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Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems

The commitment instrument that Canadian organizations voluntarily sign to adopt the six outcomes defined in the Canadian Guardrails for Generative AI Code of Practice. Launched September 27, 2023 by Minister François-Philippe Champagne as an interim measure while AIDA was before Parliament. Following AIDA's death on prorogation in January 2025, the code remains the primary federal mechanism for AI accountability. As of March 2025, 51 organizations have signed, including CIBC, Cohere, IBM, CGI, Mila, Vector Institute, Mastercard, and Salesforce.