The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) is undertaking a review of the current stock of over 2,600 federal regulations. In order to gain new insights, TBS is looking for industry partners and academic researchers to help apply artificial intelligence methods such as advanced data analytics (ADA) and machine learning (ML) to regulations of varying type, scope and complexity. Beyond supporting the Government of Canada’s regulatory reform agenda, industry partners and academic researchers will retain all intellectual property rights and can market the resulting products and tools to other regulators or regulated parties.
An advanced analytics and machine learning showcase is planned for September 2018 where prizes will be awarded for top products. A call for proposals (i.e. Request for Proposal) will be conducted in June with the final product expected by the end of August.
TBS will be holding information events for interested firms and researchers (Industry Days) to support the Request for Information. An Industry Day will be held in Toronto on May 28, 2018 in partnership with SOSCIP (“Smart Computing for Innovation”), and in Montreal on May 29, 2018, in partnership with IVADO (L'institut de Valorization des Données). These events are designed to engage interested firms, data scientists and specialists on:
- data and resources that will be made available to showcase participants on federal regulations, and any additional sources that they would recommend;
- methodological approaches to be considered in the process; and
- the September showcase and the proposed process, including options for awarding of a prize.
