2026-09-10 from cigionline.org

In June 2026, the Canadian government released its long-awaited National AI Strategy, which identifies health care as its “first mission.” The strategy contends that artificial intelligence (AI), if “deployed well,” can “expand access to primary care, reduce ER wait times, prevent avoidable visits through better upstream care, and lighten the administrative burden on physicians” (p. 29). As examples, the strategy highlights two “AI scribes” operating in Alberta — OKAKI’s CliniQuill and Jenkins — the former facilitating community health services in Indigenous communities and the latter used in emergency departments across the province. 

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