AGNT/01 is headquartered here, not a satellite office, not a franchise. We build the receptionist, follow-up and reputation systems that turn Ottawa small businesses into AI-native operations, from Kanata to Orleans, Barrhaven to the Byward Market. Start with a free AI audit for your small business, or read how an AI receptionist works in Ottawa and what to automate first.
The audit puts a dollar figure on each leak for your business.
Starter and Foundation typically take 2 weeks from kickoff, Growth 3. Typical timeline, confirmed in your agreement. T&C apply.
Seven verticals we build for most often in Ottawa. If yours isn't listed, the same three systems still apply, ask on the call.
Bookings, review requests and recall campaigns for the regulars who haven't come back in sixty days.
Emergency calls triaged after hours, and quotes chased until they book, decline or opt out.
Recall reminders for overdue cleanings and reactivation sequences for patients who've gone quiet.
Instagram DM booking, treatment-menu Q&A, and a rebooking rhythm set to the interval each service needs.
Storm-surge capture, the week after a hailstorm when every homeowner in the same three streets calls at once.
Intake built for the master-electrician premium, qualifying panel upgrades and EV chargers from routine service calls.
Intake automation and conflict-check triage so a qualified matter doesn't sit in a shared inbox overnight.
In-person where it helps the pitch, remote for everything else. The build happens the same way regardless of which side of the river you're on.
Tech corridor and Stittsville
East end and Beacon Hill
Bells Corners and Centrepointe
South end and Manotick
Downtown and Lowertown
Hintonburg and Wellington West
Old Ottawa South and Sandy Hill
Quebec side and Aylmer
Verified figures from Statistics Canada, so you can see where AI help actually fits.
Statistics Canada's Canadian Business Counts for June 2026 list 31,781 business locations with employees in the City of Ottawa. More than half (17,198) have one to four employees, and about 72% have fewer than ten. That is the market we build for: owner-run shops where the person answering the phone is also doing the work.
| City of Ottawa, June 2026 | Locations with employees |
|---|---|
| All industries | 31,781 |
| Fewer than 10 employees | 22,803 |
| Ambulatory health care (dental, clinics, physio) | 3,429 |
| Restaurants and other eating places | 2,019 |
| Legal services | 651 |
On adoption, Statistics Canada's second-quarter 2026 survey found 19.2% of Canadian businesses used AI to produce goods or deliver services in the previous year, up from 6.1% two years earlier. Among firms with one to four employees, 41.4% said AI was not relevant to them, and only 10.7% of the small firms already using AI had brought in outside consultants or vendors. In other words, most Ottawa small businesses haven't started, and the ones that have are mostly doing it alone.
Business counts are by location, exclude businesses with no employees, and Statistics Canada advises against reading them as a time series. Sources: Statistics Canada table 33-10-1176-01 (released August 14, 2026) and Analysis in Brief 11-621-M, June 11, 2026.
The same steps for every Ottawa client, written down before you pay anything.
You don't need to be technical. You answer questions about how your business runs; we configure, test and hand over one dashboard. New to the idea? Start with what an AI employee actually is.
Where the work happens, so there are no surprises.
AGNT/01 is founder-led by Aniket Gandhi, who lives and works in Ottawa. For businesses in Ottawa and the wider National Capital Region, including Gatineau, the first meeting can be in person if that helps. The audit, the scope and every client call come from here.
Execution work is done with a build team in Amritsar, India, and white-label specialists, which is part of how a one-founder studio can publish its prices. The build, handoff and support run the same way whether you're in the ByWard Market or Barrhaven.
We also serve clients outside Ottawa, remotely: see AI consulting in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.
What AI automation costs an Ottawa business with us, before you book a call.
| Plan | Build | Monthly | Typical time to live |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $799 | $297/mo | About 2 weeks |
| Foundation | $1,999 | $1,197/mo | About 2 weeks |
| Growth | $3,999 | $1,997/mo | About 3 weeks |
| Enterprise | From $10,999 | Custom scope | 4 to 6 weeks |
Prices in USD; Canadian clients can be quoted in CAD and your proposal or invoice governs. Month to month after the build. Timelines are typical and confirmed in your agreement, T&C apply.
If you only need one piece, like a Google Business Profile rebuild or a review system, the flat-fee toolkit sells those individually. Comparing providers? Our guide on how to choose an AI automation agency in Canada lists the questions worth asking anyone, including us. For the visibility side, see the Ottawa local SEO checklist, the Google Business Profile guide for Canada and how to get more Google reviews in Ottawa.