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228 ACADEMY · AI and Law 25

Pasting a client file into a public AI tool may involve a communication outside Québec.

Depending on the tool, where it is hosted, and the information shared, Law 25 may govern that communication. Few small businesses know this risk. Once you understand the issue, you can put a clear framework around your use of AI. The kit walks you through your compliance file, one document at a time. You add your information and finish with a file that is to adapt and have reviewed.

Six short modules, about 2 hours 45 minutes. Work at your own pace, whenever it suits you, with no required videos. By the end, your compliance file is assembled.

Free access with your email. Updates included for 12 months.
See the finished documents

Preview the documents before you submit your email.

Two screens from the kit, redrawn exactly. On the left, Module 0 shows your starting assessment and the zone to address first. On the right is the section 17 assessment it points you toward. The example uses a fictional company; you enter your own information.

Module 0 · sample picture 10 min
YOUR PICTURE
55 / 100 · UNDER CONTROL
You are partially exposed. The basics are not yet in writing.
DataZONE 1
75%
PolicyZONE 2
50%
Outside QuébecZONE 3
25%
DecisionsZONE 4
75%
GovernanceZONE 5
50%
THE FIRST MOVE

Your weakest zone: Outside Québec. Start with your Law 25 assessment to adapt and your registers (Module 03). One piece filled in, and this zone turns green.

Ten statements, one result per zone. Your starting point is clear.

Module 3 · filled-in example The document to complete in the kit
Assessment · Rivard & Co.SEC. 17 · LAW 25
1 · Identification
Company: Rivard & Co. Privacy officer: Julie Rivard, owner. Date: [to be dated].
2 · Project
The company plans to use Claude (Anthropic) for drafting, summarizing and reviewing documents. The tool is hosted outside Québec (country: United States). Depending on the circumstances and the provider’s terms, this use with identifiable information may be a communication outside Québec covered by section 17.
3 · Information involved
Information that may be involved: client names and contact details, file contents. Assessed sensitivity: medium to high. Only strictly necessary information is entered, one file at a time.
4 · The four factors (sec. 17)
1) Sensitivity: medium to high, measures adjusted accordingly. 2) Purpose: drafting, summarizing and reviewing documents, defined and legitimate. 3) Protection measures, including contractual ones (detailed in 6): enterprise-level account; training on data disabled; data processing agreement signed with the vendor; AI use policy adopted; AI systems register kept up to date. 4) Legal framework of the destination state (detailed in 5): United States, assessed then supplemented by the contract.
5 · Legal framework of the destination state
The legal framework of the destination state (United States) must be assessed for this project and the information involved within the meaning of Québec law. That adequate protection is built through the contractual and technical measures in section 6.
6 · Protection measures
In place: enterprise-level account; training on data disabled; data processing agreement signed with the vendor; AI use policy adopted; AI systems register kept up to date. Standing commitments: information minimized, one file at a time; limited retention; results reviewed by a person.
7 · Decision and conditions
Decision: authorized, under the conditions below. Conditions: information minimized, one file at a time; limited retention; results reviewed by a person; sensitive information anonymized or excluded; review within twelve months.
8 · Approval
Carried out by Julie Rivard, owner, approved by the highest authority at Rivard & Co.
Carried out by ____________________
Approved on ______________ · 228 · AI UNDER CONTROL
To adapt and have reviewed

Fill in your fields and check your measures on the left side of the screen. The document takes shape on the right, as shown here. All eight sections are shown in full.

The first screen names your weak zone. The second fills it in. This is how the whole kit works: each module adds a piece to your file.

Two screens out of six. Your documents take shape in your browser as you enter your information, and nothing is sent to us.

What you receive

Much of the work is already done.

Here are the four documents you hold at the end, and what each one is for.

YOUR AI POLICY

Your AI use policy, to adapt and have reviewed

A clear framework for your team, written once. Date it, post it and make sure everyone knows what may go into AI. The first document in your file.

YOUR DATA

What may go into AI, and what never does

Your data map and enterprise mode configured. You know what your team may use each day and under what conditions. A clear reference for avoiding mistakes.

YOUR LAW 25 ASSESSMENT

Your Law 25 assessment, section 17, to adapt

You fill it in with your information, and your registers come with it. The heavy lifting is already structured for you. To adapt and have reviewed.

YOUR PLAN

Your plan for the next 30 days, and everything in one place

The steps to take, in order, with your complete file gathered in your 228 Toolkit and ready to download. You know what to do next.

You leave with a file you can date, sign and show, because you filled it in yourself, with your information.

Who the kit is for

Business owners who use AI and want to do it properly.

The kit helps you use AI in your business while complying with Law 25, without requiring you to become a legal expert.

IT IS FOR YOU IF
  • You already use Claude or Copilot in your business, or you are about to start.
  • You hold information about clients, employees or suppliers, and you want to frame what goes into AI.
  • You want to leave with filled-in documents, to adapt to your business.
  • You like moving at your own pace, on your own time, with nothing to watch.
  • Your team works in both French and English: both versions are included, each in its own language.
IT IS NOT FOR YOU IF
  • You are looking for formal legal advice on your specific situation. The kit structures your file; a legal professional can then review it.
  • You want everything handled for you. In that case, 228 OPERATORS can review your whole operation.
  • You use no AI tool and do not plan to. The kit has no purpose for you today.
The path

Six short modules. A compliance file at the end.

About 2 hours 45 minutes in total. What you fill in at each module adds to your 228 Toolkit.

Module 0
Is your AI under control?
10 min Your verdict by zone

Ten statements, one verdict per zone. You see where you stand and where to start.

Module 1
Your AI use policy
30 min Policy to adapt and have reviewed

Answer a few questions and your policy takes shape on screen. You receive a dated document that is ready to post for your team.

Module 2
Your data rules
35 min Data map + enterprise mode

A map of what may go into AI and what never does, along with the enterprise mode setup. It gives you a clear reference for daily use.

Module 3
Your Law 25 assessment, to adapt
40 min Section 17 assessment + registers

You add your information, and your Law 25 assessment fills in live, with your registers. The key document in your file, to adapt and have reviewed.

Module 4
This week, in order
30 min 30-day plan

The steps to take over 30 days, in order, with an announcement email ready for your team. You know where to start tomorrow.

Module 5
Your consolidated kit
20 min Complete kit

All your documents gathered in one place, to download, adapt and have reviewed.

Six modules · about 2 hours 45 minutes · your complete compliance file

MODULE 3
40 MINUTES
The core module

Your Law 25 assessment, filled in with you.

Depending on the tool, where it is hosted, and the information shared, pasting identifiable information into a public AI tool may be a communication outside Québec under section 17 and may call for a written assessment. For a specific situation, seek legal advice. Few small businesses know it, and that is exactly what this module addresses. Add your information and the assessment takes shape on screen. You receive a document to adapt and have reviewed, along with your registers. The process is already laid out.

Where the kit comes from

The legal framework, presented as documents you complete.

The content is grounded in the text of Law 25 and the public guidance of the Commission d'accès à l'information (CAI), not in opinion.

The kit fills the space between a free online template that explains the principles and consulting work that costs several thousand dollars. The process is already laid out.

THE CASE SHOWN

The running example follows a concrete case: a client file entered into an AI tool. The structure can be reused; adapt it to your situation, your business and your tools.

A practical compliance tool. The kit is not legal advice and does not replace consulting a legal professional for your specific situation.

What comes next, when the time is right

The kit gives your use of AI a clear framework. A review of your operation can come next.

The kit focuses on how you use AI and leaves you in control. The next question is where AI and automation could have the greatest effect. Reviewing your whole operation with that question in mind is the work of 228 OPERATORS.

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Frequently asked questions

What to know before you start.

No. It is a practical tool that structures your file. You receive completed documents that are to adapt and have reviewed. Have them reviewed for your situation where needed. The kit does not replace legal advice on your specific situation.
In general, private businesses in Québec that hold personal information are covered, whatever their size. The obligations that apply depend on the activities and information involved; for a specific situation, seek legal advice. It changes the workload, and that is where the kit helps: the bulk is already done.
A structured compliance file: your signed policy, your data rules, your filled-in Law 25 assessment, your registers and your plan. Documents to adapt, review and keep. What follows depends on your implementation, and on a review by a professional if you wish.
It is not required. Since the bulk of the work is already done, a professional review can be shorter and less expensive than starting from a blank page. You begin the review with an assembled file.
About 2 hours 45 minutes, at your own pace. You can do it all in one evening or spread it over the week. Nothing to watch: you move when it suits you, and your progress carries from one module to the next, in the browser where you work. Your answers never leave your device, so come back from the same browser and download your documents as you go: once downloaded, they are yours for good.
Updates are included for 12 months. We follow the publications of the Commission d'accès à l'information (CAI) and adjust the kit when needed.
Nothing. The kit is free: you leave your email, and your access arrives by email. By leaving it, you also join the monthly 228 ACADEMY newsletter, one email a month, unsubscribe anytime.
No. Both versions of the kit are included at no extra cost. Each person can work in their preferred language and receive documents in that language. One access request covers your business in both French and English.
AI Under Control

Give your use of AI a clear framework in one evening.

Your signed policy, data rules, filled-in Law 25 assessment and 30-day plan are gathered in one file, to adapt, review and keep.

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