The Ultimate Guide to Risk & Compliance
A curated Canadian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Risk & Compliance.
What to know about Risk & Compliance
Risk & Compliance is a critical domain encompassing the strategies, tools, and frameworks organisations use to identify, manage, and mitigate risks while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and internal policies. This area has grown increasingly complex with evolving technology landscapes and cyber threats, making it essential for businesses to stay informed and adaptive.
Recent developments highlight the dynamic nature of risk and compliance, including innovations like AI-powered suites enhancing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) management, as well as emerging security challenges such as growing API vulnerabilities in financial sectors and the targeting of cloud resources by cyber-attacks. Organisations must navigate an expanding regulatory environment, with new standards and certifications marking benchmarks for data protection, operational resilience, and cybersecurity readiness.
Beyond technology, risk and compliance involve critical considerations around human factors, corporate governance, and the alignment of security practices with business objectives. Insights into cloud governance, supply chain security, and identity management demonstrate the multifaceted approach required to manage risks effectively in a digital-first world.
For readers, exploring stories tagged with Risk & Compliance offers valuable perspectives on cutting-edge solutions, regulatory changes, and strategic guidance. It is an essential resource for professionals aiming to understand and implement robust risk management frameworks, enhance cybersecurity posture, comply with evolving standards, and ultimately safeguard their organisations against the multifarious risks of today’s interconnected environment.
Canadian Risk & Compliance News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Teqare expands cyber safety for First Nations wealth
CAD $90,000 scam losses have pushed Teqare to widen training across more than 80 First Nations, schools and elder communities in Canada.
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ServiceNow unveils six autonomous security products
Rising AI-driven threats are pushing firms to consolidate security operations, as ServiceNow adds automation across exposure, identity and incident response.
Borderless AI launches Alberni for global compliance
Employers hiring across borders could cut legal fragmentation as the new system bundles entity work, compliance tracking and case management.
PGI Canada launches personal guarantee cover for loans
Canadian business owners now have a new way to cap personal losses when lenders enforce personal guarantees on commercial loans.
CPPO appoints Wealthsimple, KOHO & ABCorp directors
The move gives Canada's prepaid lobby broader fintech and banking expertise as prepaid rails become central to digital financial services.
EY Canada adds on-site quantum computer for clients
Clients in regulated sectors may be able to test sensitive workloads in Canada, easing data-sovereignty worries as quantum use matures.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Risk & Compliance
Sentra launches Shadow AI DLP to block sensitive data
Check Point named Frost visionary in risk platform
CFOs lack data trust, stalling AI adoption in finance
Financial firms face rising AI cyber risk, survey says
Cloudera named leader in Forrester's data lakehouse wave
Featured News
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Lumana's Principal Product Manager says its camera-agnostic AI platform is expanding beyond security into retail, healthcare and smart cities.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
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OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
Vector Institute launches open-source writing bias detector
The free tool could help organisations curb discriminatory wording in news, healthcare and HR content as trust in AI remains low in Canada.
How this Ont. town is using AI from bylaw to trash pickup
Data silos and staff time are being cut as the township uses AI agents to speed calculations, analyse waste and answer residents online.
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
AI use in life sciences focused on augmentation - for now
AI in life sciences is boosting workflows rather than replacing scientists, as firms navigate regulation, data risks and uneven adoption across markets.
Expert Columns
Supercharged security: Cyber risk in the age of frontier AI
Fraud prevention for hospitality leaders: Tackling hotel booking fraud
Managing your supplier risk isn't a deadline. It's about your resilience
AI is rewriting the rules of dealmaking
Adding AI to a platform is easy, adding it without breaking your security isn't
A strategic blueprint for governing AI-enabled software development
AI does not invent cyber risk, it accelerates it
SonicWall research sounds Code Red on healthcare cybersecurity as attack rates refuse to decline
Most Canadian businesses don't have a payroll team to futureproof
Why ERP is not just another platform you can rebuild with AI code
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Risk & Compliance News
Canadian executives rank cyber risk among top change drivers
Half of Canadian C-suite leaders say cyber threats could force a major strategy shift next year as AI widens risk and scrutiny.
CortexForge unveils Invisible Intelligence for Microsoft
Designed to curb data leakage and keep human staff in charge, the framework routes AI outputs by role inside Microsoft systems.
Orion Digital launches AI investing platform in Canada
Canadian investors can now use an AI-backed service that records the rationale behind each trade and benchmarks decisions against the S&P 500.
Cinchy launches PeriMind AI governance suite for firms
As AI moves into production, firms are struggling to track access, costs and policy compliance across agents and workflows.
Canadian business travellers embrace unapproved AI tools
A gap in company controls is pushing many Canadian staff to use unauthorised AI for travel planning, expenses and rebooking.
Human analysts still handle 46% of brand interactions
Brands are still relying on people for nearly half of social interactions, highlighting the limits of automation in customer-facing moderation and replies.
d1g1t launches MCP server for adviser AI workflows
Advisers could soon query live portfolio data in plain language, as d1g1t ties its wealth platform to ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot.
Peoples Group backs hybrid models for Canada payments
As Canada's payments system grows more complex, hybrid access is emerging as a way to cut costs and ease compliance burdens.
IANS launches cybersecurity MCP server through Claude
Security teams using Claude can now tap into IANS' practitioner-validated intelligence, reducing reliance on generic web sources for urgent cyber decisions.
Canadian AI consortium launches: Telus, Scotiabank partners
Regulated firms in Canada can now share AI controls and intellectual property, with the first system already handling more than two trillion tokens a month.
Wagepoint & Xero boost Canadian payroll integration
The new link should cut manual reconciliation and give smaller firms a clearer view of cash flow as costs and admin pressures mount.
TD Asset Management launches global real estate vehicle
Canadian accredited investors gain access to a global real estate strategy as TD Asset Management widens its private markets push with iCapital Canada.
Canadian workers feel guilty about using AI at work
More than half of Gen Z staff feel guilty using AI at work, as a new survey found many Canadians hide its use from employers.
Alberta uses Claude to scan 466 million lines of code
The province found hidden security flaws in public sector systems in hours, a task officials say could have taken a manual review 6.5 years.
Parvis signs deal to buy Atlas One Digital Securities
The tie-up would expand Parvis's regulated private-market platform, but the acquisition still needs regulatory and exchange approval before closing.
Nuvei completes live Visa agent payment with issuers
Multiple European banks have backed a live AI-led purchase on Visa's network, pointing to how merchants may complete checkout without a separate flow.
Vector Institute launches open-source writing bias detector
The free tool could help organisations curb discriminatory wording in news, healthcare and HR content as trust in AI remains low in Canada.
CortexForge unveils material intelligence for work
Better data quality and staff trust are at the heart of CortexForge's push to make workplace software feel more like the jobs it supports.
IBM study finds Canadian firms face widening AI control gap
IBM research shows Canadian organisations are expanding AI use while governance, workforce skills and oversight struggle to keep pace.
Mackenzie adopts Bloomberg MAC3 for portfolio risk
The Canadian asset manager will use Bloomberg's MAC3 to spot hidden risks and unintended exposures across equities, bonds and alternatives.
