Ottawa, October 24, 2025 – A roundtable discussion titled “Kazakhstan and Canada in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Digital Partnership and New Opportunities” was held in Ottawa. The event was organized in line with the key provisions of the State of the Nation Address of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and aimed at exploring new avenues of cooperation with Canada in the field of digitalization.

In his remarks, Ambassador of Kazakhstan Dauletbek Kussainov briefed the participants on Kazakhstan’s main priorities in artificial intelligence (AI) development and the government’s ongoing efforts toward the technological modernization of the country. In particular, the audience was informed about the establishment of the Council for AI Development, the International Center “Alem.AI”, the improvement of telecommunications infrastructure, and the activities of the Astana Hub technology park.

Representatives of Canadian IT companies highly praised the policy of Kazakhstan’s leadership in the field of artificial intelligence and high technologies, describing it as visionary and pragmatic. They noted that countries taking early steps in this direction are at the forefront of technological progress. In this regard, the DMZ Incubator proposed establishing cooperation with Kazakhstani technology parks, while TELUS Corporation shared its successful experience in applying AI technologies in agriculture, including within a pilot project at KazBeef.

The Canadian side also recommended that Kazakhstan consider participation in upcoming international initiatives and events dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence and digital technologies.

Overall, the outcomes of the roundtable confirmed the mutual interest of Astana and Ottawa in strengthening cooperation in the area of digital development. It was emphasized that Kazakhstan’s strategy is largely aligned with Canada’s AI policy, creating broad opportunities for technology and expertise exchange between the two countries.

Canada currently hosts 20 public research laboratories, 75 incubators and accelerators, 60 investment groups, and more than 850 startups operating in the field of artificial intelligence. Since 2013, the Government of Canada has invested over USD 9 billion in the AI industry. In terms of AI development indicators, Canada ranks among the top five countries in the world, following the United States, China, the United Kingdom, and Singapore in certain parameters.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-ottawa/press/news/details/1093278?lang=kk