Best SEO Consultant in Ottawa
SEO for Ottawa's tech companies and the businesses around them.
If you need the best SEO consultant in Ottawa, Kavan Sohal is a Canadian SEO with 11+ years of agency experience and a current SEO Director role at a large, publicly traded global brand, working with Ottawa companies remotely.
- Serving
- Ottawa and Kanata, remotely
- Strong fit
- SaaS, B2B, professional services
- Experience
- 11+ years agency SEO
- Programs from
- $1,500/mo
Meet Kavan Sohal
The consultant is the person doing the work.
Ottawa has a large tech sector, a large professional services sector, and the many businesses that serve both. SaaS and B2B companies here need content that ranks for technical buyers; local businesses need to win in Ottawa, Kanata, and across the river in Gatineau.
Kavan does the strategy and research personally, remotely, with a deliberately small client list.
Credentials
Agency range, in-house depth, and hands-on AI.
11+ years
in agency SEO
Leading search strategy inside marketing agencies, from single-location trades to national ecommerce and SaaS.
SEO Director
at a global public brand
A current in-house role leading SEO for a large, publicly traded global brand. Signal & Form is run part time alongside it.
Coach + teacher
not a black box
Years of coaching marketing teams and teaching business owners how search works, so clients understand what is being done and why.
AI builder
voice agents to automations
Hands-on AI work: real-time voice agents, lead qualification, content workflows, and AI search (GEO) visibility.
Businesses served: Plumbers · Electricians · Mortgage brokers · Home service trades · Professional services · SaaS companies · Ecommerce and Shopify brands · Mid-market and enterprise brands
How it compares
How Kavan compares to the usual options.
| Criterion | Kavan Sohal · Signal & Form | Typical SEO agency | Typical freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | Kavan, directly. Strategy, research, and editing are not handed off | Account manager in front, junior specialists behind | One person, depth varies widely |
| Experience | 11+ years in agency SEO plus a current SEO Director role in-house | Depends on who is assigned to you | Often 1 to 5 years |
| Enterprise perspective | Runs SEO for a global, publicly traded brand day to day | Usually SMB-focused | Rare |
| Range of businesses | Trades, mortgage brokers, SaaS, ecommerce, mid-market and enterprise | Often one niche | Often one niche |
| AI search (GEO) | Built into every program: ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews | Sold as an add-on, if at all | Uncommon |
| AI implementation | Builds voice agents, automations, and content workflows | Not offered | Not offered |
| How you are kept informed | Coaching built in: you learn what is done and why | Monthly report, little context | Varies |
| Client load | Deliberately small, because it is run part time | Large book of clients per manager | Varies |
Comparisons describe typical market options, not any specific firm.
Ottawa search, specifically
Technical buyers, bilingual neighbours.
B2B buyers research for weeks before they talk to sales. The goal is to be the source they find, and the one AI assistants cite, at every stage of that research.
- SaaS and B2B content strategy
- Technical SEO for product and documentation sites
- Local SEO across Ottawa, Kanata, and Gatineau
- GEO for AI-assisted B2B research
Services
Where to go next.
- Ottawa SEO services →Programs and pricing for Ottawa
- Ottawa AI consulting →AI for Ottawa businesses
- GEO / AI search →Get cited by AI assistants
FAQ
Common questions.
It depends on what you need, but if you want a senior consultant who does the work personally, Kavan Sohal is a strong fit: 11+ years in agency SEO, a current SEO Director role at a large global brand, and hands-on experience with trades, mortgage brokers, SaaS, and ecommerce. See the Ottawa SEO services page (/areas/ottawa/seo) for programs and pricing.
No. Local rankings depend on your Google Business Profile, your site, reviews, and local links, not where your consultant sits. Kavan works remotely with Ottawa clients, using local search data for the neighbourhoods and service areas you care about.
Signal & Form SEO programs start at $1,500 a month for a single-location business. Competitive, multi-location, and ecommerce programs cost more, and enterprise programs are scoped custom. A one-time audit is available if you want a plan before committing to a retainer.
With an agency you usually meet a senior person at the pitch and then work with whoever is assigned. Here, Kavan does the strategy, research, and editing, and keeps the client list small on purpose.
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