FEATURE

Before You Automate: What AI Implementation Requires

AI spending continues to rise, but the returns remain uneven. Manufacturers are adding AI to estimating, scheduling, quality inspection, maintenance, ... Read more.

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR

AI is moving deeper into manufacturing and workplace decisions, but successful adoption requires more than new software. This week, we look at why manufacturers should redesign workflows around measurable outcomes, worker knowledge and clear accountability, while employers must also address legal obligations, privacy, bias and fairness. In both cases, meaningful human oversight remains essential to responsible AI use and deployment.

– Tyler Holt, Editor

LATEST NEWS

Canadian Wood Council Opens 2026 Catherine Lalonde Scholarship Applications

The Canadian Wood Council has opened submissions for its 2026 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships, which recognize graduate research ... Read more.

Brentwood Classics, OFGO Studio Land Federal Support for Manufacturing Automation

Two Greater Toronto Area furniture manufacturers will receive a combined $732,292 in federal funding to invest in automation and strengthen their manufacturing ... Read more.

Nunavut’s First Modular Housing Manufacturing Facility Opens in Arviat

Nunavut’s first manufacturing facility has officially opened in Arviat, establishing local production capacity for modular housing and creating new ... Read more.

FSC Canada Hires Ryan Garbutt as Ontario Regional Manager

The Forest Stewardship Council Canada has hired Ryan Garbutt as regional manager for Ontario, where he will lead the organization’s engagement with ... Read more.

COLUMN

AI at Work: Legal Risks for Employers

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are changing how employers are making decisions and managing their workforces. As AI becomes increasingly integrated in the day-to-day operations of the modern workplace, used for ... Read more.

BUSINESS

CITT Advances Cabinet and Vanity Safeguard Inquiry to October Hearings

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has begun public hearings in a safeguard inquiry that could lead to new trade measures on imported wood cabinets ... Read more.

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