Open Dialogue: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Canada

February 26, 2021

Tell us what you think about Artificial Intelligence (AI).

March 8 – April 15, 2021

The Government of Canada’s Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness Working Group is hosting regional virtual workshops to hear what you and members of your community think about AI.

These workshops will inform recommendations to the Government of Canada on how to boost public awareness of and foster trust in AI. The conversations will be grounded in an understanding of the technology, its potential uses, and its associated risks.

Each workshop is approximately 2.5 hrs in length and free to attend. Our goal is to engage more than 1,000 people across Canada, building on the results of a national survey that was conducted in December 2020.

What to expect

• Opening plenary session (15 min)
• Breakout session with 6-10 participants
• Break (10 minutes)
• Recommendations (40 min)
• Closing remarks ( 8 min)
• Closing plenary Session (22 min)

Your participation and comments will contribute to a public report that will be presented to the Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence in Summer 2021.

Regional Workshops

East

Serving communities in Newfoundland, Atlantic and Quebec time zones.

Saturday, March 13, 2021 (French) – Full
10:00am – 12:30pm EST / 11:00am – 1:30pm AST / 11:30am – 2:00pm NST

Saturday, March 20, 2021 (English)
10:00am – 12:30pm EDT / 11:00am – 1:30pm ADT / 11:30am – 2:00pm NDT

• Register

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 (English)
9:00am – 11:30am EDT / 10:00am – 12:30pm ADT / 10:30am – 1:00pm NDT

• Register

Central

Serving communities in Central and Ontario time zones.

Monday, March 8, 2021 (English) – Full
12:30pm – 3:00pm CST / 1:30pm – 4:00pm EST

Saturday, March 13, 2021 (English) – Full
12:30pm – 3:00pm CST / 1:30pm – 4:00pm EST

Saturday, March 13, 2021 (French) – Full
12:30pm – 3:00pm CST / 1:30pm – 4:00pm EST

• Central workshops are now fully booked. Stay tuned! New dates in April will be posted soon.

West

Serving communities in Pacific and Mountain time zones.

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 (French) – Full
12:30pm – 3pm PST / 1:30pm – 4:00pm MST

Thursday, March 18, 2021 (English)
12:30pm – 3pm PDT / 1:30pm – 4:00pm MDT

• Register

Saturday, March 20, 2021 (English)
10:30am – 1:00pm PDT / 11:-30am – 2:00pm MDT

• Register

(Via Government of Canada’s Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence)