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description: "The Business Development Bank of Canada's LIFT programme is encouraging more than 1,000 SMEs to adopt AI, including Coffrage Évolution."
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Announcement · 24 September 2026

# Digital transformation: avoiding being left behind on AI

Original title, in French: “Transformation numérique Éviter les retardataires en IA”

**Publication**

La Presse (Canada)

**Author**

[Samuel Larochelle](https://www.lapresse.ca/auteurs/samuel-larochelle)

**Published on**

24 September 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

Coffrage Évolution has implemented artificial intelligence solutions with the support of the LIFT programme, designed by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). The programme encourages more than 1,000 SMEs to adopt AI without delay.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

[Read the article on La Presse →](https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/portfolio/2026-09-24/transformation-numerique/eviter-les-retardataires-en-ia.php)

## Figures cited

-   1,000 companies
    
    number of SMEs encouraged to adopt AI through the LIFT programme
    
    Canada
    
    > « Ce programme, imaginé par la Banque de développement du Canada (BDC), encourage plus de 1000 PME à adopter l’IA sans attendre. »
    
    Source: Banque de développement du Canada (programme LIFT)
    

## Classification

**Country**

Canada

**Company size**

SMEs

**Industries**

Construction, civil engineering, real estate

**Companies**

Banque de développement du Canada (supplier), Coffrage Évolution (deploys AI)

**Keywords**

smes, ai adoption, public programme, bdc, digital transformation

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to La Presse and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.