The Productivity Challenge: Adoption and Infrastructure for AI-Powered Growth

Improving Canada’s economic productivity is essential to ensuring long-term prosperity, but doing so will require coordinated policies that support innovation, technology adoption and competitiveness across the economy. Join business leaders, public policy experts and government officials in Toronto on Wednesday, February 12, 2026, to assess where Canada stands in its productivity challenge and highlight opportunities for innovation and technology, including AI, to strengthen economic performance.

This half-day public session is the final session of Canada’s Productivity Initiative led by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, with this event hosted in collaboration with the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

This half-day conference invites professionals from across business sectors, government, and the wider public sector to explore the key factors shaping Canada’s productivity performance, including technology adoption, regulatory burden, competitiveness issues and the broader economic conditions facing businesses nationwide.

The session features a fireside chat with Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada and The Honourable Bill Morneau, along with panel discussions bringing together experts from business, academia and government to explore how innovation and technology can strengthen productivity.

Event Details:

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EST)
Location: Desautels Hall, 2nd Floor, South Building, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
105 Saint George St., Toronto, ON, M5S 3E6 Canada
Format: Virtual & In-Person Event

Agenda:

For more information on this event, please visit the registration page here.

For more information about Canada’s Productivity Initiative, please visit our website here.

Please contact us with any questions at productivity@ucalgary.ca.