Canada Integrates AI To Enhance Worker Safety

Canadian workplaces are rapidly adopting AI in occupational health and safety, with around 60% of employees likely to see job changes due to technologies like wearables, drones and predictive models. The article outlines applications — smart helmets, sensors, tele-operated robots — that can prevent injuries and predict long-term risks, while highlighting privacy, surveillance and regulatory gaps, including Canada's unpassed AIDA and lack of a digital safety regulator.