The Enterprise System for Ontario's Municipality Accountability (Bill 9).Â
MUNICIPALITIES
Automate councillor conflict-of-interest tracking, fulfill mandatory new education tracks, and shield municipal budgets from unpredictable integrity liabilities. Bring your administration into immediate compliance with Bill 9, the Municipal Accountability Act, 2026. A flat-rate, tamper-evident framework engineered natively for Ontario Town Clerks, Treasurers, and Integrity Commissioners.
Powerful Products Made for Local Government
City Clerk Automation
For the City Clerk, the platform reduces manual work and disclosure risk by providing timely access to finalized records while keeping confidential drafts and Integrity Commissioner matters separate. It supports accurate agendas, public registries, audit-ready compliance, and clear administrative boundaries.
Confidential Councillor Support
For a councillor, the platform provides a secure, mobile compliance file to manage Bill 9 training, disclosures, gifts, conflicts, and confidential guidance in one place. The record remains portable and accessible after the councillor leaves politics, helping demonstrate compliance and respond to future inquiries.
Integrity Commissioner Oversight
For the Integrity Commissioner, the platform provides a secure, independent workspace for confidential compliance matters. Its scalable SaaS model supports consistent oversight across multiple municipalities while keeping each municipality’s data separate.
Continuous Updates
VigilantCS provides City Clerks, Integrity Commissioners, and Councillors with an evergreen municipal compliance solution that continuously incorporates regulatory updates. By proactively building public trust and establishing a shield against oversight, it ensures your administration remains permanently compliant and aligned with evolving legislative standards.
Turnkey Bill 9 Compliance
Get your council ready for Bill 9 automatically using our built-in, step-by-step system.
Our Main Goals for Your Community
Making Investigations Faster, Easier & Confidential
Give your local Integrity Commissioner a simple, shared digital space to do their work. This eliminates messy paperwork, endless email chains, and unexpected legal bills.
THE BUY ONTARIO BUSINESS INITIATIVE
PROCUREMENT ADVANTAGE
VigilantCS is a proudly 100% Ontario-owned and operated technology vendor. All data networks maintain strict Canadian data sovereignty. VigilantCS provides public sector buying offices with an immediate, pre-vetted compliance credit under the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative (BOBI) mandate, which legally requires public entities to prioritize local vendors. Because our annual platform cost falls cleanly below standard open-competitive bidding limits, the Office of the Clerk or Treasury can fast-track execution via a direct award, completely bypassing months of open-RFP bureaucratic delays.
Our Philosphy
At VigilantCS, our platform is built on the core philosophy that the individual is the foundation of every organization. We believe that combining our configurable technology with municipal and public service expertise is the most effective way to strengthen municipal governance and earn public trust through understanding the individual. We achieve this by fostering robust compliance and cultivating ethical cultures, rooted in "need-to-know" transparency and powered by a standard, evergreen platform which is compliant by design
Brad Brookman, CPA, CA
Rob Kirwin
is a municipal finance and corporate governance executive with over 20 years of public and private sector leadership experience. He previously served as a senior executive for the Municipality of North Grenville, where he held the role of Director of Finance and Treasurer. A seasoned management consultant specializing in financial performance, risk management, and internal audit, he currently serves as President of Brookman Accounting & Forensics Professional Corporation and acts as a senior municipality expert guiding regulatory compliance and governance framework initiatives.
is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of VigilantCS, bringing decades of experience as a lawyer, senior regulatory director, and corporate governance executive. Throughout his career, Robert has specialized in breaking down data silos and designing enterprise-wide compliance programs for highly scrutinized sectors. His core professional focus centers on integrated risk management (IRM) and conduct analytics—specifically how organizations can proactively leverage digital platforms to measure, track, and elevate internal workplace culture.
Rob Kirwin
is the Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of VigilantCS. As a veteran technology executive, Geoff specializes in architecting secure, high-integrity cloud architectures for highly regulated entities navigating strict data compliance and privacy mandates. His expertise spans machine learning, behavioral algorithms, and zero-trust security frameworks, ensuring that sensitive organizational and employee data remains protected at the highest institutional standards.
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