CIRANO contributed to the national consultation on AI regulation led by the Quebec Innovation Council.

Several CIRANO researchers participated in expert meetings. Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin (Polytechnique Montréal) and CEO of CIRANO co-led discussions on the impact of AI on employment and the labor market with Éric Gingras, president of the Centrale des syndicats du Québec.

Many of the consultation meetings were held at CIRANO. Christophe Mondin, a research professional at CIRANO and OBVIA, was involved in the process.

The report submitted to Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec's Ministry of Economy, Innovation, and Energy (MEIE), represents a collective response to the challenge of responsible development and deployment of AI in Quebec.

To read the report (in french) : https://conseilinnovation.quebec/pret-pour-lia-est-maintenant-depose/

On February 16, 2024, Luc Sirois, Quebec's Chief Innovator, and members of his team, Anne Nguyen, Sarah Gagnon-Turcotte, Réjean Roy, and the co-leaders of the collective reflection on AI regulation associated with different organizations and universities (CIRANO, OBVIA, IVADO, CEMIA, CEST, MILA, PMIA, OIQ, Scale AI, HydroQuébec, Higher Council of Innovation, Université Laval, HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal, Université de Montréal, etc.), were able to discuss recommendations, perspectives, and priorities with Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon as well as Stéphane Le Bouyonnec, the Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Cybersecurity and Digital of Quebec (MCN), and their teams.