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Custom Software Development in Canada

Custom Software Development in Canada

Web applications, client portals, dashboards and internal tools for Canadian businesses whose process does not fit off-the-shelf software.

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Quick Answer: Custom Software Development for a Canadian Business

Custom software makes sense when your team is running the business on spreadsheets, email threads and three tools that do not talk to each other, and the fix is one system built around how you actually work.

You are in the right place if:

  • Your process lives in spreadsheets
  • Off-the-shelf software makes you work its way
  • Customers need a portal to see orders, files or status
  • Staff retype data between systems
  • You need a dashboard pulling from several sources
  • You have an idea for a product and need it built
Every project is scoped first and quoted as a fixed price per phase after a free consultation. Book a free consultation and we will tell you honestly what your business needs.

Custom Software Development for Canadian Businesses

We provide custom software development for businesses across Canada, from the GTA, where our office is, to every province and territory. The work is done by our own developers in Mississauga, Ontario, quoted in Canadian dollars, and delivered to you wherever you are.

Canadian clients get a team in their own country and currency: a fixed, itemized quote with no exchange rate to work out, a developer contact on Eastern Time, and the domain, hosting and code registered in your company's name from day one. Clients in the Greater Toronto Area can meet us in person; everyone else works with us over video calls, email and a shared project board.

Every project is handled in-house by our custom software development team, and you can see recent work in our portfolio. Reviews are on our Google Business Profile.

How a Canadian software project runs

  • Discovery calls to map the current process
  • Written scope with fixed price per phase
  • Clickable prototype before development
  • Development in short, reviewable sprints
  • Testing with your real data and users
  • Deployment to your own cloud accounts
  • Documentation and training
  • Support and improvement plan

What You Get

Custom Software Development built for how Canadian customers find and choose a business.

Web Applications

Browser-based systems built on React, Next.js and Node, so they run anywhere and need no installs.

Client and Staff Portals

Secure logins where Canadian customers or staff can see orders, documents, bookings or job status.

Dashboards and Reporting

Live reporting from your database, accounting and sales tools in one screen.

Integrations and APIs

Connections to the software you already pay for, so data is entered once.

Data and Hosting

Databases designed properly, hosted in your own cloud accounts with backups.

Support and Iteration

Fixed-price phases, then ongoing improvements as the business changes.

How a Project Runs

The same five steps for every client, whether you are across the street from our office or across the country.

1

Discovery call

A free call over video or phone about your business, your customers and what the project needs to do. No pitch deck, just questions.

2

Scope and quote

A written scope and a fixed, itemized quote. You know the price and the schedule before any work begins.

3

Design and build

Designs reviewed in your browser, then the build on a private staging site you can test from anywhere.

4

Launch and training

A launch checklist, training for your team and everything registered in your company's name.

5

Ongoing care

Optional maintenance plans from $149 a month, or hand the site to your own team with full documentation.

Custom Software Development by Province and Territory

Every province and territory has its own page, with 306 Canadian cities and towns under them.

Custom Software Development in Canada's Largest Cities

The cities we hear from most. Not listed? Find yours on its province page above, or just get in touch: we cover all of Canada.

Who We Are

A Mississauga, Ontario web and software development team, working with businesses in every province and territory.

PrimaryDM is a team of developers based in Mississauga, Ontario. We have been designing and building websites, online stores and custom software since 2018, and the work is done by our own developers rather than handed to a template shop or an outside contractor.

Clients get one developer contact who knows their project, a fixed and itemized quote before anything starts, and ownership of the domain, hosting and code from day one. If you ever change developers, everything goes with you.

We hold a 5.0 rating on Google from 90+ reviews. You can read them on our Google Business Profile, see recent projects in our portfolio, or read more about the team.

  • Founded2018
  • Based inMississauga, Ontario
  • Google rating5.0 from 90+ reviews
  • QuotesFixed and itemized, in writing
  • OwnershipDomain, hosting and code in your name

Everything We Offer in Canada

Custom Software Development is one of 13 services available to Canadian businesses, all from the same in-house team.

Serving Every Province and Territory

We work with businesses anywhere in Canada, not just the cities listed above. Discovery, design reviews, testing and training all happen online, and because our office is on Eastern Time, there is a comfortable overlap with the working day in every province.

The domain, hosting and code are registered in your company's name from day one, so if you ever change developers, everything goes with you.

What Canadian clients get

  • A fixed, itemized quote in Canadian dollars
  • One developer contact who knows your project
  • Calls scheduled around your time zone
  • Staging site to review before launch
  • Everything registered in your name
  • Maintenance plans from $149 a month after launch
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Custom Software Development in Canada FAQs

Questions Canadian business owners ask before starting.

Ask Us Anything
How much does custom software cost for a Canadian business?
It depends entirely on scope, so we price it in phases: discovery first, then a fixed quote for the first working version. Many internal tools and portals start as a focused first phase and grow from there.
Do we own the code?
Yes. The code, the database and the hosting accounts are yours. If you ever move to another developer, they get everything.
Can you work with our existing systems?
Usually, yes. We integrate with accounting, CRM, ERP, inventory and industry-specific systems through their APIs, and we tell you early if a system cannot be connected.
Do you work with businesses anywhere in Canada?
Yes. We are based in Mississauga, Ontario and work with clients in every province and territory. Discovery calls, design reviews, testing and training all happen over video and screen sharing, so the project runs the same way in Halifax, Winnipeg or Victoria as it does in the GTA.
Are your prices in Canadian dollars?
Yes. Every quote is in Canadian dollars, fixed and itemized, so there is no exchange rate to work out and no surprise on the invoice. You can pay by card or bank transfer.
Can we meet in person?
In the Greater Toronto Area, yes: our office is in Mississauga and we meet GTA clients in person when it helps. Everywhere else in Canada the project runs over video calls and email, which is how most of our clients prefer to work anyway.
How do time zones work for clients outside Ontario?
Our office is on Eastern Time. That lines up with Ontario and Quebec, is an hour behind the Atlantic provinces, and is one to three hours ahead of the Prairies and British Columbia, which still leaves most of the working day for calls. Meetings are scheduled around your time zone.

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Ready to Talk About Custom Software Development in Canada?

Tell us about your business and what you need. We reply with honest advice and a fixed quote in Canadian dollars.

What happens next?

  • 1.We'll review your project requirements
  • 2.Schedule a discovery call within 24 hours
  • 3.Provide a detailed proposal and timeline
  • 4.Begin development with your approval