WELCOME TOย BC + AI

Canadaโ€™s first grassroots AI industry association.

Weโ€™re building public-interest infrastructure for AIโ€”rooted in Indigenous knowledge, creative tech, and land-based ethics. Not another tech empire. A living, breathing ecosystem.

BUILD THE FUTURE WITH US

MULTI-MODAL. MULTI-CULTURAL. FUTURE-FACING.ย WHETHER YOUโ€™RE AN ARTIST, TECHNOLOGIST, EDUCATOR, OR ORGANIZER THEREโ€™S A PLACE FOR YOU IN BC + AI.

AI EDUCATION & ADOPTION

TRAINING. WORKSHOPS. TOOLS.

COME CURIOUS. LEAVE CONNECTED.

We support British Columbiaโ€™s transition into ethical, inclusive AIโ€”by helping public institutions, businesses, and community leaders build the knowledge, skills, and partnerships they need to navigate emerging technologies.

LEARN MORE
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES & INFRASTRUCTURE

INFRASTRUCTURE & GOVERNANCE

PROTOTYPING WHAT COMES NEXT

Weโ€™re co-designing the frameworks, tools, and policy layers needed to steward AI for the public good in BC.

EXPLORE OUR INITIATIVES
COMMUNITY SIGNALS

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS

INSIGHT. COLLABORATION. MOMENTUM.

Track whatโ€™s moving across BCโ€™s AI ecosystem. From Indigenous-led data governance to creative AI experiments, from meetups to ministerial briefingsโ€”we surface the stories, signals, and moments that shape this movement.

STAY INFORMED

FRESH SIGNALSย EVERY WEEK!

From live events and working groups to hackathons, prototypes, and workshopsโ€”our ecosystem grows in public.

ย 

โ†’ Subscribe for Updates

MORE RESOURCES.

Funding Map

BC + AI FUNDING DIRECTORY

Explore Funding

BC Studies Journal

BUILDING AN AI COMMUNITYย 

Read Article

Vancouver AI Keynote

THE HIDDEN POWER COSTS OF AI

Watch Video

From policy pilots to prototype toolkits, be the first to know whatโ€™s growing.