AI Literacy Framework for K-12 Education in Canada
A national starting point for building shared, human-centred AI literacy across Canada’s K–12 education systems.
A national starting point for building shared, human-centred AI literacy across Canada’s K–12 education systems.
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Indra Kubicek,
CEO, Digital Moment
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly shaping how information is generated, how decisions are reached, and how people communicate and express themselves. Within this shifting landscape, education holds a crucial role in enabling learners to thoughtfully and responsibly engage with the opportunities and challenges that AI systems introduce.
AI literacy builds on long-standing educational goals: strengthening human judgement, critical thinking, creativity, and ethical reasoning alongside foundational technical understanding.
This framework establishes a common ground for AI literacy across Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) in Canada. It marks an initial step towards building a collaborative approach, inviting participation from a range of stakeholders to shape its ongoing development.
The framework is built on the understanding that advancing AI literacy requires a whole systems approach and a sense of shared responsibility. At its core, AI literacy begins with the human side. It’s about empowering individuals to engage critically, ethically, and thoughtfully with technology.
The framework is designed to be dynamic, a living document, that grows and adapts with new research, technology advancements, policy shifts, and the evolving realities of the classroom.
By participating in this process, you are helping to shape the future of AI literacy in Canadian education, inspiring positive change and equipping learners with the skills they need to thrive in an ever-changing world.
Building on digital literacy curriculum and pedagogy, AI literacy develops the knowledge and critical thinking needed for learners to understand, use, question, and apply artificial intelligence. The goal is not for every learner to become a machine learning expert, but to develop the foundational understanding required to assess what AI systems can and cannot do — and to recognize both their limitations and their potential.
It includes attention to social, cultural, environmental, and economic implications, and reinforces that AI systems are human-designed technologies requiring ongoing human judgement and responsibility.
The framework establishes a shared national foundation to guide learning across K–12 so learners can understand AI, navigate impacts responsibly, and participate thoughtfully in AI-mediated contexts.
It is designed to support uses such as:
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