Google AI Overviews (rolled out broadly in Canada through 2024–2025) generates a synthesized AI summary at the top of search results for many informational queries. The summary cites 2–6 sources inline, with click-throughs to the cited sources possible but reduced compared to traditional 'blue link' clicks. **The strategic implications for Canadian businesses:** **Click-through reductions on informational queries.** Pages that previously ranked #1 for informational queries and earned 30–40% click-through rates may now earn 15–25% as users get answers directly from the AI Overview without clicking. Commercial and transactional queries are less affected. **Citation premium.** Being cited inside the AI Overview itself often produces higher-quality traffic than ranking #1 below the Overview. Cited sources benefit from implicit endorsement and brand authority compounding, even when click volume is lower. **Structured content advantage.** AI Overviews preferentially cite sources that directly answer queries in structured prose. Pages with clear question-answer structures, schema.org FAQPage markup, and direct lead paragraphs are cited more frequently than equivalent content buried below long preambles. **E-E-A-T signal amplification.** AI Overviews reward content with visible expertise signals — named authors, credentials, published works, original research. Anonymous content is less likely to be cited. **Local query handling.** AI Overviews increasingly appear for local queries with distinctive treatment — incorporating Google Business Profile data, recent reviews, and Local Pack-style information. Local SEO fundamentals (GBP optimization, citations, reviews) remain essential for AI Overview inclusion on local queries. **Canadian-context advantage.** AI Overviews answering Canadian-specific queries need Canadian-context sources to cite from. Generic US-context content gets cited less frequently than equivalent Canadian-context content for queries with Canadian search intent. **Strategic adaptation for Canadian businesses:** prioritize content depth over content breadth; invest in original Canadian-context research; structure content for AI parseability with clear question-answer patterns; build named-author credibility infrastructure; implement comprehensive schema markup; and treat AI Overview citation as a primary success metric alongside traditional rankings.