Case Study: Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) de-risks Mergers & Acquisitions with CAST Highlight

How CanLII de-risks Mergers & Acquisitions with Highlight

CanLII, the Canadian Legal Information Institute, is a non-profit that provides free online access to Canadian law. As it moved to acquire Lexum — the long-time provider of its website technology and editorial operations — CanLII needed a fast, objective technical assessment of Lexum’s application portfolio to secure the bid and plan post‑acquisition integration under a tight timeline.

BDO IT Advisory used CAST Highlight to run rapid, non-invasive scans and surveys (no source code transfer), delivering metrics on resiliency, agility, elegance and cloud‑readiness in under a week. The fact‑based insights and benchmarks gave stakeholders clear visibility into risk, technical debt and priorities, de‑risking the acquisition and enabling targeted post‑merger actions and team buy‑in.

Canadian Legal Information Instititute (CanLII)

Xavier Beauchamp-Tremblay

President and Chief Executive Officer