Artificial Intelligence Monitor for Immigration
in Canada and Internationally
Dedicated to ensuring that governments’ use of AI to manage migration systems, immigration, and administrative decision-making impacting migrant communities is consistent with human rights and the rule of law.
Who We Are
Founded in 2023, AIMICI is a Canadian-based non-profit organization that monitors, analyses and educates on governments' use of artificial intelligence in immigration law, while advocating for its fair and just application to the human beings impacted by its usage.
AIMICI conducts research and provides advisory and consulting services to governments, courts, and private stakeholders. AIMICI is also engaged in advocacy, and education initiatives to promote transparency, accountability, and responsible use of AI in immigration systems.
AIMICI members were expert witnesses and legal counsel to the applicant in Mehrara v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 FC 1554, the first Canadian federal court decision to examine the legality of using automated decision making tools by immigration authorities.
AIMICI is composed of leading immigration law practitioners and subject-matter experts who map risk patterns in AI processes (such as automation bias, due process erosion, and opacity), engage stakeholders in consultation processes, and produce governance-relevant insights for countries implementing AI tools. Our focus on practice-based and stakeholder-informed monitoring allows us to identify and evaluate emerging risks and governance gaps stemming from AI use in the public sector.
Our Work
AIMICI’s Work Centres Around Our Three Core Areas
Policy & Law Reform
AIMICI regularly provides expert stakeholder submissions to government bodies regulating AI use in administrative decision-making. Our goal is increased transparency, fairness and accountability.
Public Education
AIMICI provides educational workshops and presentations for lawyers, academics, government, students, media, and other stakeholders on the use of AI in immigration and the administrative state.
Academic Partnership
AIMICI partners with international academic scholars and institutions to assist in data collection, research and publications exploring this emerging field of study.