AI strategy pillars, new SMB procurement program revealed in Canada’s Spring Economic Update

The federal government teased the pillars of Canada’s upcoming AI strategy and a new procurement policy for small and medium businesses in the Spring Economic Update. However, there was little else new for the tech industry, prompting criticism from some leaders in the sector who say they were hoping to see more to spur innovation. “Today’s economic update does little to show that the government is taking the digital economy seriously or using it to strengthen Canada’s major traditional economic