New IBM Study: AI is Moving Faster Than Oversight in Canada – Gaps in governance raise concerns about control and digital sovereignty as AI enters everyday operations

MARKHAM, ON, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As organizations across Canada begin using AI more widely across day‑to‑day operations, a new study from the IBM Institute for Business Value finds that oversight and governance are failing to keep pace.

The global study, conducted with the Dubai Future Foundation, surveyed more than 1,000 senior leaders across 20 countries and 21 industries, including Canada, to examine how organizations govern AI as it moves from experimentation into systems people rely on.

The findings come as conversations around artificial intelligence and digital sovereignty accelerate in Canada, driven by expanding AI use in public services, regulated industries, and systems that shape everyday decisions. That rapid expansion places new responsibility on organizations without giving them clear visibility into how AI operates.

“You can’t govern systems you can’t see,” said Manav Gupta, Vice…