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Pricing

Plain numbers,
no surprise invoices.

We list our prices because we believe in them. Founding pricing applies to anyone signing before September 1, 2026.

Managed IT

Per user, per month. Three tiers.

For SMB and mid-market teams from 5 to 500 users. Discounts stack: -10% small business under 10 users, -15% Founding before September 1, 2026, plus volume tiers for 50+ users and -5% for annual prepay.

Essentials

$89 / user / month

For 1-10 user teams getting their first real IT stack.

  • Helpdesk with same-business-day response
  • Patch management and OS hardening
  • Endpoint protection and EDR baseline
  • Microsoft 365 tenant security baseline
  • Monthly health report and ticket summary
  • Asset inventory and license tracking
Start with Essentials

Enterprise

Custom

For 50+ users, regulated industries, or multi-site operations.

  • Everything in Professional
  • 24/7 SOC + managed detection and response
  • Dedicated technical account manager
  • Compliance program: PIPEDA, SOC 2, cyber insurance ready
  • vCISO + quarterly board reporting
  • Annual penetration test + remediation roadmap
  • Custom SLAs and named escalation paths
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Website Care

Hosting, security, and ongoing updates.

For Northstar-built sites. Or other sites we agree to take over. Founding pricing shown.

Care Tier 1

$149 / month

Hosting, security, and minor edits. For a marketing site that should just work.

  • Managed hosting + SSL
  • Uptime monitoring
  • Weekly backups
  • Security and OS patches
  • Up to 30 min of minor edits per month
  • Email support
Start with Tier 1

Care Tier 3

$649 / month

Tier 2 + a quarterly strategy review. For sites that drive real revenue.

  • Everything in Tier 2
  • Up to 4 hours of changes per month
  • Quarterly strategy review
  • Conversion experiments
  • Custom integrations support
  • Named technical lead
Start with Tier 3
Discounts

Discounts that actually apply.

Small business discount applies automatically. Volume tiers kick in at 50 users. Founding pricing stacks with both. Annual prepay stacks with everything.

Founding

-15% Founding rate.

Sign on any tier before September 1, 2026 and lock in a 15% discount for the first 12 months. After that, standard pricing applies.

Small business

-10% under 10 users.

Teams of 1 to 10 users get an automatic 10% small business discount on Essentials and Professional tiers. Stacks with Founding pricing.

Volume

Enterprise volume tiers.

50 to 99 users: 10% off list. 100 to 249 users: 15% off list. 250+ users: custom-quoted with dedicated TAM. Stacks with annual prepay.

Prepay

-5% annual prepay.

Pay your annual contract up front and take another 5% off. Refundable on a pro-rata basis if you cancel inside the term.

Other rates

Project work, hardware, travel.

The numbers we'd quote you on a project SOW. Everything's GST-applicable. PST applies to telecom, hardware, and parts only.

Project rate

$140 / hour.

Project work, custom development, integrations, and one-off engagements. Quoted up front. Tracked transparently. GST applies.

Travel & mileage

$0.72 / km.

CRA-aligned mileage for on-site work outside the local Prince George service zone. GST applies, PST exempt.

Hardware

Cost + 15%.

Transparent markup on procured hardware. GST and PST apply. We'll always show you the source quote.

Emergency

$210 / hour after-hours.

Outside business hours, weekends, and statutory holidays. Waived for Enterprise tier and after-hours add-on subscribers.

Common questions

The things you'd ask on a sales call.

Answered up front so you don't have to.

Contracts

How long is the term?

Managed IT is month-to-month after a 90-day onboarding minimum. No multi-year traps. Care plans are month-to-month with 30 days notice.

Discounts

Can discounts stack?

Yes. Small business (-10% under 10 users) stacks with Founding (-15% before Sept 1, 2026) and with annual prepay (-5%). Volume discounts apply to 50+ user contracts.

Volume

Multi-site or 50+ users.

50 to 99 users: 10% volume discount. 100 to 249: 15%. 250+: custom-quoted with a dedicated TAM. Multi-site environments are bundled into one contract with site-level reporting.

Taxes

What about GST and PST?

GST 5% applies to all our invoices. BC PST 7% applies only on telecom (Starlink), hardware, and parts. Services are PST-exempt.

Want a quote for your environment?

A 30-minute scoping call usually gets us most of what we need. Pricing follows within two business days.

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