Claire Bouvier trains teams to use AI safely. She is an AI strategist, trainer and keynote speaker based in Kingston, Ontario, working across Ontario through BriteLite Strategies Inc. A licensed Ontario teacher (OCT), she has trained more than 5,000 businesses through 50 or more economic development centres. Her work covers hands-on AI training for staff, AI use policies and compliance, and keynote speaking.

Frontline and non-technical staff, not just executives. Most sessions are for people who use AI day to day without a technical background — administrators, marketing and sales staff, client-facing teams, clinicians, tradespeople and support staff. Leadership sessions are available separately for teams setting AI policy.

On-site anywhere in Ontario, and remotely across Canada. Claire is based in Kingston and regularly works throughout Eastern Ontario, including Napanee, Belleville, Brockville, Gananoque and the wider Frontenac region. Sessions are delivered in person by default because hands-on practice is what makes the training stick.

Often, yes. Training delivered through BriteLite Strategies Inc. may be eligible for reimbursement of up to 90 percent through the Canada-Ontario Job Grant. Employers apply for the grant and it can cover most of the cost of training existing staff. Claire can walk you through eligibility and the application path before you commit to anything.

PIPEDA, Canada's federal privacy law, and how it applies when staff paste client information into AI tools. AIDA, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act. Ontario's Bill 194, which governs public sector AI use. ISO/IEC 42001, the AI management system standard. Sector rules are added where they apply, including PHIPA for healthcare and FIPPA for public sector organizations.

A usable AI policy answers four questions in plain language: which tools staff may use, what information may never be entered into them, when AI output must be checked by a person before it goes out, and who to ask when someone is unsure. Claire writes policies that a new employee can read in ten minutes and actually follow, not legal documents that sit unread in a shared drive.

Most engagements are a half day or full day on-site, built around the actual work your team does rather than generic demonstrations. Staff bring real tasks and leave having done them with AI. Sessions include what the tools get wrong, where the privacy lines are, and a written reference your team keeps afterwards. Multi-session programs are available for larger organizations.

It is the most common situation Claire walks into, and it is usually already happening whether or not it has been approved. The risk is not the tools, it is client information going into them without anyone knowing, and unchecked output going out the door. The fix is training and a clear policy, not a ban. Bans move the same activity onto personal phones where nobody can see it.

Yes. Much of Claire's work is with public sector and regulated organizations, including school boards, municipalities, home care and community health providers, and non-profits. She holds an Ontario teaching licence (OCT), which matters for education clients, and builds training around Bill 194, PHIPA and FIPPA obligations where they apply.

Two things that rarely appear together. She is a licensed Ontario teacher (OCT) who has spent years in classrooms, so the training is built by someone who knows how adults actually learn. And she builds AI systems for clients daily, so every example comes from real work rather than a vendor deck. She has trained over 5,000 businesses and is a Kingston 40 Under 40 recipient.

A private AI advisor built around how a specific business already operates. Rather than asking an owner to learn how a tool thinks, the tool is built around how they already think, trained on their own processes, judgment and language. It answers questions about the business the way a long-serving employee would.

Flat fee, always. BriteLite never takes a margin on what a client spends on AI tools or usage. Anything BriteLite builds shows its costs before it spends, offers the cheaper path where one exists, and stops rather than overrun. You are never billed more because the system did more.

Yes. Claire delivers keynotes, workshops and panels for conferences, corporate teams, school boards, municipalities and associations, in Canada and internationally, and has spoken in four countries in the past year. Talks cover practical AI adoption, AI compliance in regulated workplaces, AI in education, and the psychology of why some teams adopt AI well and others stall.

Book a call. Claire will ask what your team already does with AI, what your obligations are, and what would actually change if the training worked. If the Canada-Ontario Job Grant applies, she will explain that path before quoting. If she is not the right fit, she will say so.