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ID	AI Initiative	Stage	Description	Sector	Region	AI Bucket	SME
253	complaint triage	Ideation	triage of email notifications to auto-distribute to an appropriate email inbox, based on the location of the information received	Conservation and Protection	Maritimes	—	Albright, Tara
182	Basic Translations & Data Processing	Ideation	We have identified several effective use cases: Processing machine readable data into human readable formats, basic translations, and summar...	Programs Sector	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI Generative AI (text, images, code)	Fenton, AJ
184	Email searches in response to requests	Ideation	Leverage M365 Copilot functionalities to leverage AI to perform email searches in response to certain requests, including those related to A...	Programs Sector	National Capital Region	Automation and Decision Support Robotic Process Automation with AI	Fernandes, Ashley
162	Recherche et développement d’outils de vision automatisée pour l’étude des refuges marins des coraux et des éponges du golfe du Saint-Laurent. Not translated · original: French	Ideation	Projet de contribution avec le Centre de développement et de recherche en intelligence numérique (CDRIN). L’objectif est de concevoir et dév...	Ecosystems and Oceans Science	National Capital Region	Perception and Understanding Computer Vision	Winegardner, Amanda
178	Records of decision for governance committees supporting the CDO	Ideation	Records of Decision for Governance Committees Supporting the Chief Digital Office: Leveraging the transcript function in Microsoft Teams to...	Strategic Policy	National Capital Region	Automation and Decision Support Generative AI (text, images, code)	Kiefl, Richard
230	Copilot Studio platform implementation	Ideation	With the growing interest from CDOS and the rest of the department on custom AI Chat Bots and Citizen Development, there is an opportunity t...	Chief Digital Officer	National Capital Region	Infrastructure and Enablement MLOps and Model Management	Laplante, Stéphane
14	MyPay HRMS Chatbot	Ideation	HRMS Chatbot (Mark Jarvis)	Human Resources and Corporate Services	National Capital Region	Interaction and Engagement Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants	Gardner, Leigh
255	AI for design	Ideation	We’re exploring the use of a SaaS design tool with built-in AI, such as Claude Design, to support UX and design work using unclassified info...	Chief Digital Officer	National Capital Region	—	Matheson-Fitchett, Ariel
225	Data Innovation – Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative	Ideation	Discover innovative data and artificial intelligence (A.I) projects addressing complex salmon data challenges made possible through strategi...	—	Pacific	Infrastructure and Enablement	—
257	Figma AI	Ideation	The initiative explores the use of Figma's AI capabilities to support user experience (UX) design activities across DFO. Figma AI features m...	Chief Digital Officer	Not region specific	—	Matheson-Fitchett, Ariel
2	Change Management and AI	Ideation	We wish to leverage AI for the change management group. this will leverage copilot for now or more elevated tools, but it will, consolidate...	Chief Digital Officer	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI Generative AI (text, images, code)	Tsang, Paul
179	Change Management center of excellence- AI Assistant	Ideation	Change Management Centre of Excellence – AI Assistant: Using a Copilot agent as our dedicated assistant to support the sector by providing a...	Strategic Policy	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants	Kiefl, Richard
254	Catch and Effort Data Quality Improvements	Ideation	The creation of a tool or system to use administrative data records to produce a clean and complete database of trip level catch and effort...	Strategic Policy	National Capital Region	—	Fritzsche, Sheri
27	Turn on AI Auto labeling on all M365 documents and communications channels	Ideation	Our E5 M365 licences grant access to AI based tools in Purview to automatically categorized documents and set labels accordingly. Model tra...	Chief Digital Officer	Quebec	Automation and Decision Support Robotic Process Automation with AI	Bussieres, Martin
7	Virtual ITSD agent for clients	Ideation	The next phase for ITSD involves deploying a client-facing chatbot. This virtual assistant will allow DFO employees to interact directly wit...	Chief Digital Officer	Quebec	Interaction and Engagement Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants	Miousse, Gaétan
26	Generative AI in intranet Internet content creation	Ideation	Integrate Generative AI capacity right into Drupal CMS to help users create draft content, ease translation, generate images, tags and metad...	Chief Digital Officer	Quebec	Cognitive and Generative AI Generative AI (text, images, code)	Bussieres, Martin
25	Help DFO employees navigate CDOS structure and services	Ideation	CDOS is a large and complex organisation. Leverage AI to help DFO user access services, understand organization structure, identify SME. Exp...	Chief Digital Officer	Quebec	Interaction and Engagement Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants	Bussieres, Martin
9	SAP AI Chatbot	Ideation	SAP AI Chatbot to reduce support requests that need FMA resources	—	National Capital Region	Interaction and Engagement Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants	Gardner, Leigh
56	Method Recommendation Engine	Ideation	A large language model reviews a scientist’s objective for collecting data in the field and based on the criteria, the model will provide th...	Programs Sector	Pacific	Automation and Decision Support Prescriptive Analytics	Quan, Eric
33	Machine-learning-assisted Benthic Marine Life Annotation Tool	Ideation On hold On hold	The goal of the project is to improve the efficiency of the image annotation process to reduce manual efforts of the benthic science team an...	Strategic Policy	National Capital Region	Perception and Understanding Computer Vision	Wang, Yuchen
35	AI-assisted Solution to Detect Ghost Gear from Side Scan Sonar Images	Ideation On hold On hold	The goal of the project is use AI to automate data analysis in detecting Ghost Gear. Client: Ghost Gear Program	Strategic Policy	National Capital Region	Perception and Understanding Computer Vision	Petrovic, Marina
43	PSPC Concierge	Ideation	In partnership with CDOS and Pay Programs, we are agreeing to test the PSPC chatbot with 50 users, slated to start in June. This test will d...	Human Resources and Corporate Services	National Capital Region	Interaction and Engagement Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants	Gardner, Leigh
45	MyGCHR – Phoenix analysis tool	Ideation	Pro B data would be needed, but feed MyGCHR and Phoenix records, but flag those that are incorrect in the hopes of training the AI to recogn...	Human Resources and Corporate Services	National Capital Region	Automation and Decision Support Predictive Analytics	Gardner, Leigh
54	PII & Sensitivity Scores	Ideation On hold On hold	Determines the sensitivity of the content of a document based on a trained model and allows for the redaction of the sensitive material in t...	Programs Sector	Pacific	Automation and Decision Support Robotic Process Automation with AI	Quan, Eric
21	CSAS Knowledge Base Creation	Ideation	This solution leverages the Radia AI Assistant developed by the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED). The purp...	—	National Capital Region	Cognitive and Generative AI Knowledge Management	Johnston, Diane

253
complaint triage
triage of email notifications to auto-distribute to an appropriate email inbox, based on the location of the information received

Ideation Conservation and Protection
182
Basic Translations & Data Processing
We have identified several effective use cases: Processing machine readable data into human readable formats, basic translations, and summarizing large documents and reports into digestible formats. We participated in tests of the DFO Pilot ChatGPT (GPT3) which was available prior to the DFO implementation of MS Copilot. As part of our testing, we identified several effective use cases which apply to both options since they're based on the same under

Ideation Programs Sector Cognitive and Generative AI Generative AI (text, images, code)
184
Email searches in response to requests
Leverage M365 Copilot functionalities to leverage AI to perform email searches in response to certain requests, including those related to ATI/P

Ideation Programs Sector Automation and Decision Support Robotic Process Automation with AI
162
Recherche et développement d’outils de vision automatisée pour l’étude des refuges marins des coraux et des éponges du golfe du Saint-Laurent.
Projet de contribution avec le Centre de développement et de recherche en intelligence numérique (CDRIN). L’objectif est de concevoir et développer un outil d’intelligence artificielle permettant de détecter et suivre les organismes benthiques filmés dans refuges marins des coraux et des éponges du Golfe du Saint-Laurent.

Ideation Ecosystems and Oceans Science Perception and Understanding Computer Vision
178
Records of decision for governance committees supporting the CDO
Records of Decision for Governance Committees Supporting the Chief Digital Office: Leveraging the transcript function in Microsoft Teams to formalize records of decision and streamline follow-up on action items.

Ideation Strategic Policy Automation and Decision Support Generative AI (text, images, code)
230
Copilot Studio platform implementation
With the growing interest from CDOS and the rest of the department on custom AI Chat Bots and Citizen Development, there is an opportunity to increase IT enablement through the use of low code solutions. Since the department has already invested indirectly in the Power Platform, it makes sense to extend that investment into the proper implementation of Microsoft Copilot Studio which is another tool from the Power Platform rapid development platform.

Ideation Chief Digital Officer Infrastructure and Enablement MLOps and Model Management
14
MyPay HRMS Chatbot
HRMS Chatbot (Mark Jarvis)

Ideation Human Resources and Corporate Services Interaction and Engagement Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants
255
AI for design
We’re exploring the use of a SaaS design tool with built-in AI, such as Claude Design, to support UX and design work using unclassified information. The goal is to help with things like early ideation, drafting content, prototyping, and general design workflows to improve speed and consistency. We’re also trying to understand the leanest and most efficient way to go through AI governance for this type of tool, while still meeting privacy, security, and policy requirements.

Ideation Chief Digital Officer
225
Data Innovation – Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative
Discover innovative data and artificial intelligence (A.I) projects addressing complex salmon data challenges made possible through strategic investments from the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative (PSSI). PSSI initiatives harness the power of advanced data and A.I. technologies like machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing to revolutionize how to support salmon conservation and rebuilding efforts in the modern data and digital era. By integrating advanced data and A.I. technologies with program activities such as habitat restoration, ecosystem planning, sustainable fishery management practices, and collaborative efforts in Science, the PSSI leverages modern tools to enhance planning and data-driven decision-making. Together, these data and A.I. efforts create high quality and more accessible data and enable better insights and actions to protect and restore Pacific salmon and its ecosystems.

Ideation Infrastructure and Enablement
257
Figma AI
The initiative explores the use of Figma's AI capabilities to support user experience (UX) design activities across DFO. Figma AI features may assist in generating interface designs, creating wireframes, producing placeholder content, organizing design assets, accelerating prototyping activities, and improving collaboration among design teams. The objective is to improve productivity and reduce manual effort while maintaining human oversight of all design decisions and outputs.

Ideation Chief Digital Officer
2
Change Management and AI
We wish to leverage AI for the change management group. this will leverage copilot for now or more elevated tools, but it will, consolidate the meeting notes, and leverage a sharepoint site to gather related information. we would also like it to be able to review the impact and provide an unofficial assessement We would only need readyness and support to look into it.

Ideation Chief Digital Officer Cognitive and Generative AI Generative AI (text, images, code)
179
Change Management center of excellence- AI Assistant
Change Management Centre of Excellence – AI Assistant: Using a Copilot agent as our dedicated assistant to support the sector by providing answers to questions on change management strategies, services, tools and templates.

Ideation Strategic Policy Cognitive and Generative AI Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants
254
Catch and Effort Data Quality Improvements
The creation of a tool or system to use administrative data records to produce a clean and complete database of trip level catch and effort data.

Ideation Strategic Policy
27
Turn on AI Auto labeling on all M365 documents and communications channels
Our E5 M365 licences grant access to AI based tools in Purview to automatically categorized documents and set labels accordingly. Model training would require attention of an Security/IM expert to make perfect. We may want to create specific AI specific labels to avoid conflicts with officials ones.

Ideation Chief Digital Officer Automation and Decision Support Robotic Process Automation with AI
7
Virtual ITSD agent for clients
The next phase for ITSD involves deploying a client-facing chatbot. This virtual assistant will allow DFO employees to interact directly with a virtual technician who can guide them to the appropriate IT services on the portal, provide links to FAQs, and offer 24/7 support for simple issues. This will enable our technical staff to focus on more complex tasks that require their expertise.

Ideation Chief Digital Officer Interaction and Engagement Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants
26
Generative AI in intranet Internet content creation
Integrate Generative AI capacity right into Drupal CMS to help users create draft content, ease translation, generate images, tags and metadata. Technologie already exists, need to be security reviewed, integrated and configured. Challenge, web infrastructure team capacity

Ideation Chief Digital Officer Cognitive and Generative AI Generative AI (text, images, code)
25
Help DFO employees navigate CDOS structure and services
CDOS is a large and complex organisation. Leverage AI to help DFO user access services, understand organization structure, identify SME. Expose know procedures and documentation through natural language. Using enterprise search, agents and other tools and technologies. Integrate existing tools such as Viva topics that already uses AI to identify expert based on multiple communication channels Right now multiple initiatives goes in this direction, but no unified vision, (pocket of knowledge) Currently not a great user experience, cdos internal staff oriented

Ideation Chief Digital Officer Interaction and Engagement Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants
9
SAP AI Chatbot
SAP AI Chatbot to reduce support requests that need FMA resources

Ideation Interaction and Engagement Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants
56
Method Recommendation Engine
A large language model reviews a scientist’s objective for collecting data in the field and based on the criteria, the model will provide the best procedure to use for their work

Ideation Programs Sector Automation and Decision Support Prescriptive Analytics
33
Machine-learning-assisted Benthic Marine Life Annotation Tool
The goal of the project is to improve the efficiency of the image annotation process to reduce manual efforts of the benthic science team and reduce time-to-insight from underwater surveys. Further development is prevented by DFO's IT infrastructure. There are ongoing discussions with CDOS to resolved this but the project is on hold in the meantime. Client: Quebec Region/Pacific Region - Oceans and Ecosystem Sciences Division

Ideation On hold Strategic Policy Perception and Understanding Computer Vision
35
AI-assisted Solution to Detect Ghost Gear from Side Scan Sonar Images
The goal of the project is use AI to automate data analysis in detecting Ghost Gear. Client: Ghost Gear Program

Ideation On hold Strategic Policy Perception and Understanding Computer Vision
43
PSPC Concierge
In partnership with CDOS and Pay Programs, we are agreeing to test the PSPC chatbot with 50 users, slated to start in June. This test will determine if a chatbot is a viable solution to answer generic pay quests.

Ideation Human Resources and Corporate Services Interaction and Engagement Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants
45
MyGCHR – Phoenix analysis tool
Pro B data would be needed, but feed MyGCHR and Phoenix records, but flag those that are incorrect in the hopes of training the AI to recognize future incorrect entries and to help clean up pay files for employees. P&C is in negotiation currently with PSPC to ‘own’ our backlog of Phoenix cases, so this could be a big help.

Ideation Human Resources and Corporate Services Automation and Decision Support Predictive Analytics
54
PII & Sensitivity Scores
Determines the sensitivity of the content of a document based on a trained model and allows for the redaction of the sensitive material in the document. Presidio

Ideation On hold Programs Sector Automation and Decision Support Robotic Process Automation with AI
21
CSAS Knowledge Base Creation
This solution leverages the Radia AI Assistant developed by the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED). The purpose of the initiative is to create a knowledge base of CSAS publications from the last 25 years. This knowledge base would allow anyone to leverage the AI Assistant to extract trends, data, and information in such a way as to plot new visualizations by unleashing the information held within the publication repository. This initiative has a Statement of Work with ISED and it is being scoped out for amount of work and cost. All indicators to date show that this is a very workable knowledge base development.

Ideation Cognitive and Generative AI Knowledge Management