The Vitrine AI Québec
Visit the Vitrine for a deep dive into Quebec’s AI ecosystem. You’ll find a wealth of resources, including a directory of AI companies and organizations, a funding search engine, AI maturity assessment tools, and much more.
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Quebec has a highly skilled workforce
Backed by its vast pool of AI talent, Quebec is also a destination of choice for international workers, thanks to a provincial government program custom-designed to help AI experts navigate the immigration process.
Quebec’s workforce is surprisingly skilled at AI, ranking first in the world on this metric.
From scientists, analysts and data engineers to programmers, developers and project managers, Quebec boasts close to 45,000 digital intelligence professionals.
Essential to the development and growth of artificial intelligence, IT professionals keep the infrastructure needed for AI innovation running smoothly.
Eleven of the fifteen Canadian universities that offer AI courses are located in Quebec, which translates to a steady supply of labour for the AI sector.
Only in Montreal, we find a total of 43 postsecondary programs centred on AI, offering a variety of training profiles tailored to industry needs. 88% of these programs are offered at the university level.
From 2017 to 2020, registrations in mathematics, computer and information sciences (MCIS) programs grew by an average of 16% per year, further deepening the AI talent pool.
The Institut québécois d’intelligence artificielle (MILA) has the largest concentration of university-level machine learning researchers in the world. Approximately 70% of MILA students come from abroad.
Between 2017 and 2020, the number of international university students in mathematics and computer science programs grew by 20% each year, illustrating the reputation of Quebec universities in AI as an important attraction factor.