AI customer service for Toronto businesses.
We build custom AI customer service agents that resolve 60-80% of your support tickets automatically across chat, email, and phone. Built on the tools you already use. Based in Etobicoke. Live in 4-6 weeks.
Free 30-minute call. Written resolution estimate in 48 hours. No pitch.
Some of the businesses we work with
The support problem Toronto small businesses share
Most Toronto small businesses with 3-20 staff handle 200-800 support conversations per month. A significant portion of that volume is the same 10-15 questions on repeat: order status, appointment availability, pricing, returns, eligibility. Every hour your team spends answering those is an hour not spent on the work that actually requires a human.
The standard fix is hiring. A $45,000/year customer service rep in Toronto handles maybe 800-1,200 conversations per month with overhead. The AI fix is different: build an agent that handles the repetitive 60-80% automatically and only surfaces the genuinely complex cases to your team.
The businesses that do this well are not enterprise companies. They are a 6-tech HVAC firm in Mississauga, a 3-dentist clinic in Oakville, a 4-attorney law firm in downtown Toronto. The automation pattern scales down to small businesses as well as it scales up to enterprises.
- No per-seat SaaS platform cost. A custom-built agent does not charge $74-169/month per seat the way Intercom does. You pay once to build it, then optionally for maintenance.
- Live data access. Off-the-shelf chatbots answer static FAQ questions. A custom agent looks up your actual CRM records, order statuses, and appointment schedules in real time.
- Toronto time zone, Canadian data residency. We are in Etobicoke. Your data stays in Canada if your industry requires it.
Services
What we build for Toronto businesses
Customer service automation is our flagship build. We also cover sales, booking, and workflow automation for the same businesses.
AI customer service agent
Resolves 60-80% of incoming tickets automatically across chat, email, and phone. Handles FAQ deflection, order status, escalation routing, and after-hours coverage. Live on your existing helpdesk.
Explore →After-hours AI receptionist
Captures and qualifies every inquiry that comes in outside business hours. Syncs to your CRM. Your team arrives Monday morning to a prioritized queue, not a pile of missed messages.
Explore →Sales & CRM automation
Sub-60-second lead response, automated follow-up sequences, CRM auto-logging. Built on HubSpot, Salesforce, GoHighLevel, or Pipedrive.
Explore →Booking & scheduling automation
Self-serve booking, multi-channel reminders, no-show recovery. For service businesses, clinics, and home services across Toronto and the GTA.
Explore →CRM integration & workflow automation
Custom workflow automation on n8n, Make, or Zapier for cross-system processes no off-the-shelf tool handles cleanly. Wired into your existing stack.
Explore →Industry-specific AI systems
Vertical builds for HVAC, dental, real estate, law firms, and accounting, using the CRM and practice management integrations those industries actually run.
Explore →Engagement
How we build your AI customer service agent
Audit your support operation
We map your inbound ticket volume, channel mix, and top inquiry types. You get a written resolution rate estimate and payback model in 48 hours, specific to your business and not based on vendor benchmarks.
Build the AI agent on your existing tools
We engineer a custom AI customer service agent wired directly into your CRM, helpdesk, and order systems. No platform rip-and-replace. Built on Intercom, Zendesk, HubSpot, or whatever you already run.
Live in 4-6 weeks, tuned on real conversations
First version live within two weeks for testing. Over the following month we tune the AI on real conversations, add edge cases, and hand off full documentation. Ongoing maintenance is optional.
Ontario Client Results
Real results from real Ontario businesses
Three clients across different industries. Different problems, same engineering pattern.
London, ON · Education
Thompson Career College tripled admissions calls booked
Cut response time from 1-2 days to under 60 seconds across 40%+ after-hours inquiries. Tripled weekly admissions calls without adding staff.
Read the case study →Ontario · Real Estate Investment
AcquireX Properties tripled portfolio capacity
A 3-person Ontario firm cut deal analysis from 4 hours to 45 minutes and tripled portfolio throughput without adding headcount.
Read the case study →Ontario · Immigration Consultancy
Skylarks International eliminated document-chase chaos
Replaced email-based document chasing with a structured client portal. Eliminated the lost-document problem entirely.
Read the case study →Book Your Free Audit
See exactly what an AI agent would handle for your Toronto business
Pick a 30-minute slot. We'll review your support volume and ticket types, estimate your resolution rate, and send a written payback model in 48 hours. No pitch, no obligation.
Honest Comparison
Custom-built vs SaaS chatbot vs offshore build
Three common paths Toronto businesses evaluate. Here is how they actually compare.
| SaaS chatbot (Tidio / Intercom Fin) | Offshore custom build | Builts AI (Toronto) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live CRM and order data access | Limited or requires add-ons | Possible but communication friction | Yes, native integration with your tools |
| Canadian data residency | Usually US-hosted | No | AWS Canada / Azure Canada available |
| Ongoing per-seat or per-resolution cost | Yes, $74-169/seat/month or $0.99/resolution | No, but maintenance unclear | No per-seat or per-resolution fees |
| Eastern time zone support | Vendor-dependent | No, 8-12 hour gap typical | Yes, Etobicoke-based, ET hours |
| Time to go live | 1-2 hours (limited capability) | 2-4 months (with churn) | 4-6 weeks to production |
FAQ
Common questions from Toronto businesses
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. We are based at 170 Attwell Dr, Etobicoke, ON M9W 5Z5 (in the GTA, near Pearson airport). Most of our clients are in Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Markham, and surrounding GTA regions. We also serve businesses across Ontario and Canada-wide on a remote basis. For GTA-area clients, we offer optional in-person discovery meetings.
It handles the repetitive half of your support volume automatically. Common examples: answering shipping or appointment status questions, deflecting FAQ inquiries, routing after-hours inquiries to the right queue, and escalating to a human only when genuinely needed. For Toronto businesses handling 300+ monthly support conversations, a custom-built AI agent typically resolves 60-80% of tickets without a human agent involved.
Off-the-shelf chatbots answer static FAQ questions from a knowledge base. A custom-built AI customer service agent connects to your live CRM, order management system, and helpdesk. It looks up real order statuses, updates customer records, routes by ticket type, and hands off to a human with full context attached. The difference shows up most clearly on the tickets that actually need data access to resolve.
We build on Intercom, Zendesk, Freshdesk, HubSpot Service Hub, or your existing email-based ticket system. We also integrate with industry-specific platforms used by Toronto businesses: Clio (legal), Dentrix and Jane App (dental/healthcare), ServiceTitan and Jobber (home services), and GoHighLevel or HubSpot (general CRM). If you name the tool, we have almost certainly integrated with it.
First working version: 1-2 weeks after kickoff. Fully tuned production system: 4-6 weeks from the first call. Most Toronto-area clients have an AI agent handling live support within a month of the initial audit.
Two phases: a one-time Build Phase ($8,000-$30,000 CAD depending on channels and integrations), then an optional Maintenance Phase ($500-$2,500 CAD/month for monitoring, tuning, and small extensions). The free 30-minute audit produces a written scope and payback estimate before you commit to anything.
Yes, if required. We deploy on Canadian-region infrastructure (AWS Canada Central, Azure Canada East) for Toronto and Ontario clients with PIPEDA requirements, healthcare data, or legal/financial compliance needs. Fully documented for your insurance carrier and privacy officer.
Yes. We are in Etobicoke and happy to do in-person discovery meetings for clients in Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, and surrounding GTA areas. For most of the build and ongoing maintenance, we work remotely, but the in-person option is there if you prefer it for the initial scoping conversation.
Industries
AI customer service built for your industry
Vertical-specific builds for the most common Toronto and GTA small business industries.
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AI handling your support tickets
for your Toronto business in 4-6 weeks.
Book a free 30-minute audit. We'll map your support volume, ticket types, and channel mix, then tell you exactly what an AI agent would resolve.
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