Canada to support 10,000 AI work placements through Mitacs
Ottawa plans to allocate C$162 million over five years to connect students and recent graduates with businesses.
Event / data period: 2026-09-25
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On 25 September, the federal government announced up to C$162 million for Mitacs over five years starting in 2026–27. The programme will support 10,000 co-funded work placements for post-secondary students, recent graduates and postdoctoral fellows.
Two programme streams will support business AI adoption and applied research. The announcement links the Mitacs partnership to the wider federal AI strategy; 10,000 is a planned placement target, not a reported employment outcome.
Data
Funding announced
Federal funding for Mitacs and AI work placements.
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Release published
Funding announced for Mitacs programme
Methodology
Funding and placement figures are plans stated by the source.
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Mitacs programme funding plan
Five-year federal funding ceiling and co-funded work-placement target in the announcement.
- Five-year programme funding ceiling
- ≤162 million CAD
- 2026-09-25 · Target
- Targeted co-funded work placements
- 10,000 count
- 2026-09-25 · Target
Methodology
Values come from the federal announcement dated 25 September 2026. C$162 million is an upper limit and 10,000 is the target number of placements for the five-year programme starting in 2026–27; neither is realized spending or completed placements.
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Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- Artificial intelligenceSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: AIwww.canada.ca ↗
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