Before you post the job, run the numbers. The typical Wilfred specialist averages around $2,000/month CAD all-in — the equivalent Canadian hire averages 3–4× that once you load the salary. Wilfred ships in days instead of months, never calls in sick, and never quits. Here's the side-by-side a business owner actually needs.
| A Wilfred specialist | The equivalent hire | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical monthly cost | ~ $2,000 CADincludes Wilfred (the conductor) + one trained specialist | $6,500 – $8,000 CADavg loaded cost: $55–75K salary + CPP/EI + benefits + tools |
| Time to deploy | 2 – 5 daysconnect tools, brief, go | 60 – 120 dayspost, interview, offer, notice period |
| Onboarding effort | ~ 2 hours of your timeone kickoff call, one brief doc | 40 – 80 hours over first 90 daystraining, shadowing, ramp-up |
| Availability | 24 / 7 / 365no sick days, no vacation, no notice | ~ 38 hrs/weekminus 15 PTO days, 10 stat holidays, sick time |
| Scaling up or down | Same weekadd a specialist or pause anytime | Weeks to monthsnew req, severance risk, ESA notice |
| Turnover risk | Nonewe replace the agent, you keep the context | 20 – 30% / year~$15K to re-hire and re-train |
Figures based on Canadian SMB averages for entry-to-mid roles in admin, bookkeeping, reception, SDR, and paralegal work. Your numbers may vary; happy to walk through them on a call.
We're early. The case studies below are composite pilot snapshots drawn from our active design-partner program — anonymized at the customer's request and rounded for readability. We're shipping our first fully-named, fully-public case studies this quarter. If you'd like to be one of them, apply for the founding-customer program.
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Replaced a $91K paralegal opening with David. NDA turnaround dropped from 36 hours to 4. Partners now bill an extra 6 hours/week each.

Maya handles after-hours calls + recall outreach across all four clinics. New-patient bookings up 22%, missed calls down to zero, front desk team kept intact.

Quinn runs daily reconciliation for 40+ SMB clients. Junior bookkeepers now do review, not data entry. Firm took on 14 new clients without hiring.

Sam sources + sequences 400 prospects/week into HubSpot. Booked meetings up 3.1×, AE ramp time cut in half, no SDR hire needed in 2026 plan.

Theo handles tier-1 support tickets in Zendesk overnight. First-response time dropped from 4 hours to 6 minutes. CSAT up 14 points.

Olivia runs inbox + calendar for 7 partners. Each partner gets ~9 hours/week back. Sovereign tier with Law 25 residency. CFO calls it "the cheapest senior hire we've made."
We're picking 10 founding customers this quarter for fully-named, fully-public case studies. In exchange: a discounted first year, direct access to our team, and your story on this page.
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