Guide 06 of 10 · AI Fluency
Run AI without a hiring spree.
A practical guide for Canadian leaders to the roles, operating model and budget split that put AI to work with the people you already have.
Resource Planning and AI Team Building
Written for
COOs, HR and people leaders, and the executives deciding who runs AI.
You leave with
An operating model chooser, a roles and capacity planner, a budget split, a time-saved plan, a decision rights chart and a 30-day plan.
The working tools
- Tool A: Operating model chooser
- Tool B: Roles and capacity planner
- Tool C: Budget split
- Tool D: Time-saved plan
- Worksheet E: Decision rights chart
4.9%
of Canadian businesses using AI hired staff trained in AI. 38.9% trained the people they already had.
Source: Statistics Canada, 202529 pages · PDF · October 2026 edition