Sources
A living source library for AI Canada Pulse. Each source is labelled by what it helps answer, how to use it, its limits, when it should be reviewed, and whether the data can be reused.
Built for source checking first: records stay grouped by question, caveats remain visible, and reusable data is separated from narrative reference pages.
Keep different numbers separate
Employee use, small-business tasks, official adoption, pilots, government plans, and rules answer different questions. This page keeps those evidence lanes separate.
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Sources
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Source sets
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Reusable data
Each source is tied to the reader question it can answer.
Caveats stay beside the source, not buried in methodology.
Downloadable data is marked apart from narrative references.
Recent review
New primary-source records added to the source shelf, separated from raw feed items and benchmark claims.
Shopify Investor Relations
Primary source for the outcome of a Canadian public-company AI-governance shareholder proposal
The vote outcome does not prove whether Shopify's AI governance is strong or weak; it only reports that this shareholder proposal was not approved.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Current PIPEDA enforcement evidence for consent, deepfakes, and AI-generated personal information
This is a specific finding about xAI, X, Grok, and the investigated practice; it should not be generalized to every AI output or platform.
Cohere
Primary source for a Canadian frontier-model company's developer-tooling launch
This is a vendor launch page, not an independent benchmark or evidence that Canadian developers have adopted the model at scale.
Source coverage
This rolls the living source list into reader questions, so the page is not just a long directory of links.
Initial records are reviewed as of 2026-05-22. A source should be refreshed when its publisher releases a new survey, dataset, annual report, registry record, government update, enforcement action, or compute program detail.
Official data
Use the newest Statistics Canada table or release. Keep the older number until the publisher posts a new period.
Business use, planned use, barriers, jobs data.
Survey evidence
Check whether the sample, question wording, and audience changed before comparing the new result with the old one.
Worker use, small-business use, executive claims.
Manual references
Use these as context, not as live data. Recheck them when a law, strategy, registry, or program page is updated.
Rules, government plans, registers, compute programs.
Use these sections to trace debate, new research, company movement, and public-institution change behind the daily brief. They sit here with the source library because they are follow-up tools, not the main briefing.
Best use
Source checks, trend context, and follow-up leads
Refresh
Live source checks cache from 6 to 12 hours; curated lists update manually
Limit
Some rows are indirect clues, not direct measures of AI use
Source sets
Official Business AI Use
Statistics Canada sources for official business AI use, planned adoption, barriers, employment expectations, and operational changes.
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| Statistics Canada | Businesses using AI, Q2 2026Official evidence page | Partly reusable | Reviewed source |
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| Statistics Canada | Businesses planning to use AI, Q3 2025Official evidence page | Partly reusable | Reviewed source |
| Statistics Canada | Official table: businesses using AIOfficial data table | Reusable data | Reviewed source |
| Statistics Canada | Official table: why businesses are not using AIOfficial data table | Reusable data | Reviewed source |
| Statistics Canada | Official table: expected job effectsOfficial data table | Reusable data | Reviewed source |
| Statistics Canada | Official table: changes businesses make after adopting AIOfficial data table | Reusable data | Reviewed source |
| Statistics Canada | Statistics Canada data serviceDeveloper data service | Reusable data | Reviewed source |
Statistics Canada
Latest official number for business AI use
Use it for
Use this as the main official number for businesses using AI to produce goods or deliver services.
Keep in mind
It measures official business use, not informal worker use, software with AI features, or early pilots.
Source type
Official evidence page
Coverage
National business adoption, sector, firm-size, use cases, staffing changes, and barriers
Review timing
When Statistics Canada releases a new business AI survey
Data reuse
Partly reusable
Status
Reviewed source
Last reviewed
2026-07-08
Source link
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-621-m/11-621-m2026010-eng.htm
Statistics Canada
Main official number for planned AI use and reasons for not using AI
Use it for
Use this to separate current use from near-term intention, uncertainty, and stated barriers.
Keep in mind
Plans are not use, and stated intent can change before tools reach production workflows.
Source type
Official evidence page
Coverage
National business plans, no-plan share, uncertainty, and reasons for non-use
Review timing
When Statistics Canada releases a new business AI survey
Data reuse
Partly reusable
Status
Reviewed source
Last reviewed
2026-07-08
Source link
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-621-m/11-621-m2025011-eng.htm
Statistics Canada
Official data table for charts about business AI use
Use it for
Use this table when building repeatable charts from the official business-use number.
Keep in mind
The table follows Statistics Canada's survey design and should not be blended with private survey samples.
Source type
Official data table
Coverage
Businesses using AI by sector, size, and other survey dimensions
Review timing
On table release
Data reuse
Reusable data
Status
Reviewed source
Last reviewed
2026-07-08
Source link
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3310116701
Statistics Canada
Official baseline for non-adoption explanations
Use it for
Use this to explain why non-adopters say AI is not currently relevant, feasible, or mature enough.
Keep in mind
It captures stated reasons from survey respondents, not independent diagnosis of each firm's constraints.
Source type
Official data table
Coverage
Reasons businesses do not plan to use AI, including province and territory views
Review timing
On table release
Data reuse
Reusable data
Status
Reviewed source
Last reviewed
2026-07-08
Source link
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3310104601
Statistics Canada
Official context for job-impact claims
Use it for
Use this when discussing whether AI-using firms expect to increase, decrease, or hold employment steady.
Keep in mind
Expectations are self-reported and should not be treated as measured labour-market displacement.
Source type
Official data table
Coverage
Expected employment effects among firms using or planning to use AI
Review timing
On table release
Data reuse
Reusable data
Status
Reviewed source
Last reviewed
2026-07-08
Source link
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3310104701
Statistics Canada
Official context for what changes after firms adopt AI
Use it for
Use this for adoption impact explainers that focus on workflow redesign rather than hype.
Keep in mind
It indicates reported operational changes, not audited productivity gains or causal effects.
Source type
Official data table
Coverage
Training, workflow, hiring, cloud, and process changes associated with AI use
Review timing
On table release
Data reuse
Reusable data
Status
Reviewed source
Last reviewed
2026-05-22
Source link
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3310104801
Statistics Canada
Technical path for refreshing official data
Use it for
Use this as the path for repeatable official-data updates and table checks.
Keep in mind
It is a data service, so each table still needs its own method notes and release schedule review.
Source type
Developer data service
Coverage
Statistics Canada table descriptions and values across official datasets
Review timing
Platform available continuously; source table cadence varies
Data reuse
Reusable data
Status
Reviewed source
Last reviewed
2026-05-22
Source link
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/developers/wds
Related pages
This page explains what evidence exists. The rest of the site turns parts of that evidence into readable public pages with clearer labels.