Do you take Ottawa clients in person?

Yes. Shawn Moore travels to Ottawa quarterly for on-site sessions. Most engagements combine on-site working sessions in National Capital Region with weekly video steering meetings between visits.

What does an engagement look like for a mid-market Ottawa 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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AI Consultant for Ottawa and National Capital Region Mid-Market CEOs

AI Savvy provides strategic AI advisory to Ottawa and National Capital Region 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 Ottawa quarterly for on-site sessions.

Why National Capital Region mid-market is at an AI inflection point

Ottawa is the federal capital and one of Canada's densest concentrations of regulated, government-adjacent mid-market companies, 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.

Ottawa's economy runs on three engines: federal government contracting, a mature technology cluster anchored by Kanata North, and a fast-growing defense and cyber sector. Every meaningful AI use case in Ottawa touches one of Treasury Board's Directive on Automated Decision-Making, ITSG-33 security categorization, or the federal Contract Security Program — usually all three.

What we do for Ottawa 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.

Ontario-specific considerations

The regulatory posture in Ottawa is federal-first. Treasury Board's Directive on Automated Decision-Making, the CSE's ITSG-33 framework, and the federal Contract Security Program set the operating rules for any AI touching government data or a federally regulated buyer. AIDA died in committee in January 2025, but federal Treasury Board policy continues to advance quarterly.

Ottawa has deep engineering talent inside government contractors and a persistent gap in executive AI ownership at the CEO layer. The pattern repeats: technical readiness ahead of strategic clarity.

How we work with Ottawa clients

Most Ottawa 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 Ottawa quarterly for on-site sessions. Engagements can be invoiced in CAD or USD; corporate accounts payable in either currency are routine.

Industries we focus on in National Capital Region

GovTech and federal contractors

Companies selling into the Government of Canada under Treasury Board's Directive on Automated Decision-Making and ITSG-33. Engagement structure is designed to survive a departmental security review.

Defense, aerospace, and cyber

CSA/CGP-cleared vendors and Kanata North defense-tech companies deploying AI use cases with ITAR and Canadian Controlled Goods considerations.

Professional services

Ottawa-based law, accounting, and consulting firms serving federal buyers — where privilege, solicitor-client confidentiality, and federal procurement rules dominate the design considerations.

Foundational reading before we talk

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

Frequently asked questions

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