{"id":1218,"slug":"ai-overviews-canada-full-rollout-oct-28-2024","title":"AI Overviews full rollout in Canada began the week of October 28, 2024; English, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish supported — French NOT supported at launch","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","smb-owner","candid-team"],"topics":["ai-search-citations","ai-mode","serp-features"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** Google began the **full rollout of AI Overviews in Canada starting the week of October 28, 2024**, after a small-percentage test. Phased \"over the coming weeks.\" Supported languages at launch: English, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish. **French was explicitly not supported.**\n\n**Quote (Google Canada blog):** \"Starting this week, we are beginning the full rollout of AI Overviews in Canada\"; \"French is not currently supported.\"\n\n**Source:** Google Canada blog, week of October 28, 2024.\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Why this matters for Candid:** This is the load-bearing Canadian date for any \"AI is here in Canada\" framing. Quebec/French-market clients were *not* immediately affected at launch — verify current French status if writing for that audience.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"sge-google-io-may-10-2023-ai-overviews-us-may-14-2024","title":"Search Generative Experience (SGE) announced at Google I/O May 10, 2023 (Labs opt-in); rebranded and launched as AI Overviews in the US on May 14, 2024 — on by default for some queries","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-businesses-found-on-web-google-smb-june-2026","title":"Research brief: How businesses got found on the web — a then→now timeline (Google-focused, SMB lens, June 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"ai-mode-canada-launch-aug-21-2025-english-only","title":"AI Mode launched in Canada on August 21, 2025, English only; appears as a tab, not a forced replacement of results","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"ai-overview-ads-canada-dec-19-2025-12-english-countries","title":"Ads inside AI Overviews reached Canada on December 19, 2025 (one of 12 total English-language countries); sensitive verticals excluded","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"}]},"created_at":"2026-06-18T00:10:55.846Z","updated_at":"2026-06-18T00:10:55.846Z"}