AI Risk Classification Matrix
Every AI tool and workflow in your organization mapped, categorized by risk level (low, medium, high, critical), and documented with specific controls for each tier.
AI GOVERNANCE
AI Without Guardrails Is a Liability. We Build the Framework.
A structured governance framework for responsible AI — risk classification, usage policies, compliance documentation, and accountability structures. Delivered in two weeks as a productized engagement.
$3,500 CAD·Productized engagement.
30-minute scoping call first. We confirm fit before you commit.
Problem statement
Your Team Is Already Using AI. The Question Is Whether Anyone Is Governing It.
Shadow AI is not a future risk. It is happening now. Employees across your organization are pasting client data into ChatGPT, using AI writing tools on confidential documents, and building workflows with tools nobody approved.
Research shows 68% of organizations have experienced data leaks linked to AI tool usage, yet only 23% have formal security policies governing how AI is used. Shadow AI breaches cost an average of $670,000 more than traditional security incidents.
In Canada, the regulatory landscape is shifting. Ontario passed the Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act with accountability requirements for AI use. The federal government appointed a Minister responsible for AI and Digital Innovation and is consulting on a national AI strategy. Regulation is not a question of if — it is a question of when.
Companies that build governance now will be ready. Companies that wait will be scrambling.
68%
of organizations have experienced AI-linked data leaks (Practical DevSecOps)
24%
of enterprises have a dedicated AI governance team (Practical DevSecOps)
$670K
average additional cost of shadow AI breaches (IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2025)
What you get
A Governance Framework Built for Your Business. Not a Template Downloaded from the Internet.
Every organization uses AI differently. Your governance framework should reflect your risk profile, your industry requirements, and your operational reality. We build it with you — not hand you a generic document and call it done.
Acceptable Use Policies
Clear, enforceable policies for how your team can and cannot use AI tools — covering data handling, client confidentiality, output verification, and approved tool lists. Written for humans, not lawyers.
Compliance Documentation
Documentation aligned with emerging Canadian regulatory requirements, including Ontario's Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act provisions and federal privacy guidance. Ready for auditors, boards, and regulators.
Accountability Structure
Defined roles and responsibilities — who approves new AI tools, who monitors usage, who responds to incidents. No ambiguity about who owns what.
Shadow AI Audit
Inventory of all AI tools currently in use across your organization, including tools your team adopted without formal approval. You cannot govern what you do not know about.
Implementation Roadmap
Phased plan for rolling out governance policies, training staff, and establishing ongoing monitoring. Not a document that sits on a shelf — a plan that gets executed.
The process
Two Weeks to a Governance Framework That Actually Works.
A structured engagement that starts with operational truth and ends with a complete, implementable governance framework and a leadership briefing.
01
Discovery and Audit
We audit your current AI usage, interview key stakeholders, and map your risk profile. This includes the shadow AI audit — identifying every tool your team is using, approved or not.
02
Framework Delivery
We deliver the complete governance framework: risk matrix, policies, compliance documentation, accountability structure, and implementation roadmap. A 90-minute briefing walks your leadership team through every component.
Investment
$3,500 — productized engagement.
2-week engagement
$3,500
Shadow AI audit, AI risk classification matrix, acceptable use policies (customized to your operations), compliance documentation (Canadian regulatory alignment), accountability structure and RACI chart, implementation roadmap, and 90-minute leadership briefing.
Fixed price. Fixed timeline. No scope creep.
Book Your Governance Engagement →Who it's for
Built for Organizations That Take AI Seriously.
Companies Deploying AI Agents
You are building or buying AI systems. Before they go into production, you need the governance framework to manage them responsibly. This engagement runs in parallel with deployment.
Organizations With Shadow AI
Your employees are already using AI tools — you just do not know which ones or how. The shadow AI audit gives you visibility. The framework gives you control.
Regulated Industries
Financial services, healthcare, legal, government — industries where a compliance failure costs more than the AI itself. Your governance framework needs to hold up under audit.
Boards and Leadership Teams Asking Questions
Your board wants to know how AI risk is being managed. This engagement gives you the documentation and the answer — with specifics, not reassurances.
Why DeployLabs
Designed by someone who builds AI systems and understands what can go wrong.
DeployLabs builds autonomous AI business engines. We created this engagement because businesses kept deploying AI without thinking about what could go wrong — data leaks, compliance failures, tools adopted without approval, agents behaving unexpectedly.
Governance is not a legal document. It is an operational system. The output of this engagement is designed to be used — by your team, your auditors, and your board.
Built around your actual risk profile
Not a generic template. We audit your actual AI usage and build the framework around your specific operations and risk exposure.
Implementation-ready output
Policies your team will actually read. A roadmap your leadership can actually execute. Not a document that sits in a drawer.
Canadian regulatory alignment
Built for Ontario's Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act and emerging federal AI guidance. Ready for auditors and regulators.
Run governance and deployment in parallel
We can build your governance framework alongside your AI deployment. The guardrails get built into the system from day one.
Common questions
Common questions before booking.
Tools are part of the solution, not the whole solution. Governance platforms enforce policies — but someone has to write the policies, define the risk classifications, and design the accountability structure. That is what this engagement produces. The output integrates with whatever tools you use.
Canada does not have comprehensive federal AI legislation, but Ontario has already passed accountability requirements for AI, the federal government is consulting on a national AI strategy, and privacy commissioners have issued AI-specific guidance. Companies that build governance ahead of regulation spend less and face less disruption than those that scramble after the fact.
A law firm writes legally sound documents. We build operationally sound frameworks. The difference: our governance output is designed to be implemented by your team, not filed by your legal department. We include the implementation roadmap, the training plan, and the accountability structure that turns policy into practice.
Yes. Many clients run governance and deployment in parallel. The governance framework shapes the guardrails for the deployment. When combined, we offer a scoping discount — ask about this on the discovery call.
Your team is already using AI. Is anyone governing it?
Two weeks. $3,500. A complete governance framework that is actually implementable.
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