Employer eligibility
Factory Intelligence 360
Ontario
Expression of interest
5–8 minutes
2026
Eligibility check

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Factory Intelligence 360

Find out whether your company may be a fit for Factory Intelligence 360. If selected, you form a five-person AI Adoption Squad, build skills through a flexible 16-week learning journey and apply them to one real operational priority.

This is an expression of interest and eligibility review — not a commitment to purchase technology or proceed with an AI implementation.

WHAT YOUR COMPANY CAN GAIN

SQUAD

MISSION

BLUEPRINT

ROADMAP

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Five employees trained together as an internal AI Adoption Squad.

Practical learning in data, AI-enabled operations, automation, connected systems, responsible AI and project execution.

One company-specific AI Mission on a real operational challenge.

A Factory AI Blueprint: readiness, opportunities, data, workflow, risks and business case.

A 90-day pilot plan and a 12-month responsible AI roadmap.

A skills and retention plan to put new capabilities to work.

Vendor-neutral guidance and a test-before-invest approach — no purchase required.

Your progress
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How review works
Low AI maturity or limited data won’t rule you out — the program is built to grow readiness. Fields marked * are required.

SECTION 01

COMPANY PROFILE

7 QUESTIONS

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Section 01 / 077 questions

Company profile

Tell us who you are and what you make.

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Primary contact *

Name, title, email and phone number.

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Approximately how many employees does your company have? *

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Which best describes your business?

Select all that apply.

SECTION 02

INITIAL ELIGIBILITY

4 QUESTIONS

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Section 02 / 074 questions

Initial eligibility

Program eligibility focuses on Ontario manufacturing activity and the impact of recent trade pressures.

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Does your company currently have manufacturing or production activity in Ontario? *

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Has your company been affected by recent tariffs, trade measures, or related market and supply-chain pressures? *

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How has your business been affected?

Select all that apply.

SECTION 03

OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES

4 QUESTIONS

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Your operational priorities

Where could better data, digital tools, automation or AI create the most value?

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Where could improved data, digital tools, automation, or AI create the most value for your company?

Select up to five.

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How important is solving this challenge in the next 12 months? *

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What outcome would matter most? *

SECTION 04

DIGITAL & AI STARTING POINT

3 QUESTIONS

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Digital & AI starting point

There are no wrong answers here — this helps us shape your pathway and coaching.

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Which statement best describes your company’s current AI journey? *

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What is currently making AI adoption difficult?

Select all that apply.

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Which systems or data sources do you currently use?

Select all that apply.

SECTION 05

TEAM & PARTICIPATION READINESS

6 QUESTIONS

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Team & participation readiness

HOW THE 120 HOURS WORK

The program is designed around manufacturing realities. Learning is spread across about 16 weeks and combines short self-paced online lessons, live or recorded instruction, practical labs, coaching, and work on your company’s own AI Mission. The full journey is 120 hours per participant including project work — not 120 hours in a classroom — and scheduling is shift-friendly.

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If selected, could your company nominate five employees to participate as a cross-functional AI Adoption Squad? *

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Could your company support these employees in completing the flexible learning journey and project work over approximately 16 weeks? *

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Which functions could be represented on your five-person squad?

Select all that apply.

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Can your organization identify a leadership sponsor who will support participation and the company’s AI Mission? *

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Is your company willing to select one real operational challenge and work through a structured, vendor-neutral AI readiness and blueprint process? *

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If the blueprint identifies a strong opportunity, how interested would your company be in exploring a future pilot? *

SECTION 06

RESPONSIBLE PARTICIPATION & DATA

3 QUESTIONS

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Responsible participation & data

Your company data stays protected. Work begins with safe, de-identified or synthetic data wherever possible.

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Is your company willing to follow program confidentiality, cybersecurity, responsible AI, and human-oversight requirements? *

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Are you comfortable beginning with synthetic, de-identified, or non-confidential data where appropriate, and using real company data only through an approved process? *

SECTION 07

FINAL INFORMATION

3 QUESTIONS

SUBMIT

Section 07 / 073 questions

Final information

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How did you hear about Factory Intelligence 360?

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Applicant confirmation *

Submission does not guarantee acceptance. The program team will review your company profile, Ontario manufacturing presence, tariff/trade impact, workforce fit, operational priorities and participation readiness, and will contact you about next steps.