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Q-902
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
With regard to intellectual property generated through federally funded Artificial Intelligence research under the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy: (a) how many and which patents have been generated by funded Artificial Intelligence institutes and affiliated researchers; (b) of the patents in (a), how many are now owned by (i) Canadian entities, (ii) foreign entities, broken down by country; (c) what intellectual property has been generated by funded Artificial Intelligence institutes and affiliated researchers; (d) of the intellectual property generated, what is the breakdown by that which is owned by (i) Canadian entities, (ii) foreign entities, broken down by country; (e) for each patent or intellectual property generated, what is the breakdown by entity which currently owns it; and (f) what measures, if any, are in place to stop intellectual property generated through Canadian government funding from ending up in the possession of foreign entities? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-894
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Monday, February 23, 2026 |
With regard to the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy and all related federal artificial intelligence funding initiatives since inception: (a) what is the total amount of public funds allocated and expended to date, broken down by fiscal year and recipient organization; (b) what portion of those funds was spent on administration and operations, including amounts provided to the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and affiliated artificial intelligence institutes; (c) what products, services, technologies or companies have been commercialized by Canadian firms as a result of publicly funded artificial intelligence research; and (d) what products, services or technologies have been commercialized by foreign firms or foreign-controlled subsidiaries as a result of such research? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-893
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Monday, February 23, 2026 |
With regard to the December 8, 2025, announcement of the Canada–Germany Digital Alliance, the February 14, 2026, Joint Declaration of Intent on Artificial Intelligence, and the launch of the Sovereign Technology Alliance between Canada and Germany: (a) what legal, contractual or policy safeguards are in place to ensure that Canada’s digital sovereignty is protected within these agreements, including with respect to data governance, intellectual property ownership, secure compute infrastructure, and protection from foreign legal or strategic control; (b) how does the government define “secure compute infrastructure” within the context of this bilateral partnership, and what measures ensure that such infrastructure remains under Canadian jurisdiction and control; (c) what provisions exist to ensure that commercialization benefits arising from jointly funded research and development projects, including under the Canada–Germany 2026 Quantum Collaborative Industrial Research and Development Call for Proposals administered through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program, are equitably distributed and do not disproportionately advantage German firms; (d) what mechanisms are in place to prevent the transfer of sensitive intellectual property, dual-use technologies, or strategic research outputs to foreign state-controlled or state-influenced entities through this partnership; and (e) has the government conducted any national security, economic impact or competitiveness assessment of this partnership prior to signing the agreements, and, if so, what are the details, including the findings of each such assessment? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-791
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Monday, January 26, 2026 |
With regard to the government's Canadian Quantum Champions Program : (a) what selection process was used to determine that Anyon Systems, Nord Quantique, Photonic, and Xanadu Quantum Technologies would be the recipients of funding during Phase 1 of this program; (b) what plan, if any, is in place to ensure a diverse, competitive, and open selection process for this program, or will every company be hand selected as the phases roll out; (c) which of the Phase 1 contribution agreements under the Canadian Quantum Champions Program include any procurement rules or intellectual property sovereignty guardrails that would prevent the $23 million in public funds provided to each company from being used to purchase sensitive quantum components, subsystems, or operational services from foreign companies, and what are the rules or guardrails associated with each company's funding agreement; and (d) what measures, if any, are in place to ensure that recipients of this funding maintain their headquarters and jobs in Canada, both now and in the future, including the details of any financial penalties for non-compliance or moving jobs abroad that are included in the agreements? |
Awaiting response |
Friday, March 13, 2026 |
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Q-616
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025 |
With regard to the government's Just Energy Transition Partnerships: (a) since 2016, with which countries has the government signed or entered into Just Energy Transition Partnerships, and in which year was each agreement signed or entered into; (b) for each agreement, what are (i) the government's obligations, (ii) each foreign government's obligations; (c) how much funding has the government provided towards such partnerships, broken down by year, in total, and broken down by each country or partnership; and (d) what is the detailed breakdown of how the funding in (c) was spent? |
Answered |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-542
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Monday, October 27, 2025 |
With regard to the federal public service: what is the number of employees or full-time equivalents, broken down by the postal code where each employee resides? |
Answered |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-477
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Monday, October 20, 2025 |
With regard to research funding provided by the government to post-secondary educational institutions and to individuals at such institutions, broken down by year since 2019 and by research funding program: (a) how many grants were provided to (i) universities, (ii) colleges; (b) what is the total value of grants provided to (i) universities, (ii) colleges; and (c) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b) by university and college? |
Answered |
Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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Q-476
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Monday, October 20, 2025 |
With regard to the Imagining Canada's Future Ideas Lab: (a) how much funding was provided to recipients, broken down by year since 2021; and (b) has the government conducted any research or does it have any statistics on the economic impact resulting from the funding provided to date, and, if so, what are the related statistics and the details of the research? |
Answered |
Friday, December 5, 2025 |
