Quebec and Alberta Sign AI Collaboration for Government Services

Quebec and Alberta have formalized a five‑year partnership to share knowledge and develop artificial‑intelligence tools for public administration. Quebec’s minister of cybersecurity and digital technology, France‑Élaine Duranceau, announced the agreement alongside Alberta’s minister of technology and innovation, Nate Glubish, noting that the deal involves no direct financial exchange but focuses on joint learning.

The provinces plan to exchange AI applications such as Alberta’s budget‑authorization system and Quebec’s cybersecurity‑vulnerability detector, and to coordinate training for civil servants, including Quebec’s rollout of Microsoft Copilot. Duranceau said, “We’re all moving forward on AI, it’s new, and it changes at a phenomenal speed,” and added that citizens are already using AI to “organize their travel in record time, to write letters quickly.”

Analysts see the pact as part of Canada’s broader push for digital sovereignty, especially as Meta invests over $13 billion in a new data centre in Alberta. The agreement underscores both provinces’ desire to lead on AI policy without waiting for federal direction.