeter Van BeekProf. Peter Van Beek -- Professor of Computer Science, Co-Director Waterloo AI Institute, University of WaterlooPCAIS International Scientific Advisory CommitteeShirley TilghmanProf. Shirley Tilghman OC, FRS -- Chair; President Emerita, Princeton University; United StatesJennifer ChayesDr. Jennifer Chayes -- Technical Fellow & Managing Director; Microsoft Research New England, New York City and MontrealYann LaCunProf. Yann LeCun -- Co-Director, CIFAR Program in Learning in Machines & Brains; Chief AI Scientist, Facebook Professor, New York University, United StatesAntoine PetitProf. Antoine Petit -- Member, CIFAR Research Council; President, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), FranceSebastian SeungProf. Sebastian Seung -- Advisor, CIFAR Program in Learning in Machines & Brains; Evnin Professor in Neuroscience, Professor of Computer Science, Princeton Neuroscience Institute; Chief Research Scientist, SamsungUnited StatesMax WellingProf. Max Welling -- CIFAR Fellow, Program in Learning in Machines & Brains; Vice-President Technologies, Qualcomm;Research Chair in Machine Learning University of Amsterdam, Netherlands_000e8822-84ae-11ea-a856-310ef882ea00To develop and lead the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy_000e8a8e-84ae-11ea-a856-310ef882ea00Researchers & GraduatesIncrease the number of outstanding artificial intelligence researchers and skilled graduates in Canada._000e8b88-84ae-11ea-a856-310ef882ea001_000e8c64-84ae-11ea-a856-310ef882ea00Centres of ExcellenceEstablish interconnected nodes of scientific excellence in Canada’s three major centres for artificial intelligence in Edmonton, Montréal and Toronto._000e8d22-84ae-11ea-a856-310ef882ea002_000e8dea-84ae-11ea-a856-310ef882ea00Thought LeadershipDevelop global thought leadership on the economic, ethical, policy and legal implications of advances in artificial intelligence._000e8ebc-84ae-11ea-a856-310ef882ea003_000e8fa2-84ae-11ea-a856-310ef882ea00CommunitySupport a national research community on artificial intelligence._000e907e-84ae-11ea-a856-310ef882ea004AI Research Community_000e9178-84ae-11ea-a856-310ef882ea002017-12-312020-04-22https://www.cifar.ca/ai/pan-canadian-artificial-intelligence-strategyOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net