Canada’s trillion-dollar opportunity depends on data

One essential element remains underdeveloped: a national data strategy capable of fuelling the sovereign compute engine we are trying to build—and ensuring its benefits accrue at home.

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. To unlock the trillion-dollar opportunity, we must move from building isolated infrastructure to building an integrated ecosystem in which compute, AI, and data are strategically deployed, write Ann Fitz-Gerald and Dmytro Chumachenko.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, DMYTRO CHUMACHENKO

January 6, 2026

Canada stands on the edge of a once-in-a-generation economic opportunity—one that must be used to pivot decisively toward higher productivity, stronger paycheques, and improved affordability. Global

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