WordPress Development in Canada

In practice, the French version cannot be an afterthought. It has to be available on terms at least as favourable as the English, which affects navigation, forms, error messages, transactional email, and support content rather than just marketing pages. We plan for two languages at wireframe stage, because French copy typically runs longer than English and a layout built for one will break on the other. Translation is done by a French speaker rather than machine output.

As a product requirement, not a setting. That means capturing and storing proof of consent with a timestamp and source, distinguishing express from implied consent along with when implied consent expires, an unsubscribe that works in every message and takes effect quickly, and accurate sender identification. Transactional messages are treated separately from commercial ones in the code, because conflating them is the most common way teams end up sending something they should not have.

We are outside Canada, so our services are generally not subject to Canadian sales tax on our invoice, and self-assessment rules may apply depending on your province and registration status. Because the provincial position varies considerably, we would rather your accountant confirms the treatment before the first invoice than reconcile it afterwards. We quote in Canadian dollars and hold the figure for the project.

Honestly, with a written-first working style. Our day ends before yours starts even in the east, and overnight in the west, so there is no live overlap to schedule around and we do not pretend otherwise. Work is handed over in writing at the end of our day, which lands as your morning, and questions that would block us are flagged before we stop rather than discovered overnight. One scheduled call a week in your morning covers what genuinely needs a conversation.

Brochure / business sites: CA$240-CA$810. Editorial / content sites with advanced features: CA$810-CA$1,600. WooCommerce stores: CA$810-CA$3,200. Enterprise builds with headless front-ends: CA$3,200+. Final cost depends on number of page types, custom plugin needs, integrations, and design fidelity.

Standard 5-15 page sites: 3-5 weeks. Editorial sites with custom post types and ACF fields: 5-8 weeks. WooCommerce stores: 6-12 weeks. Headless builds: 10-16 weeks. We work in weekly sprints with Monday demos.

Yes. We offer monthly retainers (CA$81-CA$480/month depending on scope) covering plugin updates, security patches, daily backups, performance monitoring, and 4-12 hours of feature/content work per month. Most of our WordPress clients stay on retainer for 2+ years.

Yes. Every WordPress build we deliver scores 85-100 on PageSpeed Insights for both mobile and desktop, with sub-1.5s LCP on the homepage. We achieve this through proper caching strategy, surgical plugin selection, image optimization, and custom theme code (no page builders unless explicitly requested).

Yes. We've migrated sites from Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Drupal, and custom CMSs to WordPress. Standard migration includes content, media, URL structure preservation via 301 redirects, and SEO meta tags. Timeline: 2-4 weeks for sites under 200 pages.