Toronto – Oct. 6, 2026 – OnX, a leading Canadian technology services company, today launched Forge Agents, a new platform that builds enterprise-grade AI agents in days from a plain-language description of the work, then runs them securely.
Ungoverned agents and open-source models will be the biggest disruption to corporate and government cybersecurity. Governance and risk management, not the technology, are becoming critical bottlenecks to AI value. Cost, cybersecurity, and trust all must hold, or an AI risk gap emerges.
According to Forrester Research, 54% of enterprise AI decision-makers say the technology organization is leading their AI efforts, yet governance responsibility is split across seven or more roles, with no single function owning more than 28%.1 That fragmentation is where AI pilots outrun organizational readiness. Mid-market organizations face the same security and governance requirements as large enterprises; with far fewer resources to meet them. OnX Forge Agents give mid-market companies the same capability, so they can compete at scale and grow.
Celio Casadei, Senior VP of AI at OnX, said: “Organizations don’t need more AI tools; they need the engineering, integration and governance to make AI work across the business. That means deploying agents securely, connecting enterprise data to real-world workflows, and demonstrating measurable value. We bring the infrastructure, software and expertise together so AI moves beyond experimentation and becomes part of how the business operates.”
As AI regulations tighten, responsible AI and compliance are coming to the forefront. OnX Forge Agents give clients a defined path from use case to live operations, starting with a proven operating model defining who builds the agents, who runs them, and who is accountable when something goes wrong. Clients can start small, pay for what they use, and build once they know what works.
Buyers gain a secure place to test models against their own data as well as third party data, compare how each performs, and see real results before scaling. For cost-sensitive or regulated buyers, that path can stay entirely in your own tenancy, allowing data to be contained within that tenant and organizational governance.
OnX clients across North America, including Fortune 500s and government agencies, helped shape our Forge AI advisory practice. Forge Agents apply that experience, allowing mid-market organizations to move on AI quickly. Key differentiators include:
Board-level defensibility, built in: Access controls, intake gates, auditable decision trails, and explainable outputs build trust. Sensitive workloads can run in your tenancy backed by OnX managed hosting and network security.
No ecosystem to buy into: Agents run on the model and tenancy already in use, across Anthropic, Google, AWS, or on-prem. Nothing to rip out or replace.
In production within days: 187 pre-built artifacts and 34 cross-industry blueprints get agents live fast. Describe the work in plain language, and OnX Forge Agents builds it.
Enterprise capability, mid-market reality: No $200K embedded engineers on a bench. OnX Forge Agents deliver the same outcome at a price and speed mid-market buyers can act on.
OnX now runs internal agents across customer experience, finance, operations, and workforce functions, with adoption across all employees. OnX built Forge Agents based on these learnings. Security policy, metered spend, and usage analytics sit in one view tracked down to every user, skill, and token. OnX reached full ROI within 4 months.
OnX built Forge Agents for organizations that can’t risk exposing sensitive data or intellectual property. OnX delivers:
Private or sovereign AI deployment models: Your AI workloads operate within infrastructure you control, ensuring sensitive data, intellectual property, and regulated content are never exposed to uncontrolled environments.
Model flexibility: Choose between a variety of vendors and large language models based on performance, cost, and residency needs.
Cloud tenancy control: Achieve security and operational control including encryption key management, audit trails, and data lineage governance.
Sector-specific governance: Private and in-country deployments allow you to embed your sector-specific compliance, risk, and ethical standards.
OnX Forge Agents are available now to clients. For more information, visit OnX AI Agents and Automation.
About OnX
OnX is a leading technology solution provider that serves businesses, healthcare organizations, and government agencies across Canada. OnX combines deep technical expertise with a full suite of flexible technology solutions — including Generative AI, Application Modernization, Managed Hybrid Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Workplace, and Infrastructure solutions. From developing and deploying modern applications and the secure, scalable platforms on which they run, to managing, monitoring, and optimizing their operations, OnX delivers comprehensive technology solutions for its clients’ transformative business initiatives. For more information, please visit www.onx.com.
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Citations:
1. Forrester: "The CIO's Responsibilities For AI Transformation Burst The Boundaries Of IT," Ted Schadler with Mark Moccia, Callie Smith, Frank Harris; Jun 22, 2026