Canada
AI Consulting Across Canada, from Ottawa
Remolda is a Canadian AI consulting practice based in Ottawa. We help organizations in every province choose, build and govern AI workflows under PIPEDA, provincial privacy laws and sector rules, in English or French. Packages start at $490 CAD.
In short
- Based in Ottawa; contract and invoice from Innova Consulting Group Inc. Remote delivery to every province, on-site by arrangement.
- Public prices: AI Readiness Review $490, AI Opportunity Audit $2,900, AI Pilot Sprint $9,800, all CAD + applicable taxes.
- Privacy scope per province: PIPEDA, plus Quebec, BC and Alberta private-sector laws and provincial health-information acts.
- PIPEDA is still the federal private-sector law in September 2026; its proposed replacement, Bill C-36, is at an early stage in Parliament.
- English or French for sessions, reports and the AI workflows we build.
Who we help
Remolda is built for Canadian organizations of roughly 20 to 500 people: professional firms, small and mid-size companies, non-profits and public-sector teams. The common starting point is the same. Staff already try AI tools, leadership wants a plan, and nobody has checked the rules.
Typical requests:
- A written position on AI for a board or owner within weeks.
- An approved set of tools and an AI use policy after staff started using ChatGPT or Copilot on their own.
- One workflow automated end to end, such as email intake, document extraction or report drafting.
- A second opinion on a vendor before a multi-year licence.
How the work runs
Every engagement follows the Remolda Cycle: Audit → Strategy → Implement → Empower → Evolve.
- Audit. The AI Readiness Review scores data, process, people, leadership, infrastructure and culture in one week.
- Strategy. The AI Opportunity Audit ranks 10+ use cases and ends with a 12-month roadmap.
- Implement. The AI Pilot Sprint builds one automated workflow in six weeks.
- Empower. Training for the people who use and own the workflow.
- Evolve. Review of results against the baseline and the next use case.
Delivery is remote across Canada. On-site workshops are arranged when a kickoff or training day works better in person.
Canadian rules we check before building
Federal private-sector privacy. PIPEDA still governs personal information in commercial activity. Bill C-27, which carried the proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, died on the order paper when Parliament was prorogued in January 2025. Its successor for privacy, Bill C-36, was tabled on June 15, 2026. It would add penalties up to $10 million or 3% of global revenue and transparency duties for automated decision-making. The privacy commissioner's position is that existing privacy laws already apply to generative AI.
Provincial laws. Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta have private-sector privacy laws recognized as substantially similar to PIPEDA. Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia have their own health-information acts. Quebec's Law 25 adds duties on automated decisions and privacy impact assessments; see the Montréal page.
Federal government. The Directive on Automated Decision-Making and the Algorithmic Impact Assessment apply to federal institutions; see the Ottawa page.
Where data is processed. Azure OpenAI offers in-geography processing only in Canada East and only for some models. OpenAI offers storage at rest in Canada for eligible enterprise and API customers; processing runs elsewhere. Claude on Amazon Bedrock keeps logs and data at rest in Canada Central, with inference in US or global regions. The vendor comparison records this for each option, and our compliance work turns it into a documented data flow.
National direction. The federal AI for All strategy, launched June 4, 2026, includes a pledge to help small and medium-sized businesses adopt AI.
Which package fits
| Option | Price (CAD + taxes) | Time | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Readiness Review | $490 | 1 week | A fast, informed position before committing budget |
| AI Opportunity Audit | $2,900 | 2 weeks | A ranked use-case map and a 12-month roadmap |
| AI Pilot Sprint | $9,800 | 6 weeks | Building one working AI workflow |
Full scope is on the pricing page. The Readiness Review fee is credited if you continue.
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Frequently asked questions
What does an AI consultant do for a Canadian organization?
An AI consultant finds which work is worth automating, picks tools that fit your data rules, builds the first workflow and trains the people who use it. Remolda runs this in five steps: Audit, Strategy, Implement, Empower and Evolve.
How much does AI consulting cost in Canada?
Remolda publishes fixed prices: $490 for a one-week AI Readiness Review, $2,900 for a two-week AI Opportunity Audit with a 12-month roadmap and $9,800 for a six-week AI Pilot Sprint, all CAD plus applicable taxes.
Which privacy law applies to AI in Canada?
PIPEDA covers private-sector organizations in most provinces. Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta have their own private-sector laws recognized as substantially similar, and PIPEDA still applies to cross-border transfers and to federally regulated businesses such as banks and telecoms.
Is there a federal AI law in Canada?
There is no stand-alone federal AI act in force as of September 2026. The earlier Artificial Intelligence and Data Act died with Bill C-27 in January 2025. Bill C-36, tabled in June 2026, would replace PIPEDA and add transparency duties for automated decision-making, but it is still early in Parliament.
Can AI data stay in Canada?
Partly, depending on the vendor. Azure OpenAI offers in-geography processing in Canada East for some models; OpenAI offers storage at rest in Canada for eligible enterprise customers; Claude on Amazon Bedrock keeps logs and data at rest in Canada while inference runs in US or global regions. We document the choice per use case.
Do you work outside Ontario?
Yes. Work runs remotely across Canada, with on-site sessions arranged when a project needs them. Pages for Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver describe the provincial rules we check there.
Sources
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada — Provincial laws that may apply instead of PIPEDA
- LEGISinfo — Bill C-36 (45th Parliament, 1st session)
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada — Annual report 2024-25
- Prime Minister of Canada — AI for All, Canada's national AI strategy (June 4, 2026)
- Microsoft Learn — Azure AI Foundry deployment types
- AWS — Amazon Bedrock cross-Region inference in Canada
- OpenAI — Business data privacy, security and compliance
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