Shopify development, CRO and marketing for Ottawa brands that sell across a bilingual capital region and beyond, from a remote team that works while you sleep.
[ SHOPIFY AGENCY · OTTAWA · ONTARIO · CANADA ]
[ ECOMMERCE IN OTTAWA ]
Ottawa is where Shopify started. The company launched in Ottawa in 2006 and is still headquartered there, and the city's tech community has been shaped by it. Ottawa founders tend to know the platform well, which means a Shopify partner here is judged on substance: clean builds, sensible apps, and growth work you can measure. To be clear, we are an independent agency with no connection to Shopify beyond building on it.
The capital region straddles two provinces. Ottawa is in Ontario, but Gatineau sits across the river in Quebec, and around 37% of people in the Ottawa-Gatineau area speak both English and French. An Ottawa brand's local market therefore includes Quebec customers, with Quebec's tax, French-language and privacy rules, a short drive from the store.
The federal government is the region's largest employer, alongside a strong tech sector. That gives Ottawa a stable, educated customer base with steady spending and high expectations for accessibility and clear information. We work with Ottawa brands remotely as Shopify developers and growth marketers, on Shopify and Shopify Plus builds, conversion work and paid and retention marketing.
[ KEY SECTORS ]
[ SERVICES ]
One team for the build, the conversion work and the marketing that brings shoppers back.
[ WHAT WE PLAN FOR ]
Country-wide rules on tax, payments and shipping are covered on our Canada page. These are the details specific to Ottawa.
[ WORKING TOGETHER ]
Our team works in Pakistan time (UTC+5), and we're honest about what that means for Canada. Our fixed meeting slots, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:00 Pakistan time on weekdays, fall overnight in Canada. In Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa the afternoon slot lands at roughly 4 to 6 a.m. in winter (5 to 7 a.m. in summer). Further west the morning slot is the usable one, in the late evening the day before: about 9 to 11 p.m. in Vancouver and 10 p.m. to midnight in Calgary in winter, an hour later in summer. In practice most of the work runs asynchronously. We build while you sleep, and written updates, staging links and recorded walkthroughs are waiting at the start of your day; you reply during your working hours and we pick it up the next morning our time. Live calls are booked into those slots for kick-offs, reviews and launches.
Live call times, Ottawa time (Mon–Fri)
12am–2am & 4am–6am
1am–3am & 5am–7am in daylight saving time
Written updates every working day, with a shared project board you can check any time.
Book a call in your time zone[ RELATED WORK ]
Shopify projects for brands selling to customers in Canada and beyond.
01A luxury skincare storefront that pairs science-led products with an elegant, editorial shopping experience built for confidence and trust.
02A bright, story-driven home for The Glo Companies, bringing five sensory-play brands, wholesale and fulfillment together on one Shopify site.
03A premium, high-converting web experience for HeyBuddy built to explain the product clearly and turn curious pet parents into customers.
04A playful, high-energy storefront for Moo'd Up's better-for-you chocolate milk mix, built to make nutrition feel fun and subscriptions effortless.
[ FAQ ]
No. Shopify is headquartered in Ottawa, but we are an independent agency that builds stores on Shopify and Shopify Plus for brands worldwide. We work remotely from Pakistan and have no Ottawa office or staff. What we offer Ottawa brands is hands-on Shopify development, conversion rate optimization and ecommerce marketing, with updates delivered asynchronously.
Usually, yes. Your local market includes Gatineau and other Quebec communities, where French is expected for commercial websites and product information, and many Ottawa shoppers prefer French too. We set up a French storefront with Shopify Markets, a language selector, French SEO metadata and bilingual Klaviyo flows, so you serve both audiences from one store and one inventory.
Sales tax follows the delivery address. Orders delivered in Gatineau carry 5% GST plus 9.975% QST, while Ottawa orders carry 13% Ontario HST. Shopify applies the right rate once your registrations are entered. Whether you also need to register with Revenu Québec depends on your Quebec sales, so confirm that with your accountant before we configure it.
Ottawa is on Eastern time, so our weekday slots of 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:00 Pakistan time fall at roughly 4 to 6 a.m. in winter and 5 to 7 a.m. in summer. Most collaboration happens asynchronously: written updates, staging links and recorded walkthroughs ready at the start of your day, with your feedback picked up overnight.
[ LET'S TALK ]
Tell us about your store, your customers and where you want it to go. We'll come back with clear next steps and a project scope.
