Health care and AI: a uniquely Canadian opportunity

If we put health at the centre of Canada’s AI strategy, we can strengthen our healthcare system while lowering costs, improving patient care, boosting productivity, accelerating life-changing health discoveries, and growing a globally competitive industry that pays dividends for decades.
AI can deliver immense social and economic benefits, and no sector offers a higher potential return on investment or stronger public support than healthcare, writes Michelle McLean.

A lot has been said about Canada as a world leader in artificial intelligence. We have one of the fastest-growing concentrations of AI talent in the G7, and a robust ecosystem for start-ups. But while we may lead the world in the development of AI applications, no clear cons...

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