Fredericton, NB · Digital Transformation Consulting
AI and digital transformation consulting for Fredericton, built for a capital that works with government.
Fredericton organizations sit close to policy, research, and tech talent. Few markets in Canada offer that kind of proximity. We help you put it to work.
Our Perspective
Fredericton is quietly writing the playbook.
Fredericton might be New Brunswick's smallest major city, but it is arguably its most forward-looking. The smart city designation wasn't a marketing exercise. It reflected a real culture of civic and technological experimentation that runs through the university community, the tech sector, and local government alike. UNB and STU produce graduates who are increasingly choosing to stay and build here. We believe Fredericton is quietly writing the playbook the rest of Atlantic Canada will eventually follow.
How we think about AI
AI is the autopilot. You still need a pilot.
That's how we work with Fredericton organizations too: a good tool, with someone who knows what it is doing sitting beside it. Here's why.
Fredericton
We know this town.
Fredericton is New Brunswick's capital and a recognized smart city. A serious tech ecosystem, two universities, and a provincial government that actively supports digital innovation. Organizations here benefit from unusual proximity to policy-makers, researchers, and tech talent.
Key sectors we serve in Fredericton
Who we are built for in Fredericton.
Fredericton is a capital city: government, the universities, and the firms that serve both set the pace. We are built for the engineering and professional services firms that sell into government, the technology companies coming out of the university ecosystem, the associations headquartered in the capital, and the family businesses that need a written business case before a bank or NBIF will look at a project.
By the numbers
Fredericton by the numbers
Fredericton grew 12.9% in four years, to 125,303 people. It has the largest share of jobs in public administration of the six cities we serve (13.5%), which is what a capital looks like in the data, with health care still the biggest employer. Among its 3,718 business locations with employees, 85% have fewer than 20 people.
Fredericton CMA population growth, year to July 1 (now 125,303)
Business locations with employees, by number of employees
- 47.7%1 to 4
- 36.9%5 to 19
- 12.9%20 to 99
- 2.5%100 or more
Share of jobs, top five industries, 2025
- Health care and social assistance17.2%
- Public administration13.5%
- Wholesale and retail trade12.7%
- Professional, scientific and technical services10.7%
- Educational services9.0%
Free 5-minute check
How does your Fredericton organization compare?
Fifteen honest questions, six axes, your tier and percentile in five minutes. The three blind spots costing you the most come back with the report. No email gate to start.
Where most Fredericton organizations start
Five ways in, each with a written result.
Stage S1
Diagnostic Mirror
An honest written diagnostic of where your organization actually stands. Your specific situation, not a generic maturity model.
What the Diagnostic Mirror stage includesFixed price
Claude for Your Business
Anthropic's Claude Team plan set up and tuned to your tools, your staff trained in one session, a one-page runbook with the off switch. Fixed price, and your local CBDC may cover most of it if the office approves it before we start.
See how Claude setup worksSee what it gives back: the hours calculatorStage S2
Customer Discovery
Decisions grounded in what your customers actually say, not what you assume. Synthesized from interviews, surveys, and support data.
What the Customer Discovery stage includesStage S5
Business Case
ROI math, total cost, and risk register in plain language. Board-ready, written to win budget approval, including grants where they apply.
What the Business Case stage includesPer engagement
Second Pilot: transformation project management
We run your digital transformation or AI project from inception to execution, on PRINCE2, SAFe, Agile and ADKAR, with a written weekly status. Priced per engagement.
How we run a projectHow we help
Services available in Fredericton.
Funding & Grants
Funding that may offset your investment.
Other programs may apply too, including the SR&ED federal R&D tax credit (35% refundable on the first $3M for CCPCs) and BDC's LIFT initiative for SMEs adopting AI. Eligibility varies. We help identify which programs fit your specific project.
Questions we hear in Fredericton
What does AI consulting cost for an organization in Fredericton?
Every engagement is scoped to the problem, so there is no rate card for the nine stages. Plenty of Fredericton organizations need a written business case before a bank, a board or NBIF will look at a project; we price that stage with you up front. Claude for Your Business has a fixed price on its own page.
What funding can a Fredericton business use for a digital project?
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation is the big one here: its Innovation Voucher pays a research institution up to $80,000 for 80% of eligible R&D work. ACOA's REGI covers up to 75% of eligible costs, repayable without interest. CBDC advisory funding can cover much of a smaller consulting fee.
Do you meet clients in person in Fredericton?
Yes. The meetings that count happen in person: the kickoff, workshops, staff training and the board presentation. Working sessions in between run by video, which fits the calendar of an organization that deals with government better than weekly site visits would. You keep the same people from the first meeting to the last.
How long before a Fredericton organization sees results?
The first result is usually a document: a diagnostic or a business case you can take to a funder or a board. Working systems take longer. Roadmaps name quick wins for the first 90 days and track results at 90, 180 and 365 days. The fastest route is a Claude setup, tuned to your tools and checked at day 30.
Ready to build with Fredericton's quiet edge?
Start with a free 30-minute discovery call. No pitch, no pressure. Just an honest conversation about where you are and where you want to be.
Or email us at hello@aureniagroup.com