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Web design & creative agency in Canada for Canadian brands, in English and French

Canadian businesses often serve two markets at once: English and French speakers at home, and customers across the border in the US. Dawnwire builds websites, brands, animation and SEO that work for both, from one senior team.

Cities covered
17
Vs our studio
8–12 h behind
Starters from
$149
Websites from
$6,000
Real work · from the portfolio
Homepage: the headline, demo booking and the product on screen1440×900
Homepage: an aerial video behind the headline, with Book Consultation and View Portfolio buttons1440×900
Homepage: a slideshow hero under an Eco-Friendly, Modern, Safe top bar1440×900

Services

Services for businesses in Canada

Cities

Cities we serve in Canada

17 city pages, each with the local business mix, the time difference and the work we can show you.

The work

Work Canadian clients can see in full

All projects

Also in the portfolio: React website and online booking for Bin Force One in Vermont, Custom Next.js store for CurvCraft, a Dubai shapewear brand and Italian-language explainer video for Labseven.

The market

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Working with Dawnwire from Canada

We work with Canadian clients remotely from Dubai. The time difference is eight to twelve hours depending on the province and the season, which suits a written process: feedback you send at the end of your day is usually acted on by the time you start the next one.

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Websites built for Canadian rules

Quebec’s Charter of the French Language, tightened by Bill 96, expects businesses serving Quebec customers to offer their commercial website in French, at least as fully as in any other language. We build bilingual sites with separate English and French pages, proper hreflang tags and a language switch that keeps visitors on the same page.

In Ontario, the AODA requires organizations with 50 or more employees to meet WCAG 2.0 AA; we build to WCAG 2.1 AA, which covers it. Privacy is covered by PIPEDA federally and by Quebec’s Law 25, which requires consent before tracking, and CASL governs the marketing emails your forms collect consent for.

  • English and French versions with their own URLs and hreflang
  • WCAG 2.1 AA, which meets the AODA’s WCAG 2.0 AA requirement
  • Consent before tracking, as Quebec’s Law 25 requires
  • CASL-ready consent checkboxes on email sign-up forms
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How Canadians find a business

Canadians search in English and French, and French searches are a different keyword set, not a translation. We map both, build pages for the cities you cover in each language, and set up Google Business Profile in the language your customers use.

  • Separate English and French keyword research
  • City pages for the provinces and towns you serve
  • Google Business Profile in English, French or both
  • Content that also ranks for US customers across the border

Pricing

What it costs in Canada

Starting prices

Prices are in US dollars and the same in Canada as anywhere else, with a fixed quote before work starts.

What moves the price

  • How many pages, screens or deliverables
  • A second language, such as a French version
  • Whether you supply the copy and photos
  • Integrations: payments, booking, CRM or automation

Smaller fixed jobs: starter packages from $149, bought from a written brief.

FAQ

Questions from Canadian businesses

Can you build a bilingual English and French website?

Yes. We build sites with complete English and French versions, each on its own URLs with hreflang tags so Google shows the right one. Pickspace, a property platform whose site we built, runs in seven languages. French copy comes from your translator or a professional one; we do not publish unchecked machine translation.

Does your work meet the AODA?

We design and build to WCAG 2.1 AA, which goes beyond the WCAG 2.0 AA level the AODA requires of Ontario organizations with 50 or more employees, and we test with a keyboard and screen reader before launch.

What currency are your prices in?

Prices on this site, quotes and invoices are in US dollars. Your quote is fixed before any work starts, so the exchange rate is the only thing that moves.

Do you have an office in Canada?

No. Our studio is in Dubai and our team is in Pakistan, and we work with clients in Canada remotely: a fixed quote, one written thread for feedback, and calls booked in your time zone.

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