About the institute
The Canadian Institute for Applied Intelligence
A Canadian professional certification body dedicated to practical, workplace-ready artificial intelligence skills.
The Canadian Institute for Applied Intelligence (CIAI) develops independent certification exams that prove a professional can use, design and govern AI, including AI agents, safely and productively at work.
CIAI certifications focus on what people can do, not just what they know. Exams are built on detailed blueprints, set in realistic workplace scenarios and taken online, on demand. Organizations across government and industry use CIAI credentials to recognize and benchmark AI capability across their workforce.
Mission
To give professionals and organizations a trusted, verifiable way to prove practical and responsible AI skills that improve how work gets done.
Vision
To be a trusted international benchmark for applied and agentic AI competence in the workplace.
Part of the HR StrategiQa group
The Canadian Institute for Applied Intelligence is one of the companies of HR StrategiQa, a group of companies working in human resources and organizational development. CIAI is the group's certification body for applied AI skills.
Our values
Practical
Every exam objective is tied to a real task people do at work.
Responsible
Privacy, security and human oversight are part of every exam.
Independent
Exams are developed, delivered and graded consistently for every candidate.
Verifiable
Every credential can be checked online by anyone, at any time.
Current
Exam blueprints are reviewed regularly to keep pace with AI developments.
Key facts
- 2certification levels: Associate and Professional
- 2independent online exams with detailed blueprints
- On demandtake your exam online, any day, any time
- 24–48 hto verify your result and publish your certificate
- 24/7online verification of every certificate
Governance and quality assurance
Exams follow detailed blueprints and are graded against set pass marks and marking rubrics. Every result is verified by the CIAI certification office before a certificate is published, and every decision is recorded in an audit trail. Candidates can appeal any result or decision in writing within 15 days.
Approvals and accreditations
[List each approval with the issuing authority and reference number once granted.]
Registration details
- Registered name
- [Canadian Institute for Applied Intelligence Inc.]
- Corporation number
- [Corporations Canada / provincial registration number]
- Head office
- [Street address, city, province, postal code], Canada
- Regional office
- [Address, if any]
- [email protected]
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