Architecture firm website cost in Gatineau: local agencies vs Kolonell (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

In Gatineau, an architecture firm website built by an Outaouais agency costs, as a 2026 ballpark, 8 000 to 35 000 CAD (roughly 5 800 to 25 000 USD), and an Ottawa agency often charges more for a bilingual site. Kolonell offers 2 900, 4 900 or 8 900 USD at a fixed price, with native French copywriting, the English version included on Premium and the domain in your name. For a practice working on both sides of the river, the real question is the 3-year cost of a bilingual site and the place of French, which the Charter requires in Quebec.

This version is written for the English-speaking partners of architecture practices in Gatineau, many of whom live or trained in Ontario and compare quotes from both sides of the river.

Gatineau agency, Ottawa agency or Kolonell: who charges what?

These ranges are prudent and indicative. They come from public rate cards of agencies in the Outaouais and the National Capital Region, minimum project sizes on Clutch.co profiles, published hourly rates (often 80 to 140 CAD per hour in Gatineau, a little more in Ottawa) and rates shown on Upwork or Malt.

An Outaouais freelancer can cost less than our Starter tier; if your copy exists and you want to meet in person, that is a valid option. Kolonell does no in-person meetings and no on-site photo shoots. The team is in Senegal (GMT), 4 to 5 hours ahead of Gatineau: calls in your morning, a written update every week. Payment by bank transfer or Wise, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % at delivery. Details on our international website offer.

Over 3 years, what does a bilingual site cost?

Here we compare three bilingual quotes. Maintenance after support is an identical assumption for all, since Kolonell quotes it on request, and so is photography.

A practice whose clients are almost all French-speaking can settle for Growth at 4 900 USD, in French only: the total then falls to around 11 850 USD with 33 months of maintenance on the same assumption.

What the tiers contain for an Outaouais practice

A drawing-sharing extranet for consortiums or a bid management tool is a custom application, quoted on request.

What Gatineau clients expect from an architect's website

Gatineau has a distinctive kind of work. The large federal complexes in the Hull sector, such as Place du Portage, generate office renovations and refits. Vieux-Hull, the Plateau and Aylmer are densifying. In the Collines-de-l'Outaouais, in Chelsea or Wakefield, custom houses and chalets are common. After the spring high water of 2017 and 2019, projects in areas exposed to river water risk call for real expertise. Many clients live on one side of the river and work on the other. The site should therefore:

• Clearly show the practice's registrations in Quebec and in Ontario, where applicable.
• Present projects in water-risk zones rigorously, with no promised outcome.
• Offer complete French and, depending on the clientele, an English version of the same quality.
• Stay light on mobile for clients browsing from a job site.

Compliance, factually. In Quebec, the architect title is reserved for members of the Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ); practising in Ontario requires registration with the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA). A practice established in Gatineau falls under Quebec's Law 25: a published privacy policy, a designated person in charge of protecting personal information, profiling technologies turned off by default. The Charter of the French Language requires commercial information to be available in French. Commissioned photos often remain the photographer's property under Canadian copyright law. This is not legal advice.

Questions to ask every supplier

• Is the English version written, or machine translated?
• Is the cookie banner off by default, as Law 25 provides?
• Is the domain registered in your name?
• What does adding a project cost once the site is live?
• What happens if you change supplier?

Mini case study

Illustrative example. Isabelle P., co-founder of a 4-person practice in Vieux-Hull that designs houses in the Collines and plex renovations, wants a first site in French. A Gatineau agency proposes 12 000 CAD, roughly 8 600 USD, in 10 weeks. Kolonell proposes Starter at 2 900 USD, in 4 weeks.

Build gap: 5 700 USD. With the same maintenance over 33 months (4 950 USD on each side), the 3-year total goes from 13 550 USD to 7 850 USD. Isabelle picks Starter and plans to move to a bilingual version when the practice takes its first mandates in Ontario.

FAQ

How much does an architecture firm website cost in Gatineau in 2026?

Expect a ballpark of 8 000 to 35 000 CAD with an Outaouais agency, often more with an Ottawa agency. Kolonell charges a fixed 2 900, 4 900 or 8 900 USD.

Is a French-only site enough?

For a Quebec clientele, often yes, and Starter or Growth (2 900 or 4 900 USD) cover that need. If you target mandates in Ontario or federal work, the bilingual Premium at 8 900 USD is a better fit.

Can you display our OAQ and OAA registrations?

Yes, the profiles show the registrations you send us. You remain responsible for their accuracy.

Is photography included?

No. An architectural photographer in the region often charges 800 to 1 800 CAD for a half day based on published rates; the practice books them directly.

How does payment work?

By bank transfer or Wise, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % at delivery, which is 2 450 USD then 2 450 USD on Growth.

Let's scope your project. Send us your recent projects, your registrations and the language you need, and we come back with a fixed-price tier and a 3 to 4 week timeline. Request your free quote or see the international offer.