Do you take Halifax clients in person?

Yes. Shawn Moore travels to Halifax on request; most engagements combine a two-day on-site with weekly video cadence. Most engagements combine on-site working sessions in Halifax Regional Municipality with weekly video steering meetings between visits.

What does an engagement look like for a mid-market Halifax company?

The typical sequence is a 2–4 week paid AI Growth Audit ($15K–$35K range), followed by a fixed-scope 90-Day Execution Blueprint ($25K–$50K range). Most companies decide on the long-term advisory shape — fractional CAIO, internal hire, or quarterly cadence — only after one full 90-day cycle.

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Halifax Regional Municipality

AI Consultant for Halifax and Halifax Regional Municipality Mid-Market CEOs

AI Savvy provides strategic AI advisory to Halifax and Halifax Regional Municipality CEOs of $10M–$250M companies. Engagements include the AI Growth Audit, the 90-Day Execution Blueprint, and ongoing fractional Chief AI Officer support. Shawn Moore travels to Halifax on request; most engagements combine a two-day on-site with weekly video cadence.

Why Halifax Regional Municipality mid-market is at an AI inflection point

Halifax is Atlantic Canada's largest urban economy and the region's ocean-tech and defense hub, and its mid-market is in the middle of an uneven AI inflection. RSM's 2025 Middle Market AI Survey found 91% of mid-market organizations across the US and Canada now use generative AI in operations, while Microsoft's June 2025 Canadian SMB Report put national adoption at 71% — with 90% adoption among digital-native firms.

Halifax's mid-market economy runs on ocean tech, defense and shipbuilding, health innovation, and a growing digital services cluster. Dalhousie's Institute for Big Data Analytics and the DeepSense ocean-data initiative anchor the technical bench.

What we do for Halifax companies

Strategic Advisory →

Fractional CAIO retainers and 90-day blueprints with the operator in the room.

Keynote Speaking →

CEO-audience keynotes and board sessions on AI strategy and governance.

Executive Education →

Working-session programs that hand the methodology to your executive bench.

Nova Scotia-specific considerations

Nova Scotia does not have private-sector privacy legislation; PIPEDA governs. Public sector use cases fall under FOIPOP and PHIA. Defense and shipbuilding work adds federal Controlled Goods Program and ITAR-adjacent considerations.

Atlantic Canada's operator layer is where most engagements land — the technical talent exists; the strategy and governance ownership at the CEO level is still being built.

How we work with Halifax clients

Most Halifax engagements run on a hybrid cadence: on-site working sessions when scope warrants, weekly video steering meetings, and async document review between sessions. Shawn Moore travels to Halifax on request; most engagements combine a two-day on-site with weekly video cadence. Engagements can be invoiced in CAD or USD; corporate accounts payable in either currency are routine.

Industries we focus on in Halifax Regional Municipality

Ocean tech and marine

DeepSense-adjacent ocean-tech companies applying AI to marine data, autonomous systems, and fisheries analytics.

Defense and shipbuilding

Irving-adjacent defense contractors under CGP and federal procurement frameworks.

Health innovation and digital services

Halifax health-tech and professional services firms applying AI to workflow and reporting.

Foundational reading before we talk

The AI Savvy Readiness Framework — the six-pillar diagnostic used in every Halifax engagement.
The 90-Day AI Execution Blueprint — the four-phase methodology we run in Halifax Regional Municipality.
AI Consulting Cost Guide for Mid-Market CEOs (2026) — what an honest engagement should cost.

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