Canada’s AI minister Evan Solomon says regulatory and technical solutions exist after an Anthropic researcher quit warning AI could “kill us all.”
A free AI course for Canadians will launch before the end of 2026 under Ottawa’s $13M National AI Literacy Initiative, with teachers and students first on Sept. 21.
Ottawa’s National AI Literacy Initiative brings free AI training to students, educators and workers, with a post-secondary consortium opening September 21, 2026.
The Canadian alcohol import ban takes effect Sept. 29, alongside blocked motorcycles and whey, plus 50% tariffs on mattresses, lamps and motorboats from Sept. 15.
The Canadian dollar held firm near 1.3780 against the greenback as elevated crude prices offset new US restrictions on Canadian vehicle and dairy exports.
The TSX Composite closed down 1.11% at a one-month low as materials, real estate and clean tech fell, gold slid and crude oil surged past $100.
OSFI IFRS 18 templates are now final, setting a January 2027 filing shift for federally regulated insurers plus a new 2027 mortgage insurer capital rule.
A Harris & Partners survey of 1,700+ employees finds work and financial stress harmed the mental health of 76% of Canadian workers in the past year.
Consumer insolvencies in Canada reached 140,669 in the 12 months to January 31, 2026 — about 385 filings a day, up 2.2% year over year.
Canadian financial regulation enters a busy September: OSFI’s Regulatory Data Hub timeline, Bill C-29’s Financial Crimes Agency and an FATF review due this autumn.
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