27% of ChatGPT Answers to Canadians Cite a .gov, .edu, .mil or .us Site vs 29% Citing .ca

    27.2% of ChatGPT answers to questions asked from Canada cite a .gov, .edu, .mil or .us website (US government, university, military or US-registered sites), almost as many as the 29% that cite any Canadian .ca website. American health and finance agencies such as the NIH and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are among the sources cited in answers written for Canadians.

    Cite a .gov, .edu, .mil or .us site by country
    Canada
    27.2%
    Canada
    6.3%
    Australia
    24.1%
    Australia
    6.5%
    UK
    23.4%
    UK
    5.4%

    Source: Suff Digital analysis of ChatGPT and Gemini answers to 500 questions asked from four countries · ChatGPT and Gemini, September 2026

    Answers by US website cited in Canadian answers
    pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
    24
    consumerfinance.gov
    24
    ods.od.nih.gov
    15
    investor.gov
    14
    fsis.usda.gov
    14
    cdc.gov
    13
    fda.gov
    11
    bls.gov
    10
    pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
    10
    irs.gov
    9

    Source: Suff Digital analysis of ChatGPT and Gemini answers to 500 questions asked from four countries · ChatGPT and Gemini, September 2026

    Source: 27% of ChatGPT Answers to Canadians Cite a .gov, .edu, .mil or .us Site vs 29% Citing .ca - Suff Digital