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Young people across Canada, from big cities to rural and remote communities, are growing up in a new reality where AI is already shaping how they learn, think, and engage in the world around them . It is crucial that they are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and critical understanding of this new and powerful technology to navigate this reality with confidence and responsibility. It is even more important for Canada, a country where equality is part of our value system, that we ensure all youth, no matter their background, receive equal access to AI literacy education.
This is why this work began. We know this will require an enormous effort across many systems, roles, and ecosystems because we believe everyone across our varying education systems shares a role in ensuring that AI literacy is approached thoughtfully, consistently, and in ways that support learners meaningfully to provide them with the best opportunities possible to thrive in an AI driven future .
This draft framework is a starting point. It is meant to open up this important conversation and will need our leaders across education to build and form it. It has been designed to support the integration of this thinking across classrooms, systems, and communities, while leaving space for input, adaptation, refinement, and continued development.
This is an invitation to contribute. Your perspective will help ensure the framework reflects diverse realities across provinces and territories, supports educators in meaningful ways, and keeps learners at the centre. The strength of this work depends on collective input, shared responsibility, and ongoing collaboration.
The opportunity ahead is not only about technology. It is about how we prepare young Canadians, our country’s most precious asset, to think critically, act responsibly, and participate confidently in a rapidly changing world.
Indra Kubicek
CEO, Digital Moment
