Preparing an AI-Ready Workforce: Strategies for Canadian Post-secondary Leaders
Post-secondary leaders report an uneven landscape in preparing AI-ready graduates. While some institutions have rolled out coordinated, campus-wide AI literacy initiatives, many remain in the early stages, lacking the infrastructure, resources, and guidance to scale effectively.
What is creating uncertainty around what constitutes AI literacy? What is seen as the main driver of student exposure to AI? What are post-secondary institutions struggling with, which is hampering efforts to scale AI training and respond to rapidly evolving workforce demands? What barriers to AI literacy risk widening existing education and employment gaps for learners from under-resourced institutions and equity-seeking groups? And what are seen as promising strategies to expand access and opportunities for disadvantaged groups.
Read the issue briefing for the full analysis and recommendations.
Key findings
Actionable insights
Canada’s AI imperative
Where are we now?
Navigating institutional barriers to AI literacy
Actionable insights
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Bibliography
