The guide
AI literacy, in Québec and Canada.
AI literacy is the ability to understand how artificial-intelligence systems work, to judge their outputs critically, to protect one's data while using them, and to decide when — and when not — to rely on them. It is to this decade what digital literacy was to the last one: a foundational skill, not a specialist's luxury.
Why it became urgent here
Canada's “AI for All” strategy (2026) made AI literacy a national objective — its flagship initiative aims to reach one million students, and its sovereignty pillar makes understanding the machine a civic capacity, not just a work skill. In Québec, the MEQ (2024) and MES (2025) frameworks expect schools and colleges to teach responsible use. Three quarters of Canadian students already use generative AI; the literacy is what's missing, not the usage.
What a complete AI literacy program covers
Seven dimensions, in a deliberate order: why understanding comes before trusting; how language models actually work (prediction, not knowledge); what made them possible (data, compute, architecture — and what training data does to a machine); how to detect confident errors (hallucinations); how to protect personal data (and what Law 25 guarantees); how to use AI without bypassing one's own learning or integrity; and where it's all heading — including who gets to build it.
How OYEE delivers it
OYEE is a free, bilingual (French-first), fully interactive AI-literacy journey designed in Montréal: seven chapters, nine hands-on interactives, a final challenge with a printable attestation — plus guides for teachers, school leaders and organizations, and a team of four experienced educators who deliver it in person. Radically sovereign by design: no accounts, no data collected, no live AI — everything runs in the browser, nothing leaves the device or the country.
The journey serves students, teachers, school leaders and organizations — each door answers its own question: how to use it, how to teach it, how to implement it. Parents get a guide of their own.
What is AI literacy?
The ability to understand how AI systems work, judge their outputs critically, protect one's data, and decide when to rely on them — a foundational skill for study, work and citizenship.
Is there a free AI literacy program in Canada?
Yes — OYEE (oyee.ca) is a free, bilingual French-first AI-literacy journey designed in Québec: seven interactive chapters, a final challenge and a printable attestation, with no account and no data collection.
What ages is OYEE for?
Designed for ages 14 and up: upper secondary, CEGEP, adult general education, and adults — including complete teams in organizations.
Does OYEE align with Québec's frameworks?
OYEE is built around the MEQ (2024) and MES (2025) responsible-AI frameworks, Law 25, and Canada's “AI for All” strategy — the references appear throughout the journey and the teacher guides.
Can the OYEE team train our staff or company in person?
Yes — four experienced bilingual educators deliver student workshops, staff training, leadership briefings and corporate sessions across Québec. See the team and organizations pages.