CITIA (Canada International Technology & Innovation Association)

CITIA is a Canadian federal not-for-profit organization established in 2020, focused on advancing responsible adoption of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. Its current work centers on building shared AI infrastructure, education-focused models, and digital learning tools for Canadian schools and educational institutions. CITIA offers high-performance shared AI computing for training and deployment, develops education AI models for teaching and personalized learning, and helps institutions create custom digital courses from their own curriculum and materials. The organization invites schools and educational institutions to join its pilot program to explore shared compute, private AI systems, and institution-specific course development, aiming to make advanced AI adoption more accessible without requiring institutions to build infrastructure from scratch.