AI Governance Assessment & Frameworks for Canadian Organizations
Tailored for mid-market and regulated Canadian organizations with roughly 100 to 1,500 employees. We establish executive visibility and practical risk guardrails without creating bureaucratic gridlock: know what AI is in use, who owns it, and which risks matter.
Practical Governance for Mid-Market Scale (100–1,500 Staff)
1. AI Asset & Tool Inventory
Discover what AI tools employees are using on corporate hardware, what AI features are embedded in your existing SaaS contracts (e.g., Microsoft 365 Copilot, Salesforce Einstein, Zoom), and which vendor models have access to company data.
- Enterprise AI inventory register
- Shadow AI usage audit & intake flows
- Vendor terms & data training clause review
2. Tiered Risk Classification
Avoid treating every AI use case with identical friction. We categorize initiatives into three clean operational risk tiers (Low, Medium, High) aligned with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) and ISO/IEC 42001.
- Tier 1: Low risk internal productivity
- Tier 2: Medium risk with human oversight
- Tier 3: High risk customer/critical actions
3. Operational Guardrails & Policies
Establish concise, actionable employee acceptable use policies, data residency requirements, and procurement checklists that protect client confidentiality and PIPEDA privacy obligations.
- Acceptable use policies for staff
- Canadian data residency guidelines
- Role-based accountability & RACI matrix
Grounded in NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001
Rather than inventing ad-hoc compliance checklists, our governance engagements map directly to leading international and Canadian standards. This prepares your organization for client vendor questionnaires, insurer audits, and board reviews.
Govern, Map, Measure, Manage
A structured taxonomy to identify context-specific AI risks, assess data provenance, establish measurement criteria, and manage ongoing operational exposure.
AI Management System (AIMS)
Global certifiable standard establishing corporate governance processes for the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence within organizations.
Establish governed AI adoption across your organization
Book an exploratory call or explore our 3 to 4-week fixed AI Governance & Production Readiness Assessment.