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Two public-sector reviewers examine an automated-decision flowchart and evidence checklist in an Ottawa meeting room.
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Read a federal AI risk assessment: the missing-evidence test

Canada’s Algorithmic Impact Assessment is a starting point for scrutiny, not proof that a system is safe. Read the scope decision, supporting answers and peer review together; then identify the evidence behind the score and the consequences for affected people.

AI New Desk4 min readPUBLIC-SYSTEM AUDIT
Illustration of a closed document folder beside a laptop and paperwork.
Policy

Share less with AI: reduce a private email to the useful facts

Before uploading a file to AI, remove information the task does not need and check hidden contents as well as visible text. Share a minimal extract where possible. Connecting an email account or folder grants a different scope of access and needs a separate permissions check.

AI New Desk4 min readBeginner how-to
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