2026-06-24 from cbc.ca
The federal government is promising to invest $100 million to make Canadians' health information — including imaging, medication records and vitals — more accessible to researchers as part of its national AI strategy.
Connecting data across the country will help researchers conduct clinical trials, test AI health tools and drive innovation in treatment and diagnosis, federal Minister of Artificial Intelligence Evan Solomon said in a statement to CBC News.
But the initiative will also have to balance privacy considerations. Experts say this will involve removing identifying information, giving access to only trusted researchers and investing in Canadian-owned platforms and data centres.
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