# AI Consultation Deadlines Canada - full corpus

Generated 2026-09-24 from https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/items.json. 26 items.
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## Open (12)

### CAN/DGSI 138 Patient-Visible and Accountable AI in Clinical Decision Support: public review

- ID: dgsi-138-clinical-ai
- Body: Digital Governance Standards Institute
- Type: Standards review
- Status: open
- Opened: 2026-08-05
- Closes: 2026-10-05
- Days left: 11
- Topics: health, standards
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://dgc-cgn.org/product/patient-visible-and-accountable-ai-in-clinical-decision-support/
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-dgsi-138-clinical-ai

Summary: 60-day public review of a proposed National Standard of Canada setting governance, transparency, human-oversight and lifecycle-monitoring requirements for AI clinical decision support.

Why it matters: Sets concrete human-oversight and post-deployment monitoring duties for high-stakes AI, a template regulators beyond health are likely to reference.

How to participate: Download the draft and submit comments through the DGSI public review form before 5 October 2026.

Title (fr): CAN/DGSI 138 — L'IA responsable et visible pour le patient dans l'aide à la décision clinique : examen public

Summary (fr): Examen public de 60 jours d'un projet de Norme nationale du Canada fixant des exigences de gouvernance, de transparence, de supervision humaine et de surveillance du cycle de vie pour l'IA d'aide à la décision clinique.

### AI Compute Challenge: call for proposals

- ID: ised-ai-compute-challenge
- Body: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Type: Funding call
- Status: open
- Opened: not stated
- Closes: no stated deadline
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: frontier-models, critical-infrastructure, procurement
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/canadian-sovereign-ai-compute-strategy/ai-compute-challenge
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-ised-ai-compute-challenge

Summary: Up to $700M for commercial or consortium proposals to build domestic AI data-centre capacity, with priority to projects that keep sensitive data in Canada. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.

Why it matters: Determines who controls Canada's frontier-scale compute and what security, sovereignty and sustainability conditions attach to it.

How to participate: Eligible organizations apply through the Strategic Response Fund intake on the ISED program page. Rolling intake, no stated deadline.

Title (fr): Défi de la capacité de calcul en IA : appel de propositions

Summary (fr): Jusqu'à 700 M$ pour des propositions d'entreprises ou de consortiums visant à bâtir une capacité canadienne de centres de données pour l'IA, avec une priorité aux projets qui gardent les données sensibles au Canada. Les demandes sont reçues en continu.

### Senate SOCI study on the impact of artificial intelligence in Canada

- ID: senate-soci-ai-study
- Body: Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
- Type: Call for briefs
- Status: open
- Opened: 2025-10-02
- Closes: no stated deadline
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: frontier-models, privacy, research-funding
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/SOCI/45-1
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-senate-soci-ai-study

Summary: Order of reference to examine data governance and sovereignty; ethics, privacy and safety; and the risks, benefits and social impact of AI. An interim report on a human-centred approach has been published; the final report is due by 31 December 2026.

Why it matters: Broadest parliamentary AI-safety study now running, with an explicit safety mandate and a year-end report that will feed legislative proposals.

How to participate: Email a written brief (any length, EN or FR) to the committee clerk at the address on the SOCI page. No fixed deadline, but earlier briefs are more likely to be cited.

Title (fr): Étude du Comité sénatorial SOCI sur les répercussions de l'intelligence artificielle au Canada

Summary (fr): Ordre de renvoi visant à examiner la gouvernance et la souveraineté des données, l'éthique, la vie privée et la sécurité, ainsi que les risques, les avantages et les effets sociaux de l'IA. Un rapport provisoire sur une approche centrée sur l'humain a été publié ; le rapport final est attendu d'ici le 31 décembre 2026.

### Senate RIDR study on the impact of AI on human rights and economic security

- ID: senate-ridr-ai-human-rights
- Body: Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
- Type: Call for briefs
- Status: open
- Opened: not stated
- Closes: no stated deadline
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: employment, children, privacy
- Verified by a human: no
- Source: https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/RIDR/
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-senate-ridr-ai-human-rights

Summary: Examines AI's effects on human rights and economic security, especially for vulnerable groups and the right to work. Spring 2026 hearings covered algorithmic discrimination, job displacement and children.

Why it matters: Frames AI harms in human-rights terms, the main legal lever Canada has while no AI statute exists.

How to participate: Email a written brief to the RIDR clerk. Rolling intake.

Title (fr): Étude du Comité sénatorial RIDR sur les effets de l'IA sur les droits de la personne et la sécurité économique

Summary (fr): Le comité examine les effets de l'IA sur les droits de la personne et la sécurité économique, en particulier pour les groupes vulnérables et le droit au travail. Les audiences du printemps 2026 ont porté sur la discrimination algorithmique, les pertes d'emploi et les enfants.

### Senate TRCM study on AI in the information and communication technology sector

- ID: senate-trcm-ai-ict
- Body: Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
- Type: Call for briefs
- Status: open
- Opened: 2025-10-30
- Closes: no stated deadline
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: deepfakes, copyright, elections
- Verified by a human: no
- Source: https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/trcm/
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-senate-trcm-ai-ict

Summary: Covers AI in content creation and distribution, copyright and IP implications, and AI-generated disinformation and deepfakes. Written submissions were requested by 1 May 2026 but briefs are still accepted; the report is due by 31 December 2027.

Why it matters: Only Senate study explicitly scoped to deepfakes and synthetic-media integrity, with a long runway for evidence on frontier-model risks.

How to participate: Email a written brief to the TRCM clerk. The formal call has passed but late briefs are accepted while the study is active.

Title (fr): Étude du Comité sénatorial TRCM sur l'IA dans le secteur des technologies de l'information et des communications

Summary (fr): L'étude porte sur l'IA dans la création et la diffusion de contenu, sur les conséquences pour le droit d'auteur et la propriété intellectuelle, et sur la désinformation et les hypertrucages produits par l'IA. Les mémoires étaient demandés pour le 1er mai 2026, mais le comité en accepte toujours ; le rapport est attendu d'ici le 31 décembre 2027.

### INDU study: Opportunities, Risks, and Regulation of AI in Canada's Strategic Industries

- ID: indu-ai-strategic-industries
- Body: House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology
- Type: Call for briefs
- Status: open
- Opened: not stated
- Closes: no stated deadline
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: frontier-models, procurement, competition
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://www.ourcommons.ca/committees/en/INDU/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=13310104
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-indu-ai-strategic-industries

Summary: House industry committee study on AI risks and regulation across strategic sectors. 46 witnesses and 23 briefs so far; no report yet. Last meeting 16 June 2026.

Why it matters: INDU is the committee that would receive any successor to AIDA, so its record shapes the design of a future federal AI law.

How to participate: Submit a brief (max 2,000 words for translation) through the committee's 'Submit a brief' page on ourcommons.ca.

Title (fr): Étude du Comité INDU : possibilités, risques et réglementation de l'IA dans les industries stratégiques du Canada

Summary (fr): Étude du comité de l'industrie de la Chambre sur les risques liés à l'IA et sa réglementation dans les secteurs stratégiques. À ce jour, 46 témoins ont été entendus et 23 mémoires reçus ; aucun rapport n'a encore été déposé. Dernière réunion le 16 juin 2026.

### ETHI study: Challenges Posed by Artificial Intelligence and its Regulation

- ID: ethi-ai-regulation
- Body: House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
- Type: Call for briefs
- Status: open
- Opened: 2025-11-26
- Closes: no stated deadline
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: privacy, frontier-models
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://www.ourcommons.ca/committees/en/ethics/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=13255402
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-ethi-ai-regulation

Summary: Seven meetings from November 2025 to February 2026, including the Privacy Commissioner. 20 witnesses and 10 briefs; no report tabled and no meeting since 26 February 2026.

Why it matters: Links AI regulation to privacy-law modernization and could resume once Bill C-36 reaches committee.

How to participate: Briefs can still be submitted through the committee page while the study remains open.

Title (fr): Étude du Comité ETHI : les défis posés par l'intelligence artificielle et sa réglementation

Summary (fr): Sept réunions tenues de novembre 2025 à février 2026, dont une avec le commissaire à la protection de la vie privée. Vingt témoins entendus et dix mémoires reçus ; aucun rapport déposé et aucune réunion depuis le 26 février 2026.

### SRSR study: Artificial Intelligence in innovation and scientific research

- ID: srsr-ai-research
- Body: House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research
- Type: Call for briefs
- Status: open
- Opened: 2025-11-03
- Closes: no stated deadline
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: research-funding, safety-institute
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://www.ourcommons.ca/committees/en/SRSR/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=13232926
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-srsr-ai-research

Summary: Study on AI research advances, research-institution needs, the federal role in a responsible AI research ecosystem, and protection of Canadian discoveries. 19 briefs; last meeting 12 February 2026.

Why it matters: Directly addresses federal funding for responsible and safety-oriented AI research and CAISI's place in the ecosystem.

How to participate: Submit a brief through the committee page on ourcommons.ca.

Title (fr): Étude du Comité SRSR : l'intelligence artificielle dans l'innovation et la recherche scientifique

Summary (fr): Étude sur les avancées de la recherche en IA, les besoins des établissements de recherche, le rôle fédéral dans un écosystème de recherche responsable en IA et la protection des découvertes canadiennes. Dix-neuf mémoires reçus ; dernière réunion le 12 février 2026.

### Bill C-34, Safe Social Media Act: committee study of AI chatbot duties

- ID: bill-c-34-safe-social-media
- Body: Canadian Heritage / House of Commons
- Type: Call for briefs
- Status: open
- Opened: 2026-06-10
- Closes: no stated deadline
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: children, deepfakes
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/c-34
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-bill-c-34-safe-social-media

Summary: Introduced 10 June 2026, the bill would impose safety and disclosure duties on social media and AI chatbot services, especially toward children, enforced by a new Digital Safety Commission. Committee study and a briefs window are expected in the fall sitting.

Why it matters: First Canadian bill to regulate AI chatbots and companions directly; committee stage is where duty-of-care and age-assurance design will be contested.

How to participate: Not yet open. Briefs will be accepted once the bill is referred to committee; contact the sponsoring MP or Canadian Heritage now if you want to be a witness.

Title (fr): Projet de loi C-34, Loi sur la sécurité des médias sociaux : étude en comité des obligations visant les agents conversationnels

Summary (fr): Déposé le 10 juin 2026, le projet de loi imposerait des obligations de sécurité et de divulgation aux services de médias sociaux et aux agents conversationnels d'IA, en particulier à l'égard des enfants, sous la surveillance d'une nouvelle Commission de la sécurité numérique. L'étude en comité et une période de dépôt de mémoires sont attendues à la session d'automne.

### Bill C-36, Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act: committee study

- ID: bill-c-36-privacy
- Body: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada / House of Commons
- Type: Call for briefs
- Status: open
- Opened: 2026-06-15
- Closes: no stated deadline
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: privacy, children
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/c-36
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-bill-c-36-privacy

Summary: Introduced 15 June 2026 to replace PIPEDA. Secondary sources say it omits AI but includes obligations for automated decision-making in some circumstances.

Why it matters: Its automated-decision provisions will be the only binding federal rule on private-sector algorithmic decisions absent an AI act.

How to participate: Not yet open. Briefs will be accepted once the bill is referred to committee (likely INDU or ETHI).

Title (fr): Projet de loi C-36, Loi sur la protection de la vie privée et des données des consommateurs : étude en comité

Summary (fr): Déposé le 15 juin 2026 pour remplacer la LPRPDE. Selon des sources secondaires, il ne traite pas de l'IA comme telle, mais prévoit des obligations visant la prise de décision automatisée dans certaines circonstances.

### Citizenship Regulations amendments: mandatory biometrics for citizenship applicants

- ID: ircc-citizenship-biometrics
- Body: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Type: Regulatory notice
- Status: open
- Opened: not stated
- Closes: no stated deadline
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: biometrics, privacy
- Verified by a human: no
- Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/acts-regulations/forward-regulatory-plan/list/amending-citizenship-regulations-biometric-information.html
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-ircc-citizenship-biometrics

Summary: Proposed rule requiring fingerprints and a facial image from all citizenship applicants. IRCC's forward regulatory plan targets Canada Gazette Part I pre-publication in 2026 with a roughly 30-day comment period.

Why it matters: Would expand federal facial-recognition data collection, a core biometric-AI governance question.

How to participate: Not yet published. Once it appears in Gazette Part I, comment through the Gazette's online consultation system.

Title (fr): Modifications au Règlement sur la citoyenneté : biométrie obligatoire pour les demandeurs de citoyenneté

Summary (fr): Projet de règlement exigeant les empreintes digitales et une photo du visage de tous les demandeurs de citoyenneté. Le plan prospectif de réglementation d'IRCC prévoit une publication préalable dans la Partie I de la Gazette du Canada en 2026, assortie d'une période de commentaires d'environ 30 jours.

### Notice of intent: Guidance for AI Regulatory Measures, Directives and Policies (CSA Group)

- ID: csa-ai-regulatory-guidance
- Body: Standards Council of Canada / CSA Group
- Type: Standards review
- Status: open
- Opened: 2025-06-25
- Closes: no stated deadline
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: standards, public-service
- Verified by a human: no
- Source: https://scc-ccn.ca/standards/notices-of-intent/csa-group/guidance-ai-regulatory-measures-directives-and-policies
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-csa-ai-regulatory-guidance

Summary: Planned CSA standard guiding Canadian regulators and ministries on building coherent, ethical and transparent AI policies aligned with ISO/IEC 42001 and 23894. Public review date not yet published.

Why it matters: Would become the reference framework federal regulators use to write AI rules in the absence of an AI act.

How to participate: Watch the SCC notice page; CSA public reviews run about 60 days once opened.

Title (fr): Avis d'intention : orientations sur les mesures, directives et politiques de réglementation de l'IA (Groupe CSA)

Summary (fr): Norme CSA en préparation visant à guider les organismes de réglementation et les ministères canadiens dans l'élaboration de politiques d'IA cohérentes, éthiques et transparentes, arrimées aux normes ISO/IEC 42001 et 23894. La date de l'examen public n'est pas encore annoncée.

## Retired (14)

### Petition e-7550: end incentives, subsidies and permit acceleration for AI data centres

- ID: petition-e-7550-data-centres
- Body: House of Commons e-petitions
- Type: Petition
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2026-06-26
- Closes: 2026-09-24
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: critical-infrastructure, frontier-models
- Verified by a human: no
- Source: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7550
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-petition-e-7550-data-centres

Summary: Asks Ottawa to end incentives for AI data centres, revoke permits lacking community vetting, and regulate safety, transparency and resource efficiency. 29,991 validated signatures. The page currently reads 'Closed for signature' although the stated window runs to 24 September 2026.

Why it matters: Largest AI-related petition of 2026 and a signal that compute build-out, not model risk, is the public's entry point to AI governance.

How to participate: If signing is reopened, sign online on the petition page; otherwise watch for the government response, due within 45 days of presentation.

Title (fr): Pétition e-7550 : mettre fin aux incitatifs, aux subventions et à l'accélération des permis pour les centres de données d'IA

Summary (fr): La pétition demande à Ottawa de mettre fin aux incitatifs visant les centres de données d'IA, de révoquer les permis délivrés sans examen par les collectivités et d'encadrer la sécurité, la transparence et l'efficacité dans l'usage des ressources. Elle compte 29 991 signatures validées. La page indique actuellement « Fermée à la signature », alors que la période annoncée court jusqu'au 24 septembre 2026.

### Have your say on advancing AI transparency in Canada

- ID: ised-2026-ai-transparency
- Body: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Type: Consultation
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2026-07-23
- Closes: 2026-09-23
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: frontier-models, deepfakes, standards
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/have-your-say-advancing-ai-transparency-canada
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-ised-2026-ai-transparency

Summary: Two-month consultation under the AI for All strategy on five transparency mechanisms: detecting AI-generated content, disclosing when people interact with AI, standardized information about AI systems, tracking serious AI incidents, and tracking the activities of AI agents.

Why it matters: It is the first federal vehicle for incident reporting and agent-tracking rules since AIDA died, so submissions here shape Canada's baseline transparency regime for frontier models.

How to participate: Answer the online questionnaire or email a written submission through the ISED consultation page before 23 September 2026.

Title (fr): Faites-vous entendre sur la transparence de l'IA au Canada

Summary (fr): Consultation de deux mois, menée dans le cadre de la stratégie « L'IA pour tous », sur cinq mécanismes de transparence : la détection des contenus générés par l'IA, la divulgation des interactions avec un système d'IA, une information normalisée sur les systèmes d'IA, le signalement des incidents graves liés à l'IA et le suivi des activités des agents d'IA.

### Petition e-7427: federal moratorium on hyperscale AI data centres in Alberta

- ID: petition-e-7427-alberta-moratorium
- Body: House of Commons e-petitions
- Type: Petition
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2026-05-20
- Closes: 2026-09-17
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: critical-infrastructure
- Verified by a human: no
- Source: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7427
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-petition-e-7427-alberta-moratorium

Summary: Seeks a moratorium on projects such as Wonder Valley and Synapse Olds, a ban on federal support for fossil-fuelled or water-intensive facilities, and mandatory federal environmental assessment with Indigenous consultation. 27,472 validated signatures. The page reads 'Closed for signature' despite a window ending 17 September 2026.

Why it matters: Tests whether federal environmental assessment becomes a de facto gate on frontier compute infrastructure.

How to participate: Watch the petition page for presentation in the House and the government response.

Title (fr): Pétition e-7427 : moratoire fédéral sur les centres de données d'IA à très grande échelle en Alberta

Summary (fr): La pétition réclame un moratoire sur des projets comme Wonder Valley et Synapse Olds, l'interdiction du soutien fédéral aux installations alimentées par des combustibles fossiles ou fortes consommatrices d'eau, et une évaluation environnementale fédérale obligatoire assortie d'une consultation des peuples autochtones. Elle compte 27 472 signatures validées. La page indique « Fermée à la signature » malgré une période se terminant le 17 septembre 2026.

### OPC age assurance guidance: call for comments on two draft documents

- ID: opc-age-assurance-2026
- Body: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Type: Consultation
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2026-05-04
- Closes: 2026-08-04
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: children, biometrics, privacy
- Verified by a human: no
- Source: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/news-and-announcements/2026/nr-c_260504/
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-opc-age-assurance-2026

Summary: Guidance for online services on whether and how to use age assurance and for developers on privacy-protective design, including AI-based age estimation.

Why it matters: Age estimation is an AI and biometric system deployed at population scale on children, and this guidance will anchor enforcement under Bill C-34.

How to participate: Closed. Final guidance expected late 2026.

Title (fr): Orientations du CPVP sur la vérification de l'âge : appel de commentaires sur deux documents provisoires

Summary (fr): Orientations destinées aux services en ligne sur l'opportunité et les modalités du recours à la vérification de l'âge, et aux développeurs sur une conception respectueuse de la vie privée, y compris l'estimation de l'âge par IA.

### CAN/DGSI 137 Digital Competency and Credit Recognition Framework: public review

- ID: dgsi-137-credential-ai
- Body: Digital Governance Standards Institute
- Type: Standards review
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2026-06-03
- Closes: 2026-08-02
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: employment, standards
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://dgc-cgn.org/product/can-dgsi-137/
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-dgsi-137-credential-ai

Summary: 60-day review of a proposed national standard with governance, transparency, human-oversight and responsible-AI requirements for skills assessment and credential recognition systems.

Why it matters: Embeds human-oversight duties for AI used in employment-relevant assessments, a common vector for algorithmic discrimination.

How to participate: Closed.

Title (fr): CAN/DGSI 137 — Cadre de reconnaissance des compétences et des acquis numériques : examen public

Summary (fr): Examen de 60 jours d'un projet de norme nationale fixant des exigences de gouvernance, de transparence, de supervision humaine et d'IA responsable pour les systèmes d'évaluation des compétences et de reconnaissance des acquis.

### AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program: call for applications

- ID: ised-sovereign-compute-program
- Body: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Type: Funding call
- Status: retired
- Opened: not stated
- Closes: 2026-06-01
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: critical-infrastructure, research-funding
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/ai-sovereign-compute-infrastructure-program
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-ised-sovereign-compute-program

Summary: About $890M over seven years for a Canadian-located, Canadian-governed public AI supercomputing system, open to not-for-profits, post-secondary institutions and consortia.

Why it matters: Public compute for safety research and evaluation depends on this build; the program set no safety-research access conditions, a gap worth flagging.

How to participate: Closed 1 June 2026.

Title (fr): Programme d'infrastructure souveraine de calcul en IA : appel de demandes

Summary (fr): Environ 890 M$ sur sept ans pour un système public de superinformatique en IA établi et gouverné au Canada, ouvert aux organismes sans but lucratif, aux établissements postsecondaires et aux consortiums.

### Petition e-7055: mandatory labelling of AI-generated online content

- ID: petition-e-7055-ai-labelling
- Body: House of Commons e-petitions
- Type: Petition
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2026-02-04
- Closes: 2026-05-05
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: deepfakes, elections
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7055
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-petition-e-7055-ai-labelling

Summary: Calls for a law requiring all online content created in whole or part by AI to be labelled before posting, citing fraud and disinformation targeting seniors and youth. 407 signatures.

Why it matters: Public demand signal for the content-provenance mechanisms now under consultation at ISED.

How to participate: Closed.

Title (fr): Pétition e-7055 : étiquetage obligatoire des contenus en ligne générés par l'IA

Summary (fr): La pétition réclame une loi obligeant à étiqueter, avant leur publication, tous les contenus en ligne créés en tout ou en partie par une IA, en invoquant la fraude et la désinformation qui visent les aînés et les jeunes. Elle compte 407 signatures.

### CIFAR AI Frontiers School 2026, AI Safety Edition: application call

- ID: cifar-ai-frontiers-school-2026
- Body: CAISI Research Program at CIFAR
- Type: Funding call
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2026-04-07
- Closes: 2026-04-22
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: safety-institute, research-funding, frontier-models
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://cifarportal.smapply.io/prog/cifar_ai_frontiers_school_2026_-_ai_safety_edition/
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-cifar-ai-frontiers-school-2026

Summary: Competitive training program for early PhD and advanced master's students on AI safety foundations and the risks of advanced systems, culminating in a red-teaming exercise.

Why it matters: CAISI's main talent pipeline for evaluation and red-teaming capacity.

How to participate: Closed. Expect a 2027 call around April.

Title (fr): École CIFAR sur les frontières de l'IA 2026, édition sécurité de l'IA : appel de candidatures

Summary (fr): Programme de formation contingenté destiné aux doctorants en début de parcours et aux étudiants de maîtrise avancés, portant sur les fondements de la sécurité de l'IA et les risques des systèmes avancés, et se terminant par un exercice d'équipe rouge.

### Government of Canada AI Register (MVP): public feedback

- ID: tbs-ai-register-mvp
- Body: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
- Type: Consultation
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2025-11-28
- Closes: 2026-03-31
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: public-service, procurement
- Verified by a human: no
- Source: https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/fcbc0200-79ba-4fa4-94a6-00e32facea6b
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-tbs-ai-register-mvp

Summary: Feedback on the design and content of the first federal AI register (409 entries from 42 institutions). TBS has promised further engagement in 2026-27 before a refined register replaces the MVP.

Why it matters: The register is Canada's main transparency instrument for government AI use and the base for enforcing the Directive on Automated Decision-Making.

How to participate: Closed. Watch for the 2026-27 engagement round.

Title (fr): Registre de l'IA du gouvernement du Canada (version minimale) : commentaires du public

Summary (fr): Commentaires sur la conception et le contenu du premier registre fédéral de l'IA (409 inscriptions provenant de 42 institutions). Le Secrétariat s'est engagé à poursuivre la mobilisation en 2026-2027 avant qu'une version enrichie ne remplace la version minimale.

### Consultation on OPC guidance processes

- ID: opc-guidance-process-2026
- Body: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Type: Consultation
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2025-12-02
- Closes: 2026-03-13
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: privacy
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/about-the-opc/what-we-do/consultations/consultation-guidance-process/
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-opc-guidance-process-2026

Summary: Sought views on how the OPC selects, develops, consults on and formats PIPEDA guidance, including timing and engagement methods.

Why it matters: Sets the process by which future OPC guidance on generative AI, biometrics and children's privacy will be consulted on.

How to participate: Closed.

Title (fr): Consultation sur les processus d'élaboration des orientations du CPVP

Summary (fr): La consultation portait sur la façon dont le Commissariat choisit, élabore, met en consultation et présente ses orientations relatives à la LPRPDE, y compris le calendrier et les méthodes de mobilisation.

### Petition e-7002: protect individuals' likeness and voice from AI deepfakes

- ID: petition-e-7002-deepfakes
- Body: House of Commons e-petitions
- Type: Petition
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2025-12-04
- Closes: 2026-03-04
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: deepfakes, copyright
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7002
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-petition-e-7002-deepfakes

Summary: Asked the AI Minister to strengthen the Copyright Act to cover likeness and voice. The government response, tabled 27 April 2026, cites PIPEDA reform, Bill C-16 on sexual deepfakes, Bill C-25 on election deepfakes and CAISI synthetic-content research.

Why it matters: The response is the clearest official statement of how Ottawa intends to handle deepfakes without an AI statute.

How to participate: Closed; government response published.

Title (fr): Pétition e-7002 : protéger l'image et la voix des personnes contre les hypertrucages

Summary (fr): La pétition demandait au ministre de l'IA de renforcer la Loi sur le droit d'auteur afin qu'elle vise l'image et la voix. La réponse du gouvernement, déposée le 27 avril 2026, invoque la réforme de la LPRPDE, le projet de loi C-16 sur les hypertrucages sexuels, le projet de loi C-25 sur les hypertrucages électoraux et les travaux de l'ICSIA sur les contenus synthétiques.

### CAISI Research Program at CIFAR: Catalyst call on sociotechnical considerations in AI safety

- ID: caisi-catalyst-2025
- Body: Canadian AI Safety Institute / CIFAR
- Type: Funding call
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2025-10-03
- Closes: 2025-11-14
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: safety-institute, research-funding
- Verified by a human: no
- Source: https://cifar.ca/ai/caisi/
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-caisi-catalyst-2025

Summary: Up to $70,000 per year for two years for up to six social-science and humanities-led projects on synthetic content, alignment, safer system design and risk governance.

Why it matters: CAISI's only open-competition research funding line; a next cycle would likely follow the same autumn timing.

How to participate: Closed. Watch for an autumn 2026 call.

Title (fr): Programme de recherche de l'ICSIA au CIFAR : appel Catalyseur sur les dimensions sociotechniques de la sécurité de l'IA

Summary (fr): Jusqu'à 70 000 $ par année pendant deux ans pour un maximum de six projets dirigés par les sciences sociales et les humanités, portant sur les contenus synthétiques, l'alignement, la conception de systèmes plus sûrs et la gouvernance du risque.

### CHPC study: effects of AI on the creative industries

- ID: chpc-ai-creative-industries
- Body: House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
- Type: Call for briefs
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2025-09-22
- Closes: 2025-11-05
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: copyright, frontier-models
- Verified by a human: no
- Source: https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/45-1/CHPC/report-4/page-51
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-chpc-ai-creative-industries

Summary: Seven meetings, 43 witnesses and eight briefs on AI and creators. The April 2026 report recommends an opt-in consent requirement for using copyrighted works to train AI systems.

Why it matters: Its training-data consent recommendation would directly constrain frontier-model developers' access to Canadian content.

How to participate: Closed. Government response to the report is the next intervention point.

Title (fr): Étude du Comité CHPC : les effets de l'IA sur les industries culturelles

Summary (fr): Sept réunions, 43 témoins et huit mémoires sur l'IA et les créateurs. Le rapport d'avril 2026 recommande d'exiger un consentement explicite pour l'utilisation d'œuvres protégées par le droit d'auteur dans l'entraînement des systèmes d'IA.

### The next chapter of Canada's AI leadership: national AI strategy consultation

- ID: ised-ai-strategy-2025
- Body: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Type: Consultation
- Status: retired
- Opened: 2025-10-01
- Closes: 2025-10-31
- Days left: n/a
- Topics: frontier-models, safety-institute, critical-infrastructure
- Verified by a human: yes
- Source: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/public-consultations/next-chapter-canadas-ai-leadership
- Permalink: https://donjguido.github.io/ai-consultation-deadlines-canada/#item-ised-ai-strategy-2025

Summary: 30-day online survey plus a 28-member task force; more than 11,300 responses on safe adoption, sovereign infrastructure, trust and safety. Produced the AI for All strategy launched 4 June 2026.

Why it matters: Produced the strategy whose safety pillar now drives the transparency consultation and CAISI's mandate.

How to participate: Closed; summary report published February 2026.

Title (fr): Le prochain chapitre du leadership canadien en IA : consultation sur la stratégie nationale en matière d'IA

Summary (fr): Sondage en ligne de 30 jours doublé d'un groupe de travail de 28 membres ; plus de 11 300 réponses sur l'adoption sécuritaire, l'infrastructure souveraine, la confiance et la sécurité. La consultation a donné lieu à la stratégie « L'IA pour tous », lancée le 4 juin 2026.