A virtual assistant Montreal businesses hire handles admin, bookkeeping, customer support and receptionist tasks from a remote desk. Tasks go to a trained assistant the same business day. A team lead reviews the work before delivery.
A virtual assistant Montreal businesses hire handles admin, bookkeeping and receptionist tasks from a remote desk. Tasks arrive the same business day and a team lead checks the result before it reaches you. No office space. No long contract. Just trained support matched to your working hours.
What a virtual assistant Montreal businesses hire can do
Montreal businesses typically start with admin and customer support, then add bookkeeping or web work:
- Admin and inbox. Email sorting, reply drafts, calendar booking and document formatting.
- Montreal receptionist tasks. Appointment scheduling, call-back notes, customer welcome emails and follow-up messages.
- Bookkeeping. Recording income and costs in QuickBooks or Xero, monthly reconciliation and a clear monthly report.
- Customer support. Replying to support tickets and chat messages within your agreed response time.
- Data entry. CRM updates, spreadsheet maintenance, supplier research and lead lists.
- Web updates. Content edits, product updates and basic WordPress or Shopify changes.
Montreal receptionist work: what a virtual assistant handles
A virtual receptionist handles the front-of-business tasks that repeat every day. Booking appointments in your calendar. Sending confirmation emails. Following up with no-shows. Routing messages to the right person. These tasks take 30 to 60 minutes a day and are easy to hand off once you write a short set of instructions.
Your assistant works in the tools you already use. No new software is required. If your clients reach you by phone, your assistant handles the written notes and follow-ups; you handle the calls.
Virtual assistant Montreal: why remote works for most tasks
Most admin and bookkeeping tasks do not need someone in your office. They need access to your email, calendar and accounting software. A remote assistant gets that access on day one and works from a desk matched to your time zone. Tasks that need a physical presence stay with you. Everything else can move to a remote assistant.
The advantage of a managed service over a solo freelancer is team backup. When one assistant is away, another covers. Your tasks keep moving.
How the review step works
Every task goes through a team lead before you see it. The team lead checks the output against your written instructions. If something needs a correction, it goes back to the assistant before delivery. You receive the final version. Each correction includes a short note on what was adjusted.
Tasks Montreal businesses hand off first
- Sorting and labelling the inbox each morning.
- Booking appointments from email requests into your calendar.
- Entering weekly transactions into your bookkeeping software.
- Sending follow-up emails after client meetings.
- Updating product descriptions or service pages on your website.
What it costs
A dedicated virtual assistant starts from $5.62 an hour on a monthly plan. Pay-as-you-go hours are $12 an hour and never expire. Unused plan hours roll over. There is no long contract. See pricing or the Canada virtual assistant page for more.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a virtual assistant in Montreal cost?
A remote virtual assistant through MyRemoteVA starts from $5.62 an hour on a dedicated plan, or $12 an hour pay-as-you-go. Local Montreal admin staff typically cost $18 to $30 an hour plus benefits.
Can a virtual assistant handle receptionist work for a Montreal business?
Yes. A virtual receptionist handles call screening notes, appointment booking, email replies and customer follow-up messages. They work in your calendar and CRM so every booking is in one place.
Does the assistant speak both English and French?
Task communication runs in English. For bilingual customer-facing work, let us know at sign-up so we can match an assistant with the right language skills for your clients.
What is doing this yourself costing you?
Doing it yourself: $2,165 a month of your time.
The same hours at our $12/hr pay-as-you-go rate: $520. Dedicated plans start at $5.62/hr.
Simple maths from the numbers you enter. It assumes a VA can take on those hours.
Start for $1Written by the MyRemoteVA team. Search-trend figures come from Google Trends. Prices shown are our current plans. Last updated October 7, 2026. Questions or corrections? Contact us.