Ottawa allows AI to help decide who advances in federal hiring, but is there enough oversight?
First published in March 2025, Public Service Commission guidance explicitly allows artificial intelligence to help determine which candidates advance in the federal hiring process, but experts and unions question whether there are sufficient safeguards around bias, human oversight, and transparency.

Since March 2025, Public Service Commission guidance has explicitly allowed artificial intelligence to help determine which candidates advance in the federal hiring process.
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