By Emily Chow ( March 4, 2026, 9:45 AM EST) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes are increasingly being explored as a tool to ease administrative burdens during Canada’s primary health care crisis. These tools use generative AI to transcribe and summarize clinical conversations, producing notes, referrals, prescriptions and other documentation that are integrated with electronic medical records. In Ontario and across Canada, interest in AI scribes is accelerating, supported by programs such as those led by OntarioMD (with the Ministry of Health and Supply Ontario) and Canada Health Infoway (supported by Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care)....