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title: "How Much Does an Answering Service Cost in Canada? | AI-Voice-Agent.ca"
description: "How answering services charge in Canada (per minute, per call, monthly plans, after-hours) and the questions to ask before you sign. AI option from $150/month."
url: https://ai-voice-agent.ca/answers/how-much-does-an-answering-service-cost/
last_updated: 2026-11-05
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# How much does an answering service cost in Canada?

Live answering services usually charge per minute or per call, often with a monthly minimum, so the bill grows with your call volume and call length. AI answering services are usually a monthly plan. The real cost depends on how billing minutes are counted and what is included. Our AI answering service costs from $150 a month plus setup from $299 (CAD).

## Questions to ask before you sign

- How are minutes counted?: Whether time is rounded up, and whether hold time and transfer time count.
- Is there a monthly minimum?: What you pay in a quiet month, and what happens above your plan.
- Do spam calls count?: Robocalls and wrong numbers can add up on a per-call plan.
- Is booking included?: Or only message taking, with you calling everyone back.
- How are emergencies handled?: Who gets the transfer, how fast, and whether it costs extra.
- What do you receive after each call?: A text, an email, an app notification, or nothing until you check.

## Our price

From $150 a month plus one-time setup from $299, in Canadian dollars before tax. Setup is free for our first 10 businesses.

The monthly plan depends on your call volume. We confirm the price in writing before we start. See [pricing](https://ai-voice-agent.ca/pricing/).

## Related questions

**How much does a 24/7 or after-hours answering service cost?**

With a live service, nights and weekends are part of the per-minute or per-call bill. With an AI agent the hours do not change the price: it answers 24/7 on the same monthly plan. See [after-hours answering](https://ai-voice-agent.ca/after-hours-answering-service/).

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