Artificial Intelligence – IMPACT REPORT 2024-25

CIFAR’S AI LEADERSHIP: A NATIONAL LEGACY WITH GLOBAL REACH

For over 40 years, CIFAR has cultivated a world-leading AI research ecosystem, attracting top global talent and driving breakthroughs in science and technology.

Photo: Group photo at the annual AICan meeting.

Now in its ninth year, CIFAR’s leadership through the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy continues this legacy by advancing cutting-edge research and talent in collaboration with our three national AI Institutes: Amii in Alberta, Mila in Québec and the Vector Institute in Ontario.

AI BY THE NUMBERS

Canada is 5^th among the top 100 most-cited AI publications in the world ^[1]

Canada is 5^th globally in AI startups, behind the U.S., China, the UK and Israel ^[2]

Canada is 6^th worldwide for AI R&D according to Stanford’s Global AI Vibrancy Index ^[3]

126 active Canada CIFAR AI Chairs

418 trainees participated in CIFAR’s NextGen AI training programs

$2.89B in private investment in Canadian AI companies ^[4]

Source: [1] https://hai.stanford.edu/news/global-ai-power-rankings-stanford-hai-tool-ranks-36-countries-in-ai; [2] https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/global-vibrancy-tool; [3] https://hai.stanford.edu/news/global-ai-power-rankings-stanford-hai-tool-ranks-36-countries-in-ai; [4] https://www.bdc.ca/en/about/analysis-research/canada-venture-capital-landscape

CIFAR researchers are shaping the future of AI.

Annette Lau, a Master’s student at the University of Alberta and a trainee at Patrick Pilarski’s lab (Canada CIFAR AI Chair at Amii). His team is using machine learning to transform prosthetic technology, restoring and enhancing mobility for people with amputations.
Meanwhile, work by Goldie Nejat (in the Innovation, Equity & the Future of Prosperity program) brings socially assistive robots, like Casper, into the home.
And at the national level, the Government of Canada launched the creation of the Canadian AI Safety Institute (CAISI). A key component of the new institute is the CAISI Research Program at CIFAR.

Want to learn how we’re bridging research and real-world impact in AI? Explore CIFAR’s latest Impact Report.

impacT report 2024-25

IMPACT REPORT 2024-25

The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) is a globally influential research organization proudly based in Canada. We mobilize the world’s most brilliant people across disciplines and at all career stages to advance transformative knowledge and solve humanity’s biggest problems, together. We are supported by the governments of Canada, Alberta and Québec, as well as Canadian and international foundations, individuals, corporations and partner organizations.

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