Drawing sets and models from completed projects
Where your firm holds the rights, with client and site identifiers removed.
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For Canadian engineering & architecture firms
Completed projects, licensed again, without giving away your designs
Short answer: Canadian engineering and architecture firms can license records from completed projects (drawing sets, CAD and BIM models, RFIs, specifications and QA records) to AI developers when the firm holds the rights under its client agreements. Security-sensitive, controlled and client-owned work is excluded, and personal information is removed before any buyer samples it.
Buyers training AI on technical work want real project records: drawing sets, RFIs, markups and calcs. We help Canadian firms confirm what they hold the rights to, keep sensitive and client-owned work out, and reach buyers that ask for it.
Last updated · Sources linked inline · Buyer figures observed Oct 16, 2026
Free to start. No files or logins needed.
How does licensing work for an engineering or architecture firm?
In four steps, with no cost to start: share the basics, scope what the firm owns, get matched to buyers whose published criteria fit, then sign directly with the buyer, who pays you.
Tell us the basics
Headcount, years of records and the systems you use. No files, no logins, no client names.
We map what's yours
We check client agreements for ownership and reuse terms on drawings and reports, and we screen out security-sensitive or controlled work.
We match you to buyers
Only programs whose published criteria fit a Canadian engineering or architecture firm of your size and record language.
You sign with the buyer
The buyer handles de-identification under a written agreement and pays your firm directly. You keep your originals.
What records do AI buyers want from engineering and architecture firms?
The project records buyers ask design firms for: AI developers value the back-and-forth of real projects as much as the final drawings.
RFIs, submittals and markups
How questions get raised, answered and resolved on site.
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Specifications and calculation packages
Firm templates and checked calcs that show engineering judgment.
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Project correspondence and minutes
Coordination history, de-identified.
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QA/QC and project management records
Checklists, review comments and schedules.
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Which AI buyers accept engineering and architecture firms, and what do they pay?
Buyer programs that list technical and industrial records. Public terms only. Canadian eligibility is confirmed buyer by buyer, because several programs say they prioritize US companies.
| Buyer | What they publish | Who they say qualifies | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| The General Data Company | A one-off price or a share of licensing revenue; no amounts published. As published · verify | Industrial companies' records, including technical drawings and CAD models; companies no longer trading accepted. | Buyer page via Who Sells Data register, observed Oct 16, 2026 |
| Turing (Project Lazarus) | A single payment of up to $1M, confirmed after sampling (usually within a week). As published · verify | Operating, winding-down or closed companies. Wants communications, tickets, wikis and databases; code alone doesn't qualify. | Buyer page via Who Sells Data register, observed Oct 16, 2026 |
| micro1 | Published tiers of $100K+, $500K+ and $1M+ (its referral page cites $100K–$2M+ for approved packages). As published · verify | 30+ employees. US companies prioritized, then other Western markets; primarily English. | Buyer page via Who Sells Data register, observed Oct 16, 2026 |
| Labelbox (Prism) | From about $50K to $1M+ per licence; exclusive by default. As published · verify | Companies with real-world operational data. | Buyer page via Who Sells Data register, observed Oct 16, 2026 |
Amounts are each buyer's own published ranges, ceilings or tiers, not offers, and they change. Most buyers are US companies and don't always state a currency, so confirm it in writing. Buyer names describe their public programs only. How the process works.
The Canadian line for engineering and architecture firms
What can't a Canadian engineering or architecture firm license?
Check who owns the drawings first. In design work, the first question is ownership, not just privacy.
- Client agreements. Consultant agreements often address who owns drawings and reports and whether they can be reused. We read yours and scope only what the firm has the right to license.
- Professional codes. Provincial engineering and architecture regulators' codes of ethics include duties about clients' confidential information. Check yours with your regulator or counsel.
- Security-sensitive work. Defence, controlled goods, critical infrastructure and security-related projects are excluded outright.
- PIPEDA and provincial law. Homeowner, tenant and staff details in project files are personal information. They are removed before sampling, and PIPEDA covers the cross-border transfer.
Sources: OPC: privacy laws in Canada · Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec
Never included, for any engineering or architecture firm
- Defence, controlled goods and security-sensitive drawings
- Active projects and anything under an NDA
- Deliverables your client owns outright
- Site security plans and building access details
- Homeowner, tenant and occupant personal information
- Staff HR and payroll files
General information, not legal advice. We ask every firm to confirm scope with its own counsel or regulator before signing.
What does a typical engineering or architecture firm deal look like?
An illustrative case: a 60-person Ontario structural and civil firm with 15 years of completed projects in AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam and Deltek. Client agreements are checked for ownership; security-sensitive and client-owned work is excluded. The licensable set is de-identified drawing sets, RFIs and calc packages from completed projects. Buyers' published tiers put a firm this size around $100K–$500K per licence. The General Data Company explicitly lists technical drawings and CAD models.
Illustrative only. Bands come from buyers' published tiers; not an offer or a valuation.
What do engineering and architecture firms ask?
Do we own our drawings?
Often the agreement decides. We review it with you and flag anything unclear for counsel.
Will a competitor end up with our designs?
Licences are for AI training, and some buyers let you exclude current designs and pricing. The General Data Company, for example, says current designs and prices stay with the company. Ask for use restrictions in writing.
Is CAD data really in demand?
Several buyers list technical drawings, CAD models and project documentation among the records they want (as published, observed Oct 16, 2026).
What does it cost?
Nothing to start. The estimate and the first call are free, and any terms are set out in writing before you sign anything.
Which guides help engineering and architecture firms?
Start with the pillar guide: licensing your firm's data to AI in Canada.
What could your project records be worth?
Three answers give you a rough range based on what buyers publish. Add your details if you want us to follow up. There's no cost to start.