AI Consulting for Canadian Businesses
Vendor-neutral advisory and implementation, from readiness to deployment, with PIPEDA built in. One firm, one accountable owner, one outcome.
What is AI consulting for Canadian businesses?
AI consulting for Canadian businesses is a structured engagement where a senior advisor helps you decide which AI use cases to pursue, which vendors to buy from, how to deploy AI, and how to keep it adopted, with PIPEDA and provincial privacy laws built in. ChatGPT.ca packages this work into nine focused offerings, from a two-week readiness assessment to ongoing monthly advisory, so Canadian businesses at any stage have a clear, fixed-scope way to start.
What can we help you do?
Nine focused consulting offerings, each with fixed scope, transparent pricing, and a clear deliverable. Mix and match, or start with the one that fits today.
AI Readiness Assessment
A two-week, six-dimension scorecard that benchmarks your data, tooling, governance, and people before you spend.
Learn more →AI Implementation Consulting
Own the rollout: sequencing, integration, change management, and adoption from strategy to deployed solution.
Learn more →AI Automation Consulting
Vendor-neutral automation strategy: which workflows to automate first, with which tools, in what order.
Learn more →AI Vendor Selection
Shortlist the 2-3 vendors that actually fit, run scripted demos, and review contracts before you sign.
Learn more →AI Stack Planning
A full AI tool stack blueprint across departments: build vs buy, sequencing, governance, and cost guardrails.
Learn more →Monthly AI Advisory
A fractional AI advisor on retainer: monthly strategy, vendor reviews, executive briefings. Cancel any month.
Learn more →AI Training for Teams
Hands-on, role-specific AI workshops with custom prompt playbooks your team will actually use after week one.
Learn more →PIPEDA-Ready AI Rollout
Privacy, Canadian residency, and audit trails built into the architecture from day one, not retrofitted later.
Learn more →AI Procurement Support
RFP authoring, vendor scoring, DPA and contract review for in-house procurement teams buying AI.
Learn more →Where should I start?
The right starting point depends on company size and risk profile, not industry. Pick the row that fits.
Start with the Stack Plan or Readiness Assessment
Most SMBs do not need a year-long transformation, they need to pick the right 3-5 tools, deploy one or two automations, and train the team. Our fixed-scope engagements get you there in weeks.
Implementation Consulting + Monthly Advisory
Mid-market companies usually have an approved AI strategy but no one owning rollout. Implementation Consulting closes that gap, and Monthly AI Advisory keeps the roadmap moving across multiple projects.
PIPEDA-Ready Rollout + Procurement Support
Regulated industries cannot retrofit compliance. We build privacy, residency, and audit trails into the architecture from day one and run an AI-aware procurement process your security team will sign off on.
AI consulting by industry
Vertical-specific consulting pages with the workflows, vendors, and compliance considerations that actually matter in your industry.
Why Canadian businesses pick us
PIPEDA by default
Privacy, Canadian data residency, and audit trails built in, not retrofitted.
Vendor-neutral
No resale, no referral fees. We score vendors against your criteria, not ours.
Fixed-scope, fixed-fee
Every engagement has a written scope, deliverables, and a fixed quote before you sign.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does AI consulting actually mean?
AI consulting is a structured engagement where a senior advisor helps your business decide which AI use cases to pursue, which vendors and tools to buy, how to deploy them, and how to keep them adopted. It includes some combination of readiness assessment, vendor selection, implementation, training, governance, and ongoing advisory, scoped to your stage and budget.
How is AI consulting different from AI implementation?
Consulting answers what to do, why, and in what order. Implementation builds the actual solution. Most Canadian businesses need both, but in sequence: a consulting engagement first (typically 1-6 weeks) to lock the strategy, then implementation (typically 4-12 weeks). We deliver both, and we deliberately separate them so you can stop after consulting if the answer turns out to be "do nothing yet."
How much does AI consulting cost in Canada?
For Canadian SMBs, a focused engagement (readiness assessment, vendor selection, stack plan) typically runs $3,500 to $25,000 CAD. Mid-market implementation consulting runs $15,000 to $80,000 CAD. Monthly AI Advisory retainers run $2,500 to $8,000 CAD per month. Full enterprise rollouts can range higher. We provide a fixed quote after a 30-minute discovery call.
Are you vendor-neutral, or do you resell AI platforms?
Vendor-neutral. We do not resell any AI platform, take referral fees, or receive vendor incentives. Our recommendations are scored against your weighted criteria, not ours. That neutrality is the entire point of a consulting engagement.
Do you handle PIPEDA and provincial privacy law?
Yes. Every consulting engagement includes a PIPEDA gap check, and we run a dedicated PIPEDA-Ready AI Rollout service for organizations that need Canadian data residency, a Privacy Impact Assessment, and audit-ready documentation built into the deployment, not retrofitted later.
Can I just pay you monthly instead of project-by-project?
Yes. Our Monthly AI Advisory retainer is a fractional AI advisor on a month-to-month basis. You get a monthly strategy call, vendor reviews on demand, and an always-on channel for the small questions. Cancel any month with 30 days notice. Many clients use the retainer to govern multiple implementation projects.
Ready to talk?
30-minute discovery call. We listen, ask hard questions, and recommend the smallest engagement that gets you moving.