How responsibly is your AI governed?
You're shipping AI features or building on top of someone else's models. The question your board, your customers, and a future regulator will ask is the same one: who's accountable, and can you show your work? This 2-minute check gives you an honest readiness tier and the next three moves.
AI Governance readiness assessment
What is AI governance?
AI governance is how an organisation decides who's accountable for its AI, which uses are allowed, and how risk gets managed across a system's life. It covers people, policy, and controls, from a use-case register through data handling, human oversight, and post-launch monitoring. Good governance lets you answer 'how is this controlled?' with evidence.
What are ISO/IEC 42001 and the NIST AI RMF?
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is the first international standard for an AI management system, a certifiable set of requirements for governing AI using a Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle. The NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0, 2023) is a voluntary US framework built on four functions: Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage. One certifies; the other guides practice.
Does Canada regulate AI?
Canada has no AI-specific law in force. The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), part of Bill C-27, died when Parliament was prorogued in January 2025 and won't return in that form. Existing privacy law still applies to AI, and the government's 2026 'AI for All' strategy signals targeted rules ahead rather than one broad act.