The project

About Provision

Provision helps Canadian startup founders research compliance obligations using official and high-trust sources.

01

What Provision is

Provision is a source-grounded compliance research assistant. It uses retrieval-augmented generation to find relevant source material and prepare responses supported by citations.

02

The problem it addresses

Early-stage founders can miss important compliance tasks because official information is spread across legislation, regulators, and government guidance. Provision organizes that material into answers, checklists, citations, and risk flags.

Coverage

Topics Provision covers

Practical research areas that commonly arise while starting and operating a Canadian company.

01

Incorporation and corporate governance

02

Business registration, licences, and permits

03

Privacy, PIPEDA, and breach response

04

Employment standards and workplace safety

05

CASL and deceptive marketing practices

06

Trademarks, patents, and intellectual property

07

Cybersecurity for small organizations

08

Consumer protection and accessibility

09

Importing and exporting goods

10

Startup funding and financing programs

Process

How it works

Retrieval keeps the generated response tied to the source material selected for the question.

  1. 01

    Ask

    A founder asks a Canadian startup compliance question.

  2. 02

    Retrieve

    Provision searches the vector database for relevant source chunks.

  3. 03

    Generate

    The model prepares a response using the retrieved context.

  4. 04

    Verify

    The response includes citations, checklists, and professional-help warnings.

Current scope

Canada first.

The MVP focuses on Canadian startup compliance, with particular attention to federal and Ontario obligations. Coverage is intentionally focused and may expand to additional provinces and topics later.

Important disclaimer

Research, not professional advice.

Provision does not provide legal, tax, accounting, or other professional advice. It is not a law firm and does not replace a lawyer or accountant.

Consult qualified professionals before making decisions that involve legal, tax, employment, or regulatory risk.

Project note

Built for grounded research.

Provision combines a Python retrieval pipeline and API with a responsive Next.js interface. LangSmith supports tracing and evaluation as the system develops.

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