AI & Gen AI news in Canada

An overview of news, trends and research in AI & Gen AI consulting in Canada:

CGI expands Google alliance to include Gemini Enterprise CGI, a Montreal-headquartered IT consulting firm, has expanded its global alliance with Google Cloud to scale adoption of Gemini Enterprise, an agentic AI platform.
21 January 2026
Few Canadian businesses seeing AI return-on-investment, says KPMG Only two percent of Canadian businesses are seeing a return on their generative AI investment, according to a recent KPMG survey.
25 November 2025
EY deploys its agentic AI platform in sovereign AI factory of Telus EY Canada yesterday announced the deployment of FlexiGenAI, its enterprise agentic AI platform, in Telus’ sovereign AI factory, a full sovereign AI infrastructure facility.
31 October 2025
EY launches agentic AI platform FlexiGenAI EY Canada yesterday announced the launch of FlexiGenAI, an enterprise agentic AI platform.
17 October 2025
Students’ reliance on AI attacking critical thinking, KPMG survey finds The rapid uptick in generative AI usage may be undercutting students’ critical thinking skills, a recent survey from KPMG Canada found.
15 October 2025
AI is reshaping the commercial real estate industry, says Deloitte Generative AI and agentic AI are reshaping the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, and owners and operators who get in on the ground floor can future-proof their assets and outperform in the marke
14 October 2025
Deloitte partners with SaskTel to bring AI solutions to market Deloitte has entered a strategic alliance with telecommunications company SaskTel to expand AI capabilities in Saskatchewan and across Canada.
24 September 2025
Dillon Consulting partners with AXL venture studio Dillon Consulting, a national engineering and environmental consulting firm, has partnered with AXL, a Toronto-based venture studio focused on building homegrown, AI-powered companies.
19 September 2025
MNP partners with Microsoft on agentic AI solutions MNP, a national accounting and consulting firm, has expanded its partnership with Microsoft to provide agentic AI solutions to mid-market organizations.
26 August 2025
RSM partners with Toronto-based venture studio AXL RSM, a mid-market accounting and consulting firm, has entered a strategic collaboration with AXL, a Toronto-based venture studio focused on building homegrown, AI-powered companies.
08 August 2025
Deloitte expands GenAI capabilities in Omnia audit platform Deloitte yesterday announced expanded generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capabilities in Omnia, Deloitte’s global, cloud-based audit and assurance technology platform.
31 July 2025
Compass Analytics partners with Dataiku on AI solutions Compass Analytics, a Montreal-based data consulting firm, has entered a strategic partnership with Dataiku, a New York-headquartered artificial intelligence and machine learning software firm.
29 May 2025
KPMG Canada launches Agentic AI Engine KPMG Canada last week announced the launch of its Agentic AI Engine, which will help clients deploy agentic artificial intelligence solutions.
07 May 2025
Deloitte says Canada falling behind on AI, proposes "made in Canada" framework In a new report, Deloitte says Canada needs to seize the moment and embrace a “bold, homegrown AI framework."
01 April 2025
Publicis acquires artificial intelligence consultancy Moov AI Publicis Groupe, a Paris-based marketing and communications firm, has agreed to acquire Moov AI, a Montreal-based artificial intelligence consulting firm.
28 March 2025
Generative AI’s opportunities and challenges for consulting firms and consultants Consulting firms are rushing to make the most of the generative AI hype – presenting both opportunities and significant challenges for the industry.
03 October 2024
Canadian firms seeing operational gains from GenAI, finds RSM survey Eighty-four percent of Canadian firms that have adopted generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) are already seeing positive returns, according to a recent RSM Canada report.
26 July 2024
KPMG Canada expanding use of AI to boost efficiency and productivity KPMG Canada says it has been investing in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) proprietary tools, training and solutions to enhance the work of its 10,000 professionals.
17 June 2024
Canadians using AI to find deals, says EY report Amid persistent inflation, Canadians are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to help them find lower-cost alternatives, according to the most recent EY Future Consumer Index report.
13 June 2024
KPMG Canada expands its executive training centre KPMG Canada, in partnership with Microsoft, has expanded its operational risk skills development centre across the country to upskill executives on generative artificial intelligence and cybersecurit
04 June 2024
Deetken Insight partners with Cypress AI on consulting offering Deetken Insight, a Vancouver-based management consulting firm, has partnered with Cypress AI to launch an artificial intelligence consulting offering.
29 May 2024
BDO launches AI solution for financial institutions BDO Canada has launched an AI-powered solution for financial institutions and their customers – advising on challenges in budgeting, wealth management, and credit worthiness.
02 May 2024
Accenture invests in Canadian robotics startup Sanctuary AI Accenture Ventures, the venture capital arm of technology consultancy Accenture, has invested in Sanctuary AI, a Vancouver-based developer of humanoid general-purpose robots.
02 April 2024
Nearly three-quarters of companies don't have AI protocols for internal comms Seventy-one percent of organizations don’t have guidance for internal communicators on how to use AI tech, according to a Gallagher 2023/24 State of the Sector report.
20 February 2024
Canadian employees have mixed emotions on generative AI Canadian workers are feeling a mixture of emotions about their skills and career prospects in respect to generative AI, according to new research from Robert Half.
28 August 2023
KPI Mining Solutions partners with AI research institute Mila KPI Mining Solutions, the mining sector software division of IT consultancy KPI Digital, has announced a partnership with Mila, the world’s largest academic deep learning (DL) research centre.
17 August 2023
McKinsey partners with generative AI firm Cohere McKinsey & Company has entered a strategic collaboration with Cohere, a Toronto-based developer of enterprise artificial intelligence platforms and large language models (LLMs).
02 August 2023
KPMG invests in AI, expands Microsoft partnership KPMG on Tuesday announced a significant expansion of its global relationship with Microsoft – impacting areas including internal workforce modernization, secure development, and artificial intelligen
13 July 2023
One in five Canadians using generative AI at work or school One in five (20%) of Canadians are using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help them at work or school, according to KPMG Canada’s Generative AI Adoption Index.
04 July 2023
PwC Canada invests $200 million into AI capabilities PwC Canada has announced plans to invest $200 million over the next three years to improve its artificial intelligence capabilities.
05 June 2023
KPMG Canada and MindBridge partner on AI-powered audits KPMG Canada has announced a new strategic alliance with MindBridge, an Ottawa-based startup focusing on financial risk detection, to integrate MindBridge’s AI technology into KPMG International’s dig
16 May 2023
Canadian businesses lagging US in adoption of ChatGPT Canadian businesses are lagging behind their American counterparts in experimenting with OpenAI’s popular generative artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, according to a recent KPMG survey.
08 May 2023

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