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Practical AI training for Canadian business

Make your business ready for AI, before your competitors do.

We turn AI from a buzzword into a working advantage for businesses, institutions, and the people who run them, with practical training built for how you actually work.

A model with two engines. We train the trainers, who train your teams.

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Practical, not theoretical

Training mapped to your industry and your daily work, so you leave able to use AI, not just talk about it.

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Capability you keep

We build AI skills inside your team, so you are never dependent on an outside consultant to move forward.

3
Funding aware from day one

We help you find the government adoption support you may qualify for, so your investment goes further.

~8%
of Canadian small and medium businesses have adopted AI, far behind global peers
60%
national target for business AI adoption by 2034. The gap is the opportunity.
44/47
where Canada ranks globally on AI training and literacy today
250k
new AI related jobs projected across Canada through adoption by 2031
Why move now

Adopt AI early, and stay ahead of your competitors.

AI is becoming as fundamental as basic computer skills. The businesses that build that fluency first will move faster, win more work, and set a pace their competitors struggle to match. The advantage goes to whoever moves now, not whoever waits for 2031.

Vision

A market where capable businesses lead with AI, instead of scrambling to catch up.

We want a future where every owner, professional, and team can work with AI from a position of confidence, turning a fast moving technology into a durable competitive advantage rather than a source of anxiety.

Mission

Make businesses and institutions genuinely capable and productive with AI.

We deliver practical AI education built for each sector, and we develop a network of certified trainers so that capability scales widely, stays inside the organizations that build it, and keeps compounding long after the first workshop ends.

How it works

One model, two engines, so impact scales beyond any single classroom.

Most training ends when the session does. Ours is designed to multiply. We develop trainers who carry the capability outward, and we embed skills directly inside the businesses that need them.

Engine 01

Train the Trainer

We develop and certify a network of AI trainers. Educators, professionals, and facilitators equipped with a structured curriculum that stays aware of emerging standards.

  • A repeatable, quality assured curriculum
  • Certification aligned to emerging national standards
  • A bench of trainers ready to deploy wherever they are needed
Engine 02

Train the Trainees

Those trainers go into businesses, institutions, and classrooms, delivering practical AI training that produces measurable results.

  • Programs built for each sector, starting with agri food and small business
  • Built around each role, practical, and tracked for outcomes
  • Documented case studies that build a track record
Certified trainersbusinesses and institutionsmeasurable outcomesa track record the market notices
Who it's for

Built for the people and organizations driving the economy.

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Small and medium businesses

The 99% of the economy that knows AI matters but is not sure where to start. We give you a practical, low risk path from curiosity to real productivity gains.

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Institutions and educators

Schools, colleges, universities, and community organizations preparing students and staff for a workforce shaped by AI, with curriculum and trainers ready to go.

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Agri food and priority sectors

We focus first where Canada has named a national priority and where the impact is immediate. Agriculture, manufacturing, and trades.

Make the investment go further

Canada is funding business AI adoption right now. We help you find your share.

The national AI strategy is not a 2031 promise. Adoption support is being deployed today, much of it flowing directly to the businesses doing the adopting. We help you navigate it.

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BDC LIFTA $500M federal initiative helping small and medium businesses finance AI tools and adoption.

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Regional AI InitiativeUp to $500M to accelerate AI adoption, delivered through Canada's regional development agencies.

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Mitacs ADOPT and work placementsSubsidized talent and student placements to put AI to work in your operation.

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SR&ED and the Productivity Super DeductionTax incentives that lower the real cost of investing in AI capability.

You do not apply alone.

Most owners do not know this support exists, or how to access it. Part of our work is helping you understand which programs fit your business and building the case to use them.

Program availability and eligibility vary and change over time. We help you assess and pursue options. We do not guarantee specific funding outcomes.

★ Be one of the first cohorts

The 2031 vision is national. The head start is yours to take.

Places in our founding cohorts are limited, and the businesses that move first will set the benchmark everyone else measures against. Do not wait for the market to catch up.

JM
John Manoah, Founder and Principal of Lampstand

John Manoah

Founder and Principal
Author of two books
Technology leader and advisor
Educator and institution builder
Computer Science and Engineering, MBA
About the founder

A technologist, author, and educator building what comes next.

I have spent my career at the intersection of technology, business, and education, as a technology leader and advisor, an author of two books, and an educator. My focus is AI, digital transformation, and future focused learning.

I have built and led an educational institution before, so I know what it takes to turn a vision into a program that genuinely changes people. Lampstand is how I am helping businesses move early on AI and build a real, lasting advantage.

Get started

Tell us about your business.

Whether you want to enrol your team, hire us to transform how your business works with AI, or train as a certified trainer, this is where it starts. Tell us a little about your organization and we will be in touch quickly.

  • Enrol your team in practical training built for your sector
  • Hire us to transform how your business works with AI
  • Train as a certified Lampstand trainer

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