# Can an Edmonton Software Company Build Software for a Calgary Business? > How AltaPro AI works with a Calgary business: on site for discovery and go-live, video, phone and screen-share between visits, the Alberta rules both cities share, and the questions to ask any software firm before you hire it. *By AltaPro AI Team · Published 2026-10-27 · Updated 2026-10-27 · 5 min read · Category: Calgary* Yes. We come to you. AltaPro AI is based in Edmonton and comes on site for discovery and go-live, wherever your business is. Between visits, the work runs over video, phone and screen-share. The software itself is cloud-hosted and used in a browser or on a phone, so it runs the same in Calgary as in Edmonton. AltaPro AI already builds for operations across Alberta, including a general contractor running crews in both Edmonton and Calgary on one system, and what matters more than the postal code is whether the team builds around how your business actually runs. ## On Site for Discovery and Go-Live We come to you for the two moments that matter most: discovery, when we watch the work where it happens, and go-live, when your team runs real jobs on the new system for the first time. A typical Calgary engagement runs like this: - Discovery, on site: we walk your operation with the people who do the work, from the dispatch desk and the yard to the tools and spreadsheets you use now - Design reviews, over video: you see working software early and at every phase, not slides - Training, over video: short sessions recorded so new staff can watch them later - Go-live, on site: we are with your team for the first real jobs on the new system, and support afterwards runs over video, phone and screen-share ## Why Discovery and Go-Live Happen in Person Some things only show up in the room: a dispatcher handling a Monday morning, the person who tracks equipment walking the yard, a crew trying the app in the field for the first time. Discovery in person means the system is built around how the work actually happens, and go-live in person means the first problems are fixed on the spot instead of reported in an email. Between visits, the work runs over video, phone and screen-share: design reviews, training sessions and support, on the same screens your team already uses. ## Same Province, Same Rules An Alberta software company already builds around the rules Calgary businesses live with. Alberta charges no provincial sales tax, so invoices carry 5% GST only, per the Canada Revenue Agency's rate table. WCB Alberta requires employers to report a work injury within 72 hours of becoming aware of it. Construction contracts follow the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act's 28-day payment clock. Private-sector personal information falls under Alberta's own privacy law. Those rules shape the software: tax codes on invoices, incident forms with deadlines, proper invoices that start a legal clock. A team that builds for Edmonton and Calgary businesses builds them in by default. ## Questions to Ask Any Software Firm, Wherever It Is Location is a weak signal of fit. These questions are stronger ones: - Who will I talk to every week, and will that person also build the system? - Can I see working software before the whole project is finished? - Who owns the code and the data when it is done, and can I export everything? - Who runs it after launch, and what does support cost? - What have you built that is running in production today? ## How a Calgary Engagement Runs With AltaPro AI It starts with a 30-minute call where we map your operation and give you a rough cost range. The $900 Blueprint then sets the exact scope, timeline and cost, credited in full if you build with us. The build is phased so working software reaches your team early, and every system includes AltaGate, the safeguard layer that keeps AI grounded in your own records and holds anything customer-facing until a person signs off, described at /altagate. The Calgary page is at /ai-automation-calgary, AI consulting for Calgary businesses at /ai-consultant-calgary, and the Airdrie side of the metro at /ai-automation-airdrie. ## FAQ ### Where Is AltaPro AI Based, and Does It Serve Calgary? Yes. We come to you. AltaPro AI is based in Edmonton and comes on site for discovery and go-live, wherever your business is. Between visits, the work runs over video, phone and screen-share. ### Is Support Different for a Calgary Client? No. The systems are cloud-hosted and support runs through the same phone, email and screen-share channels for every client, so a Calgary request is handled exactly like an Edmonton one. ### What Is AltaGate? AltaGate is the safeguard layer AltaPro AI builds into every system: it keeps AI working from the business's own records, holds anything customer-facing until a person signs off, sets permission levels for automated actions and records an audit trail of every draft, approval and action. --- Source: https://www.altaproai.ca/blog/can-an-edmonton-software-company-build-for-calgary · AltaPro AI (read "Alberta Professional AI"), an Edmonton software development company. Free 30-minute call: https://www.altaproai.ca/#audit