CFRI is the operator-led AI partner for federal departments, Crown corporations, and Government of Canada-funded organizations. We ship production AI systems that survive procurement diligence, security review, and the Directive on Automated Decision-Making — not slideware.
We map every engagement to the procurement vehicle the buyer actually uses — AI Source List, TBIPS, SBIPS, TSPS, or direct ISED/SSC contracting. Our deliverables are written to be reusable as RFP responses and as part of an Algorithmic Impact Assessment package.
Most government AI projects die at the pilot. We start every engagement with a production target: an evaluation harness, a governance plan, an integration path into existing federal infrastructure (ProtectedB-eligible where required), and SR&ED-compliant R&D documentation.
Canadian-resident data, Canadian-resident inference where required, and a clear post-quantum cryptography migration plan for any cryptographic surface the system touches. CFRI participates in Google's Willow quantum early-access program and ships PQC roadmaps for Crown systems.
We deliver in English and Québécois French, with translation pipelines for service-of-Canada output and for AMF-aligned engagements with Quebec-regulated entities.
CFRI works with pre-qualified prime suppliers and assists Canadian SMEs preparing AI Source List submissions. Contact info@cfri.io for current standing-offer arrangements.
Yes. Every engagement that touches an automated decision system includes Algorithmic Impact Assessment scoring, mitigation design, and the documentation Treasury Board requires for deployment.
Engagement scope is set with the client's security authority. CFRI architects systems to ProtectedB design patterns and partners with cleared delivery shops where the data classification requires it.
AI Source List, TBIPS, SBIPS, TSPS, and direct ISED/SSC contracting. We also subcontract to prime vendors that need a senior AI delivery partner.
Yes — all engagements are CAD-priced and structured so the work product is SR&ED-eligible R&D evidence. We routinely deliver into BDC-, FedDev-, and IRAP-funded programs.
Toronto, Ontario, with active delivery in Ottawa for federal engagements. Founded by Vakeesan Mahalingam, CFA. info@cfri.io.
Thirty minutes with operators who have already shipped what you're trying to figure out. CAD-billed. SR&ED-aware.