IBM's Azure Foundry Enterprise Kit
CIO Briefing · Bank of Canada

Enterprise AI Agent Platform

Azure Foundry Enterprise Kit — governed AI agents for Canada's central bank. OSFI B-13 + E-23 (2027) compliant. Production-ready in 5 days.

28Infrastructure ModulesBicep IaC
6Agent TemplatesProduction-ready
6MCP AdaptersEnterprise systems
30+Policy DefinitionsOut of the box
5 daysDeploymentvs. 6 weeks
38MS GuardrailsAll GA platforms

Agenda

Recommended Next Steps

1Architecture Workshop

Half-day deep-dive into hub-spoke topology, security controls, and LOB isolation design for Bank of Canada — with Sylvain Chalut (CIO) and Ben Sorensen (Data & Digital).

2OSFI Compliance Review

Map E-23 (2027) model inventory requirements and B-13 technology risk controls to AFEK capabilities. Identify gaps and configure OSFI-specific policy packs.

3Pilot Deployment

Deploy single-tenant PoC in Canada East with 2 agent templates (Knowledge + Operations). Validate Decision Ledger, certification pipeline, and Purview integration.

4Production Roadmap

Plan multi-LOB rollout: spoke provisioning, Agent 365 fleet monitoring, CI/CD gates, and E-23 model inventory population — targeting May 2027 compliance deadline.

View full Bank of Canada Workshop Plan