Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technology stand out as one of the primary global trends with the potential to significantly influence Quebec’s economic development over the next decade. AI is actively transforming sectors such as agriculture, health, education, and tourism.
For the Official Language Minority Community in Quebec (OLMCQ), AI presents both a challenge and a powerful opportunity. It offers a pathway to overcome persistent economic disparities by leveraging local, regional, provincial, national, and global strengths. The primary goal is to fully prepare English-speaking Quebecers to secure AI-enabled jobs and build future-oriented, AI-enabled businesses and social enterprises.
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Intelligent Futures
Agriculture is a vital sector in Quebec, generating over $5 billion in GDP annually and supporting more than 10,000 jobs across 29,400 farms. However, farms face mounting pressures like an aging workforce, seasonal labor shortages, and steep capital costs. This cluster focuses on modernizing agriculture through AI by:
- Upskilling: Building digital literacy so farmers can manage crops efficiently, anticipate weather risks, and increase profit margins.
- Workforce Sharing: Using AI platforms to coordinate seasonal labor between the agriculture and tourism sectors, stabilizing worker incomes.
- Succession Planning: Utilizing predictive analytics to match the nearly 40% of retiring farmers with new entrants, securing rural revenues.
- Equipment Sharing: Lowering capital costs by using AI to schedule and monitor shared machinery across multiple small and medium-sized farms.
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