Canadian answering service that answers every call, 24/7.
Every missed call in Canada is a customer your competitor just answered.
All 10 provinces
and 3 territories
Keep your number
Forward your existing line
6 time zones
24/7/365 coverage
English & French
plus 90+ languages
BotsDontSleep is a Canadian answering service that answers every call 24/7, in every province and all six time zones. It keeps your existing phone number, screens and books callers in 90+ languages including French, and costs $0 setup and $0.60 per minute in CAD.
Why does "answering service near me" no longer mean a local office?
A caller dialling your business has no way to tell where the phone is answered — only how fast it is answered and whether the person knows your services. BotsDontSleep keeps your existing Canadian number, so a caller still dials the same local number, while the answering itself happens on the phone network in under one second. What used to require a staffed call centre in your city now depends on the number you forward, not the address of the answering desk.
Where in Canada does the answering service work?
BotsDontSleep covers all ten provinces and three territories. Coverage is continuous, so a 7:00 a.m. call in St. John's and an 11:00 p.m. call in Victoria are answered the same way, at the same $0.60 per minute. You can forward any Canadian landline, VoIP, or mobile number, with no change to your published number.
Pacific Time
British Columbia, Yukon
Mountain Time
Alberta, most of BC's interior, NWT
Central Time
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, western Ontario
Eastern Time
Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut
Atlantic Time
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI
Newfoundland Time
Newfoundland and Labrador
City answering service pages
How does 24/7 coverage work across six time zones?
Canada spans six time zones, from Newfoundland at UTC−3:30 to Pacific at UTC−8 — four and a half hours end to end. A national business staffed only for Eastern business hours misses Pacific calls until mid-morning and Atlantic calls before it opens. BotsDontSleep answers on the first ring in every zone and applies each location's own booking hours.
Pacific (UTC−8)
British Columbia, Yukon
Mountain (UTC−7)
Alberta, most of BC's interior, NWT
Central (UTC−6)
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, western Ontario
Eastern (UTC−5)
Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut
Atlantic (UTC−4)
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI
Newfoundland (UTC−3:30)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Which languages do Canadian callers actually use?
English and French are Canada's official languages, and millions of Canadians speak a third language at home — Mandarin, Cantonese, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, and Hindi among the most common. The BotsDontSleep receptionist detects the caller's language in the first sentence and continues in it, with no language menu, no second phone line, and no extra charge per language.
What does a Canadian answering service cost in CAD?
BotsDontSleep costs $0 to set up and $0.60 per answered minute, billed in Canadian dollars with no monthly minimum and no contract. A business answering 200 minutes of calls a month pays $120. Canadian live answering services typically quote $1.50 to $3.00 per minute plus a setup fee, and US providers bill in USD, adding exchange cost to every invoice.
See the full breakdown on the answering service cost page or the pricing page.
AI vs. a local answering service vs. a national call centre
| Feature | BotsDontSleep | Local answering service | National call centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer speed | Under one second, every call | Depends on agents on shift | Queue times at peak volume |
| Hours covered | 24/7/365 at one rate | Business hours, after-hours costs more | 24/7 on higher tiers |
| Languages | 90+ including French, Mandarin, Punjabi | English, sometimes French | English, French on request |
| Calls at once | Unlimited | Limited by staffed agents | Limited by staffed agents |
| Knowledge of your business | Trained on your full services and pricing | Short call script | Short call script |
| Books appointments | Yes, live calendar availability | Sometimes, add-on | Sometimes, add-on |
| Pricing | $0 setup, $0.60/min CAD | $1.50–$3.00/min plus setup | Monthly plan plus per-call overage |
Canadian answering service FAQs
Frequently asked
- What is a Canadian answering service?
- A Canadian answering service answers calls to your business number when you cannot. BotsDontSleep does it with an AI receptionist that answers in under one second, 24/7, screens the caller, books the appointment, and routes urgent calls to the right person.
- Does an answering service near me have to be local?
- No. Calls are answered over the phone network, not in your building. BotsDontSleep keeps your existing local number, so callers still dial the same number and reach a receptionist that knows your services, hours, and pricing.
- Can I keep my existing Canadian phone number?
- Yes. You forward your current number. Nothing about your published number, business cards, or Google listing changes.
- Do I need a new phone number for each city or province?
- No. One AI receptionist can cover one or many numbers across provinces and territories. Each line can have its own hours, escalation rules, and calendar, while sharing the same trained knowledge of your business.
- Does the answering service work in French?
- Yes. French is fully supported, including Quebec French. The receptionist detects the caller's language in the first sentence and continues in it, so a bilingual line needs no menu and no separate number.
- How does it handle Canada's six time zones?
- Coverage is 24/7/365, so a 7 a.m. call in Newfoundland and an 11 p.m. call in Victoria are answered identically. Booking rules follow each location's own business hours, which you set during onboarding.
- What does a Canadian answering service cost?
- BotsDontSleep is $0 setup and $0.60 per answered minute in CAD, with no monthly minimum and no contract. Traditional Canadian answering services typically quote $1.50 to $3.00 per minute plus a setup fee and a monthly plan.
- Is pricing quoted in Canadian dollars?
- Yes. The $0.60 per minute rate is CAD, so there is no exchange-rate surprise on the invoice, which is common with US-based answering services billed in USD.
- Can it cover multiple locations across provinces?
- Yes. Each location can have its own number, hours, escalation list, and calendar while sharing one AI receptionist configuration. Calls are routed to the branch that owns the caller.
- Will it book appointments into our calendar?
- Yes. The receptionist reads live availability from your calendar or booking system, offers real open slots, confirms the booking, and sends an SMS or email summary before the call ends.
- What happens to emergency calls after hours?
- Urgent calls are triaged against the rules you define and paged to the on-call person by call, SMS, or email. Non-urgent calls are logged and booked for the next business day.
- How long does it take a Canadian business to go live?
- Most deployments go live within one week. We connect your existing number, train the agent on your intake and booking rules, run test calls with you, and launch after your review.
Last reviewed: August 2026. Pricing and capability details verified against our current service.
Never miss another call in Canada
Forward your existing Canadian number and get a 24/7 answering service for $0 setup and $0.60 per minute. Live demos available at botsdontsleep.ai/contact.