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AI-Assisted Drafting of Statistics Canada News Articles

Inform

What it collects

Operational data
Anonymized data
  • Pre-release statistical data compiled by Statistics Canada forms the primary input. This is aggregate statistical output, not personal information.
Run by
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Where
No fixed location
Kept
Not stated by the Helpful Places.
Shared with
Accountable organization

What it is for

Inform

This system uses artificial intelligence to help Statistics Canada staff draft articles for The Daily, Canada's official statistical release bulletin. It draws on pre-release statistical data to produce draft communications that staff then review and refine before publication. Users are informed that AI was involved in drafting the content they read.

What it collects and what happens to it

Data taken in

Operational data
Anonymized data
  • Pre-release statistical data compiled by Statistics Canada forms the primary input. This is aggregate statistical output, not personal information.

Processing

Language Models
  • A large language model processes statistical data inputs and generates draft communications text for The Daily articles. The specific model family is not disclosed in the register.

What it does

Creating (Generative AI)
Human decides
  • The system generates draft article text from pre-release statistical data. Staff review and refine the drafts before publication; the AI does not publish autonomously.

Outputs

Generated content
Anonymized data
  • Draft article text for The Daily is the primary output. This content is reviewed by Statistics Canada staff before any public release and does not contain personal information.

Run by

Statistics Canada (StatCan)
  • Statistics Canada is the federal department accountable for deploying and operating this AI-assisted drafting system as part of its dissemination and communications activities.

Government of Canada AI Registry — 2526-StatCan-005

Built by

Government of Canada
  • The Government of Canada developed this AI system internally, as recorded in the official register.

Government of Canada AI Registry — 2526-StatCan-005

Kept for

Not stated by the Helpful Places.

Shared with

Available to the accountable organization
  • Draft articles and outputs are available to Statistics Canada staff who review and refine them before publication. No personal data is produced by the system.

Stored

Not stated by the Helpful Places.

How to read the colours

Can it identify you?

Anonymized data
Data about people with the link to who is broken. Stripped of identifiers, blurred, aggregated, or noised so this system can’t reasonably tie a record back to an individual.
Pseudonymous data
Each person’s data is tied to a token (hash, ID, template) that lets this system recognise the same person across events, but the token itself doesn’t reveal a name. Reidentification is possible with extra information.
Identifiable data
The data either contains a direct identifier (name, address, account name, recognisable face or voice, plate number) or carries a token this system uses to look up legal identity during processing.

Who completes the loop?

Human decides
This mode suggests; a person decides what to do next. The AI is always advisory — a human is in the loop on every decision. Example: a triage tool ranks cases for a clinician who chooses which to see first.
Human executes
This mode decides; a person carries out the result. Example: an optimizer plans the day’s trash-collection routes, and drivers run them.
Autonomous
This mode decides and acts on its own. No person reviews each decision or carries out the resulting action.

Definitions from the DTPR standard. Amber is about your data, violet about who decides. The fuller the shape and the deeper the colour, the more identifying the data or the less a person is involved.

What you can do

Ask about this system

Questions go to the Helpful Places, not the vendor.

Your rights

  • Right to Be Informed of AI UseStatistics Canada discloses to readers when AI was used to help draft The Daily articles. The register confirms AI use is disclosed to users.
  • Right to Algorithmic TransparencyThe existence of this AI system is publicly disclosed through the Government of Canada's AI and Algorithmic Register. Readers can consult the register for information about how the system operates.

Risks and safeguards

No risks or safeguards have been published for this system yet.