Canada: New Technology

AI is everywhere. It’s being tested, approved, and rolled out across organizations. Inaccurate and hallucinated outputs continue to surface, and legal and professional consequences make headlines. Earlier this year, the Georgia Supreme Court suspended a prosecutor after AI-generated fake citations appeared in a court filing, leading the court to vacate the ruling entirely.

Ontario's proposed Data Centre Playbook establishes a two-part assessment framework for grid connections, requiring data centres to fund full electricity costs while meeting strategic priorities around economic development, digital sovereignty, and community investment. The policy positions grid access as a key lever for governing data centre development amid surging demand that could reach 40% of the province's peak electricity capacity.

AI is the unstoppable force in our metaphor: it’s quickly becoming ubiquitous across all industries as its integration into business models continuously deepens. Representation and warranty insurance (RWI) is our unmoveable object: it’s a fixture of the M&A landscape that many M&A parties rely on to grease the wheels of their transactions and get deals done.

Osler's Summer 2026 PE Points newsletter explores the rising prominence of essential services businesses in Canadian private equity, featuring insights from a former M&A lawyer turned entrepreneur, practical guidance on AI-driven deal structuring, and critical updates on co-investment mechanics, continuation vehicles, and evolving M&A market dynamics. The edition examines how institutional capital is increasingly flowing toward non-discretionary services platforms while traditional software models face AI d

As organizations rapidly integrate AI into audit workflows, many assume that increased efficiency automatically strengthens compliance and reduces regulatory risk. However, this assumption overlooks a critical reality: regulators evaluate the defensibility of conclusions, not the speed at which they're reached.

Bills C-34 and C-36 represent a significant modernization of Canada’s regulation of the internet and AI, with notable impacts on U.S. companies.

Canadian Governments Invest in Innovation, Talent and Domestic Competitiveness — Federal and provincial governments, frequently alongside private-sector partners, have introduced a series of new funding programs, capital sources and talent initiatives designed to support the retention and growth of technology, intellectual property and human capital in Canada. This edition's Market Insight is a summary of recent initiatives that are of particular relevance to companies, founders and investors operating in Canada’s innovation economy.

A convergence of geopolitical shifts, trade uncertainty and heightened industrial policy ambition has fundamentally altered the operating environment for Canadian businesses. How are federal and provincial governments responding with new funding programs, capital sources and talent initiatives to support the retention and growth of technology, intellectual property and human capital in Canada? This comprehensive overview examines recent strategic initiatives spanning artificial intelligence, life sciences,

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future-state issue: it's operating inside Canadian businesses already, and the legal and operational landscape surrounding AI in the workplace is moving faster than most governance frameworks can keep pace with.