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The U.S. artificial intelligence economy is booming, with significant investments in data centers and tech equipment, while Canada experiences a blip with slow adoption and underinvestment.

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U.S., Canada, Mexico, Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Île-des Chênes, Edmonton, Alberta, Winnipeg

Who
U.S. economy, Canada, Desjardins’ deputy chief economist Randall Bartlett, U.S. Census Bureau, Xavier Lemyre, Konrad Yakabuski, Capital Power Corp. president and CEO Avik Dey, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Viet Vu, BMO senior economist Sal Guatieri, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis economist Michael Waugh, The Globe and Mail
What
The U.S. artificial intelligence economy is booming, with significant investments in data centers and tech equipment, while Canada experiences a blip with slow adoption and underinvestment.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT · 4h 39m ago
Where
U.S., Canada, Mexico, Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Île-des Chênes, Edmonton, Alberta, Winnipeg ·
Why
Canada’s AI sector faces challenges including a lack of investment in tech equipment, public backlash over water and energy use, difficulties in securing semiconductors, and regulatory hurdles in the electricity market.
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The growing gap in AI investment between Canada and the U.S. indicates a potential widening of productivity differences and economic growth, with Canada at risk of remaining a productivity laggard if it doesn't address its underinvestment in innovative technologies and infrastructure.

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    The U.S. artificial intelligence economy is booming, with significant investment in data centers and technology, while Canada is lagging behind.
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    The frantic speed with which the artificial intelligence bonanza is rewiring the United States economy is staggering, while Canada sees a blip.
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