Digital Readiness Institute Canada

Advancing digital readiness across Canada.

Supporting individuals, organizations, and communities with practical readiness in digital skills, artificial intelligence literacy, cybersecurity awareness, cloud technology, and workforce participation.

About DRIC

Building practical digital confidence and capacity.

Digital Readiness Institute Canada is a federal not-for-profit organization focused on helping individuals, youth, newcomers, small and medium-sized businesses, not-for-profit organizations, community organizations, and underserved communities participate more confidently and safely in the digital economy.

Our work is rooted in responsible technology adoption, inclusive access to digital skills, and the belief that digital readiness is now essential for opportunity, resilience, and community progress.

Focus areas

What we are building around.

AI Literacy

Helping people and organizations understand, evaluate, and responsibly use AI tools.

Cybersecurity Awareness

Practical cyber hygiene, online safety, data protection, and secure digital practices.

Cloud & Productivity Tools

Readiness for modern workplace tools, cloud platforms, collaboration, and digital operations.

Workforce Readiness

Skills, confidence, and pathways that support employability and participation in the digital economy.

Programs in development

Early DRIC initiatives.

Digital Readiness Pilot

A community-based program to help participants and small organizations assess and improve digital, AI, and cybersecurity readiness.

Responsible Use of Technology

Workshops and resources focused on intentional technology use, digital wellbeing, information quality, and responsible AI adoption.

Nonprofit & SME Digital Capacity

Practical training and advisory support for small organizations adopting cloud, collaboration, data, and security practices.

Contact

Partnerships, programs, and funding conversations.

DRIC is preparing programs and partnerships across digital readiness, AI literacy, cybersecurity awareness, and workforce development.

Temporary contact: driccanada@gmail.com

Official dric.ca email addresses are being set up.