small tools for small Canadian teams.
Deliverying solutions, training, and onboarding to make daily workflows just a little bit easier.
say hello →small tools.
We make software at a human scale. CAIRN and TISCA are public examples; the private work for clients looks similar in shape. We prefer tools that do one thing well over platforms that promise everything.
training & development.
Our team has a decade of experience building adult learning curricula in Canadian Universities. We write the documentation, build the workshops, and produce the development material to help your team effectively use that new system.
solution onboarding.
We work with teams to ensure new solutions are deployed correctly, with feedback loops to iron out any kinks.
CAIRN
Canadian AI Risk & Navigation.
a field guide for AI governance, made for small Canadian teams.CAIRN is a free web-based tool for small and mid-sized Canadian organizations governing their use of AI. No account required. Go from Inventory to a working Policy document in three easy steps!
Write down the AI system in use, everything from the standalone tools, the subtle AI features baked into your everyday SaaS, even custom integrations a team member built on a Friday. CAIRN ships pre-stocked with common hidden surfaces to get you started.
Define what AI must never do in your organization. Start from a preset list of common boundaries and edit the wording until it matches how your team actually functions.
Pull your Inventory and Redlines into a Responsible AI policy template. Download a Word file to circulate and sign, or a plain-text version to upload to your AI assistant when you want to ask questions about your own policy.
Per-system check-in worksheets on a cadence you set, to look for things like bias spot-checks, drift indicators, data-leakage probes, PIPEDA exposure and redline conformance.
Built on the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, the AIGN SME & Startup AI Governance Framework, and the OPC Principles for Responsible Generative AI under PIPEDA.
TISCA
Tariff Impact Simulator & Classification Assistant.Canadian tariffs are changing fast. TISCA helps you figure out what you owe, what you might save, and whether you qualify for relief.
Four modules, all free, no account required.
Lavinia Labs is making small solutions in Hamilton, Ontario.
We love working with small Canadian businesses, nonprofits, and the occasional municipal department on practical software, training, and onboarding. The free tools we publish (CAIRN, TISCA) come from the same place as the work we do for clients: a belief that small organizations deserve tools that get the boring work out of the way so they can focus on delivering meaningful services.
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If you're a small Canadian team with a problem worth solving, a builder looking to collaborate, or just a friendly face we'd love to hear from you! Reach out to Suvin:
Lavinia Labs · Hamilton, Ontario · Canada