A virtual assistant Ottawa businesses hire for admin, bookkeeping, customer support and web projects. A trained remote assistant does the work and a team lead reviews every task before it reaches you.
A virtual assistant Ottawa businesses hire takes on admin, bookkeeping, customer support and web projects so you can focus on the work only you can do. Your assistant is a real, trained person. A team lead reviews every task before it reaches you. Shifts are planned around Eastern Time so there is always cover during Ottawa business hours.
What a virtual assistant Ottawa businesses use most
These are the tasks Ottawa clients hand off most often in the first month:
- Diary and calendar management. Booking calls, moving meetings and sending reminders.
- Email management. Sorting, filing and drafting responses to routine enquiries.
- Bookkeeping. Recording transactions in QuickBooks or Xero, coding costs and tracking HST (13% in Ontario) each quarter.
- Customer support. Responding to customer emails and chat messages using your templates and tone.
- Social media scheduling. Preparing and scheduling posts on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
- Website updates. Uploading new pages, blog posts and product changes on WordPress or other CMS.
Why hiring locally in Ottawa costs more
A local Ottawa administrative assistant typically costs CA$25 to CA$50 an hour. On top of wages, an employer owes CPP contributions (5.95% of insurable earnings), EI premiums (1.66% employer portion) and four weeks of vacation pay. A managed remote assistant at $5.62 USD (around CA$7.60) per hour has no CPP, no EI and no leave obligation. A team lead reviews every task, so the quality check is built in.
How it works
- You describe the tasks you want to hand off.
- An assistant is matched on skills and Eastern Time coverage.
- You send tasks through the client portal, by email or WhatsApp.
- The team lead checks the work. You receive the completed task.
Where AI fits in
Your assistant uses AI to draft, sort and check faster. They then rewrite and review the output so everything that reaches you is original and accurate. A team lead checks every task. You are never reading raw AI output.
What a virtual assistant Ottawa costs
Pay-as-you-go starts at $12 an hour USD (around CA$16) with hours that never expire. A dedicated assistant starts from $5.62 an hour on a monthly plan. See pricing and the virtual assistant pricing guide. Or see virtual assistant Toronto for more Canada context.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a virtual assistant cost in Ottawa?
A remote virtual assistant through MyRemoteVA starts from $5.62 an hour (USD, around CA$7.60) on a dedicated plan, or $12 an hour pay-as-you-go. Local Ottawa virtual assistants typically charge CA$25 to CA$50 an hour.
What tasks can a virtual assistant handle for an Ottawa business?
Admin and diary management, bookkeeping and HST/GST record-keeping, customer support by email and chat, social media scheduling, website updates and web project coordination.
What time zone does a virtual assistant for Ottawa work in?
Shifts are planned around your working day. For Ottawa businesses, that means your assistant is active during Eastern Time (EST/EDT) business hours.
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 8, 2026. Questions or corrections? Contact us.