Nonprofits and charities
Funders and boards ask where donor and client records go. We keep those records out of tools that store data abroad.
Solutions
Keep Your AI and Data in Canada
We're based in Toronto. The tools we build can run in Canadian data centres on Canadian models, and we train your staff to run them.
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Boards and Funders Ask Where Your Data Goes
When staff use AI, boards, funders and privacy officers want to know which country your records end up in and who can read them. Many popular AI tools store data outside Canada. We check where each tool your team uses keeps its data, and when records have to stay in Canada, we build and host the tool here.
Questions to Answer Before You Build
- 01
Where do our records go?
Staff paste records into free AI tools, and nobody can say which country those records end up in or who can see them.
- 02
What do we tell the board?
A board member or funder asks how the organization uses AI, and there's no written rule or list of approved tools to show them.
- 03
Who checks the output?
AI drafts reach clients and the public with no set rule for who reviews them, so mistakes and private details can slip through.
Five Steps to AI You Can Explain
We follow them in this order and check where your data goes at every step.
- 1
Check where data goes
We list every AI tool your staff use and where each one stores data, and flag any that send records outside Canada.
- 2
Host in Canada
The tools we build can run in Canadian data centres, so records your rules keep in Canada stay here.
- 3
Build on Canadian models
Where a task suits them, we build on Canadian models such as Cohere's.
- 4
Set rules and oversight
We write simple rules for which data goes into which tool, and a person approves anything that goes to a client or the public.
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Train your staff
Your team learns to run each tool and check its work, so the skills stay with your people.
What You Get
- A list of the AI tools your staff use and where each one stores data
- Tools we build, hosted in Canadian data centres where your rules need it
- Written rules for which data goes into which tool
- A named person who approves what goes out
- Security settings checked on every AI account
- Staff trained to run and check each tool
Who Asks Us for This
Municipalities and public agencies
Public records follow retention and privacy rules. Tools we build for you run on Canadian hosting, and a staff member approves what's released.
Health and social services
Personal health information needs careful handling. It stays out of any workflow that doesn't need it, and the tools that do use it run in Canada.
Firms that hold client files
Law, accounting and engineering firms promise their clients confidentiality. We set up AI so client files stay where your rules say they belong.
Common Questions
Still deciding? On a free 30-minute call we'll tell you what fits.
Can our data stay in Canada?
Yes, for the tools we build. We host them in Canadian data centres when your rules call for it, and the audit shows which of the tools you already use send data elsewhere.
Do you work with Cohere?
We build on Cohere's models where they suit the task. Cohere is a Toronto company. We also use other models, and we'll tell you where each one runs.
Can we still use ChatGPT and other tools hosted outside Canada?
Yes, with rules. We check each account's settings and write down which data can go into it. Records that must stay in Canada go into a tool we host here.
Which privacy law do you follow?
We handle personal information under PIPEDA, Canada's federal privacy law. Before we build, we ask which rules apply to your sector and province and set up the tools to match.
Ways to Fund Your AI Project
Funding programs and data payouts can cover part or all of the cost.
- Canada
FedDev Ontario and SR&ED
Southern Ontario businesses with 5 to 499 staff can apply to FedDev Ontario for up to half of an AI project's eligible costs, repaid with no interest. Custom work that counts as R&D may also earn SR&ED tax credits.
Learn more - Data partnerships
Your company may qualify for a data partnership
AI labs pay established companies $100K to $5M for a de-identified record of how their work gets done, and the payment can fund your AI program. Client data stays out.
Learn more - Referral program
Earn $20K for an introduction
Introduce a business that completes a data licensing deal through McCarthy's, and we pay you $20K once the deal closes and the business has been paid.
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