A $1,000-a-month AI receptionist you can't take with you
Some offers are a retainer for a rented tool, and the bill never ends. We build the job once for a fixed price and hand over the accounts.
Toronto AI agency for fixed-price automation
AI consulting in Toronto: automate named jobs and keep a person in charge
Ojastra offers AI consulting in Toronto for owners who want one specific job done by software and are tired of vague AI pitches. We name the job, such as answering and booking calls, drafting quotes from your price sheet or following up every new lead within minutes, then build it for a fixed price.
A person stays in the loop wherever a mistake would cost you a customer: your staff approve quotes, take over tricky calls and check the first week's orders. You own the code and the accounts, so nothing is rented.
Fixed price. You own the code. A working demo every week.
The AI pitches you've probably heard
A consultant who turns a vague problem into an expensive project
AI consulting that starts with a slide deck rarely ends in working software. Our free written plan names the job, price range and timeline within 48 hours.
A tool that gathers dust after month two
Most AI trials fade because nobody wired them into the daily work. We connect the automation to your calendar, CRM, inbox or ERP so it runs inside your existing process.
Worry that it will say something wrong to a customer
It can, which is why we build approval steps, quick handoffs to a person and a log of everything it did.
AI automation for Toronto businesses: the jobs we build
Calls answered and booked
An assistant picks up when your staff can't, answers common questions, books the appointment into your calendar and sends a summary. Tricky calls go to a person.
Quotes drafted from your price sheet
A web form or email goes in, a draft quote built from your own prices comes out, and someone on your team approves it before it's sent.
Orders and invoices keyed into your ERP
Purchase orders and supplier invoices arrive by email or PDF and are read and entered for you, with anything unclear flagged.
Leads followed up in minutes
New enquiries get a reply straight away, then land in your CRM with notes, so your sales team picks up warm conversations.
Chatbots that answer from your own documents
A chatbot on your site or in your team's tools that answers from your pages, PDFs and procedures, captures a name and email, and hands over to a human when unsure.
Business automation for paperwork and reports
Receipts, contracts and files filed against the right record, and weekly reports assembled from data you already have.
AI for Toronto's businesses, not its research labs
Toronto is known for AI research, with the Vector Institute and the University of Toronto's machine learning work behind the city's reputation. The businesses around it are different. A dental office in Etobicoke, a renovation company in Scarborough, a law firm on Bay Street and a distributor off Highway 401 don't need research. They need the phone answered, the quote sent and the order entered.
Toronto callers speak many languages and have little patience for a bot that wastes their time. We design AI answering and chat to say what it is, collect only what it needs and pass to a person quickly. Canadian privacy law (PIPEDA) covers what you collect and keep, and clinics and law firms have extra duties to protect client information, so consent and retention are part of the design. You and your lawyer make the final compliance call.
We're based in Toronto and meet GTA clients in person. Seeing how your front desk or order desk really works helps us pick the right business automation to build first.
What it costs
Fixed prices in Canadian dollars. The blueprint fee is credited in full when you go ahead with the build.
| What you get | Price (CAD) | Typical time |
|---|---|---|
| BlueprintWorkflow map, key screens, fixed quote and build schedule. 100% credited to the build. | $1,500 | About 1 week |
| One automation or integrationCalls answered and booked, quotes from your price sheet, orders keyed into your ERP, two tools synced. | $5K–$12K | 2–4 weeks |
| Internal tool that replaces spreadsheetsOps dashboard, job tracker, CRM, inventory or scheduling. | $12K–$40K | 4–10 weeks |
| Care planHosting, monitoring, fixes and small changes. | From $500/month | Monthly |
One AI job, such as answering calls or drafting quotes, is usually a single automation at $5K–$12K. Usage fees for the AI model and phone line are billed by those providers to your accounts, and the blueprint estimates them. See all prices.
How we work
1. Plan
A free written plan within 48 hours, then a one-week blueprint ($1,500, credited to the build) that ends in one fixed price and a schedule.
2. Build
A working link to click every week. Milestone payments, no hourly surprises. Scope changes are priced in writing before we build them.
3. Care
You own the code and accounts from day one. Optional care plan from $500 a month for hosting, fixes and small changes.
Software we built and run
Naina
An AI coaching app we took from idea to paid MVP.
- Upload screenshots, get a score and the top fixes
- Email one-time-code sign-in and a paid pass
- AI output checked by its own test suite
Questions owners ask us
How much does AI consulting and automation cost in Toronto?
One AI job, such as answering and booking calls or drafting quotes, is typically a $5K–$12K automation over 2–4 weeks. A larger internal tool with AI inside runs $12K–$40K over 4–10 weeks. The blueprint is $1,500, credited to the build, and ends in a fixed price.
Do I need an AI consultant in Toronto, or just the automation built?
If you know the job, skip the consulting and build it. If you don't, the free written plan does the consulting part: within 48 hours you learn which jobs AI can handle in your business, what they'd cost and which aren't worth it.
Will the AI say something wrong to my customers?
It can, so we design for that. Answers are limited to information you've approved, anything uncertain goes to a person, and quotes wait for sign-off. A log shows what it said and did.
Why not pay for a monthly AI receptionist service instead?
A retainer works for some businesses, but you rent the tool and keep paying, sometimes $1,000 a month. Ours is built once for a fixed price, the code and the AI, phone and hosting accounts are in your name, and running costs go straight to the providers.
How are you different from other AI agencies and AI companies in Toronto?
A chatbot development agency often hands over a widget and a monthly bill. We're a software company that builds AI jobs into the systems you already use: calendar, CRM, ERP, accounting. You get a fixed price, a working demo every week and the code.
Could my AI project qualify for BDC LIFT, SR&ED or IRAP?
It may. BDC LIFT is financing for AI and digital adoption by businesses with $1M or more in revenue, and SR&ED and IRAP can support work with real technical uncertainty. Confirm eligibility with BDC, NRC or your accountant before you count on it.
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