May 6th, 2026 – Whitehorse, Yukon
Bizont Inc., a Whitehorse-based technology company, today announced Interlay — a privacy-first infrastructure layer that helps northern organizations use AI tools without putting sensitive information at risk.
AI tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude are already finding their way into daily work across the North — often faster than policy can keep up. In environments where personal, confidential, or community-held information is part of everyday operations, using these tools without safeguards creates real privacy risk. Information shared with an AI tool may leave an organization’s control, and most tools offer no way to prevent that.
Interlay fills that gap by sitting between an organization’s users and the AI tools they already use, identifying and removing sensitive data before it leaves the organization so teams get the benefits of AI without the exposure.
The project is designed to produce a reusable infrastructure model that can be adopted by northern organizations — including territorial governments, First Nations, NGOs, and professional teams handling confidential information.
Interlay is designed as a foundation, not a one-time fix. As an organization’s needs evolve, the platform is being built with the vision to integrate with internal systems and workflows, supporting safer, more scalable AI use over time.
The project is being developed with funding from Bizont and the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), which will provide up to $99,999 through its Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative.
Bizont Founder and CEO Marcos Castillo and Bethany Ryan, Head of Growth at Bizont and Founding Lead of Interlay, will represent Interlay at Web Summit Vancouver from May 11–14, 2026.
“We built Interlay to address questions we’re hearing from communities here about how their information is being used by AI tools and where it ends up. Interlay identifies and stops sensitive data before it leaves an organization’s control, giving them confidence and assurance. We’re proud to show that solutions for the North, built with northern context and sovereignty in mind, can be conceptualized and built right here.”
— Marcos Castillo, Founder and CEO, Bizont Inc.
“This investment in Interlay will help to ensure that northern organizations can adopt AI while prioritizing the safeguarding of sensitive information that communities rely on everyday. Northern communities, with smaller populations, face a greater challenge protecting identifiable information than in the south. I want to recognize Bizont Inc. for the launch of this project and their work in advancing forward-looking AI solutions in the North.”
— The Honourable Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for CanNor
“Congratulations to Bizont on launching their Interlay project. Data sovereignty is essential to ensuring that northern communities have control over how their information is collected, used, and shared. When data is governed locally, it strengthens self-determination, protects cultural knowledge, and supports more responsive decision-making.”
— Dr. Brendan Hanley, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for CanNor and Member of Parliament for the Yukon
Bizont is a Whitehorse-based provider of technology solutions focused on delivery for northern governments, NGOs, First Nations, and small businesses. Headquartered in the Yukon for over nine years, Bizont builds with northern and community context in mind, prioritizing local representation and building digital sovereignty for the North.
Interlay is a privacy-first layer that sits between organizations and AI tools. It identifies and removes sensitive data before any information leaves an organization’s control, enabling teams to adopt AI on their own terms. Interlay works with the tools people already use, requires no steep learning curve, and is built to evolve alongside an organization’s needs. For more information, visit https://bizont.ca/interlay/.
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