PeopleofSuperintelligence

Government, Canada

Government of Canada

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
10
Full moves in and out
3 in, 1 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 10 people shaping AI have worked at Government of Canada, including 1 (10%) here now and 9 with former affiliations. Among 631 government research centers, Government of Canada is tied for 41st by all-time people and tied for 46th by current headcount. “Policy, ethics and society”, “Theory, statistics and optimization” and “Systems, hardware and security” lead 7 areas of expertise (2 each of 10 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount stood at 3 people in 2009, 2012 and 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 3 full moves in and 1 out.

Active work stints stood at 3 people in 2009, 2012 and 2025.Annual estimates from 2009 through 2025. Each person counts once per year with a dated work stint; degrees and undated roles are excluded.

A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Government of Canada from 2009 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.

Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearOtherPeople
200933
201022
201122
201233
201311
201411
202311
202533

Compared with peer government research centers, Government of Canada ranks higher on all-time headcount (tied for 41st of 631) than on current headcount (tied for 46th); 9 of its 10 all-time people are former affiliations. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 10 of the 10 people who have worked at Government of Canada (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Government of Canada to 44 peer institutions.

Carleton University and University of Cambridge share the largest career overlap with Government of Canada: 2 people each.Organizations where people with work records at Government of Canada also worked at any time in their careers (10 people across 44 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Government of Canada. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
Carleton University2
University of Cambridge2
Anthropic1
Brunel University of London1
California Institute of Technology1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at Government of Canada is a public voice. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization (House of Commons of Canada and Oakville Lions Club).

People with former affiliations

We record 9 people who formerly worked at Government of Canada. 7 of the 9 have a recorded current role at another organization. Across the 5 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 51,242 (median h-index 21).