Alberta is continuing to build out its artificial intelligence ambitions, signing a memorandum of understanding with Quebec to share AI strategies, tools, training materials, and governance approaches across the two provincial governments.

The agreement, signed July 14 in Quebec City, formalizes a collaboration the two provinces have been developing through federal-provincial-territorial digital government tables. A joint steering committee with two representatives from each province will develop a shared work plan and identify opportunities for joint pilot projects.

The news comes shortly after Alberta announced that Meta would build its first Canadian data centre in Sturgeon County in a more than $13 billion investment, and separately committed $50 million over five years to the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute to accelerate AI adoption across public services and industry.

"Alberta has built incredible momentum putting AI to work for Albertans," said Nate Glubish, Minister of Technology and Innovation. "This agreement is about sharing best practices, tools, techniques, training and technology, so together we can move faster, deliver better results for citizens and save taxpayers money."

Under the agreement, the provinces will share AI strategies, policies, governance approaches, and workforce development resources. Where applicable, technological assets including source code, tools, and documentation will also be shared. Alberta says it has been building enterprise-grade applications at up to 95 per cent less cost to taxpayers compared to traditional approaches.

Since launching in September 2025, Alberta's AI Academy has trained more than 2,000 provincial public servants, with more than 15,000 people across Canada using the platform. Alberta has also published the Velocity White Papers, 21 open-source technical papers outlining how AI agents can modernize aging government systems.

The agreement is in force for five years and can be ended by either party with 60 days' written notice.