Signa Strategies

AI Adoption inside Canada's Agri-food and Agriculture sector. Canada's adoption of AI, within government and more broadly across all sectors. Also discussed the role of the GoC to serve as a lighthouse re adoption of innovation and increased productivity. AI Adoption and Digital Transformation in Canada's Defence Sector. Meetings with parliamentarians, senior officials, and ministerial offices to discuss AltaML’s expertise in data preparation, applied artificial intelligence, and emerging agentic AI systems, how these capabilities can support government priorities, improve service delivery, and strengthen responsible AI adoption across the public sector. Discussions with officials regarding procurement challenges and opportunities related to Federal Government Buy Canada policy. Discussed the AI Supplier list as a procurement tool for Canadian companies.

Engagement with Government of Canada representatives related to procurement opportunities as per the Federal Government's Buy Canada approach to sovereign AI and digital. Signa Strategies is providing government relations advisory support to Nakisa focused on engaging with federal public office holders to share information and discuss policies, programs, and priorities affecting enterprise software, digital transformation, data governance, and innovation-driven technology companies, including alignment with federal objectives related to digital modernization, productivity, procurement frameworks, and the broader business environment.

To discuss federal support mechanisms through programming for Canadian semiconductor scale-up and commercialization, IP protection and other federal innovation, industrial strategy, and procurement pathways. To discuss federal support mechanisms for Canadian semiconductor scale-up and commercialization, including programs such as the Strategic Innovation Fund and other federal innovation, industrial strategy, and procurement pathways. Lobbying activities will focus on the eligibility, design, and application of these mechanisms as they relate to advancing domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity, supporting commercialization of Canadian-developed AI inference technologies, and enabling adoption of ultra-low-power edge AI chips in federal priority areas such as defence, public safety, clean technology, and digital infrastructure.

Activities will include briefing officials and building relationships with key stakeholders to better understand the problem areas to help tailor AI, Defence and data solutions.

To discuss federal workforce development and labour market modernization mechanisms, including programs such as Employment and Social Development Canada’s Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program. Engagement will focus on the eligibility, design, and application of federal funding and partnership mechanisms that support AI-enabled skills assessment, career navigation, job matching, and workforce transition tools.