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AIA authoring and scoring
We complete the official AIA questionnaire with the engineering team, score the system honestly, and produce the public-facing AIA artefact in the form Treasury Board expects.
Responsible AI · Federal
Algorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA) Consultant — Canada
Canada's Directive on Automated Decision-Making requires an Algorithmic Impact Assessment for any federal automated decision system. CFRI authors and reviews AIAs, designs the technical mitigations they require, and integrates AIA evidence directly into the production system rather than treating it as a paperwork exercise.
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Mitigation design that actually ships
We design and implement the mitigations the AIA requires — peer review of training data, bias evaluation harnesses, override mechanisms, recourse pathways, and monitoring — not just describe them.
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Operational evidence
We instrument the system so the AIA's claims remain true after launch: drift monitoring, decision logging, recourse audit trails, and re-assessment triggers.
What we deliver
- →AIA questionnaire completion and supporting evidence binder
- →Bias and fairness evaluation harness
- →Override + human-in-the-loop architecture
- →Recourse pathway design and documentation
- →Drift monitoring + re-assessment triggers
Frequently asked
Who has to complete an AIA?
Any federal department deploying an automated decision system must complete an AIA under the Directive on Automated Decision-Making. The level of mitigation required scales with the AIA score.
Can you re-score an existing system?
Yes. We re-assess deployed systems against the current AIA version and design the gap-closure plan.
Do you handle provincial equivalents?
Yes — Ontario and Quebec equivalents on request, plus AMF-aligned governance for Quebec financial-sector deployments.
Does CFRI build the system itself or only the AIA?
Both. We prefer to author the AIA and ship the system together so the documentation matches reality.
Is AIA work SR&ED-eligible?
The R&D portions (novel evaluation harnesses, bias mitigation research) are typically SR&ED-eligible. The compliance authoring portion is not.
How do I engage CFRI?
Email info@cfri.io with the system name and current AIA score (if any).
Next Step
NEED AN AIA THAT SURVIVES TREASURY BOARD?
Thirty minutes with operators who have already shipped what you're trying to figure out. CAD-billed. SR&ED-aware.