Canadian DND AI Intelligence Platform

Department of National Defence • Artificial Intelligence Framework

Strategy Target
2030
Total Investment
$144.5B
Strategy Launch
March 7, 2024
AI-enabled by 2030
Organizations
10
L1s and Commands
AI Systems
4
In development/testing
Total Investment
$144.5B
Multi-year programs
Key Leadership
Minister of National Defence Bill Blair
Deputy Minister Bill Matthews
Chief of Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre
CAFCYBERCOM Commander MGen Dave Yarker
Strategic Vision

AI-enabled organization with ethical, inclusive, and trusted AI for interoperability and advantage

Lines of Effort
5
AI Categories
5
Recent Milestones
June 2025
$560M cyber/AI investment announced
September 26, 2024
CAFCYBERCOM established
July 29, 2024
DCAIC inaugurated
April 8, 2024
Our North, Strong and Free released
March 7, 2024
DND/CAF AI Strategy launched
Feb-Mar 2024
JAWS/MIST tested at CAPSTONE 4
NORAD Modernization
$38.6B
20-year commitment
Our North Strong Free
$73B
20-year commitment
IDEaS Program
$1.6B
$85M/year
Funding Allocations
Canada's Position on Autonomous Weapons

Fully autonomous weapons unacceptable; appropriate human involvement required; human control and judgement over any use of force

Core Principles
Compliance Framework
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