Vector Institute (Canada)

Vector Institute
Institut Vecteur (French)
FormationMarch 2017 (2017-03)
TypeIndependent, nonprofit artificial intelligence organization
PurposeResearch in machine learning
HeadquartersSchwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
AffiliationsUniversity of Toronto
Employees714
Websitewww.vectorinstitute.ai

The Vector Institute (French: Institut Vecteur) is a private, non-profit artificial intelligence research institute in Toronto founded in 2017, focusing primarily on machine learning and deep learning research. As of 2023, it consists of 143 faculty members and affiliates — 38 of whom are CIFAR AI chairs — 57 postdoctoral fellows, and 502 students. Along with the University of Toronto, the Vector Institute is affiliated with faculty from universities across Ontario, as well as British Columbia and Nova Scotia.

Along with Montreal's Mila and Alberta's Amii, the Vector Institute is a member of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy.