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Software for Nations

Membership, housing and lands, held where you decide.

Administration software is often built for a municipality or a company and adapted afterwards. We build around how your government and your programs actually work, and we design for data sovereignty first: your data, held where you decide, with access you control.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

01

Your data, where you decide

On a server the Nation owns, in a Canadian cloud account in the Nation's name, or both. Following the OCAP principles, the community decides where data lives and who sees it.

02

Access set by your governance

Access to sensitive records can require approval through your own council or committee process, and every view and change is logged.

03

Works in outlying areas

Field apps for housing and lands staff store their work and sync when they reach a connection.

04

Your language, with care

Your language shown with its own characters, including syllabics where needed, with content reviewed by your language keepers.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile app

Membership, programs, notices

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

An administration keeps its membership list, program enrolments and contact details in separate spreadsheets, and community notices go out by posters, a social media page and phone calls.

// What we would build

A membership and administration system the Nation hosts on its own server, with access to sensitive records approved through the Nation's own governance, program enrolment for staff, and a community app for notices and updates in English and the Nation's language. The data stays where the Nation decides, following the OCAP principles.

// What is in it

  • Membership or citizenship records kept by the Nation, with every view and change logged
  • Access rules set by the Nation, including approvals for sensitive records
  • Program enrolment and eligibility, so families are not entered twice
  • A community app and email for notices, events and updates
  • The Nation's language shown with its own characters, reviewed by language keepers
  • A server owned by the Nation, with backups it controls

// Stack

  • Next.js
  • React Native
  • PostgreSQL
  • Server owned by the Nation
  • Encrypted backups

// estimate

Build
≈ US$136,000 to US$207,000, delivered within 30 weeksCAD 193,500 to 294,700
Support
≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month
Hardware
≈ US$9,970 to US$20,200CAD 14,200 to 28,800

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved
4.4 to 7.4 weeks
Data governance rules approved by your council or committee
3.4 to 5.9 weeks
Core features
1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build
1.4 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices
3.4 to 6.4 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.4 to 0.9 weeks
Store submission
0.9 weeks
Language content reviewed by your language keepers
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch
0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Hardware delivery, after it is ordered
2 to 6 weeks
App store review
1 week

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 38,700 to 58,940
Discovery 7.2%
CAD 13,932.00 to 21,218.40
Design approved 7.2%
CAD 13,932.00 to 21,218.40
Data governance rules approved by your council or committee 7.7%
CAD 14,899.50 to 22,691.90
Core features 5.9%
CAD 11,416.50 to 17,387.30
Full build 3.9%
CAD 7,546.50 to 11,493.30
First build on devices 15.6%
CAD 30,186.00 to 45,973.20
Testing and fixes 1.9%
CAD 3,676.50 to 5,599.30
Store submission 5.2%
CAD 10,062.00 to 15,324.40
Language content reviewed by your language keepers 7.7%
CAD 14,899.50 to 22,691.90
Launch 7.7%
CAD 14,899.50 to 22,691.90
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 19,350 to 29,470
Rack server x 1
CAD 14,200 to 28,800. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
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Example projectWeb appMobile app

Housing and maintenance

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A housing department tracks units, the waitlist and repair requests on paper and in spreadsheets, and maintenance staff in outlying areas cannot see the request history for a home.

// What we would build

A housing system for units, tenancies, the waitlist and inspections, with an iOS and Android app maintenance staff use offline, and rent charges posted to QuickBooks Online, built on the QuickBooks Online API.

// What is in it

  • Units, tenancies and the waitlist in one place
  • Repair requests from tenants by phone, app or front desk
  • Inspections and repairs logged offline with photos
  • Maintenance history for each home, for planning and funding applications
  • Rent charges posted to QuickBooks Online

// Stack

  • Next.js
  • React Native
  • PostgreSQL
  • QuickBooks Online API
  • AWS Canada

// estimate

Build
≈ US$127,000 to US$194,000, delivered within 30 weeksCAD 180,400 to 275,900
Hosting
≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support
≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Data mapping and sandbox connection
0.4 weeks
Design approved
4.9 to 7.9 weeks
Core features
1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build
0.9 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices
3.4 to 5.9 weeks
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox
1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.4 to 0.9 weeks
Store submission
0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Live cutover
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Hypercare
0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review
1 week

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 36,080 to 55,180
Discovery 7.9%
CAD 14,251.60 to 21,796.10
Data mapping and sandbox connection 1.6%
CAD 2,886.40 to 4,414.40
Design approved 7.9%
CAD 14,251.60 to 21,796.10
Core features 6.5%
CAD 11,726.00 to 17,933.50
Full build 4.3%
CAD 7,757.20 to 11,863.70
First build on devices 17.3%
CAD 31,209.20 to 47,730.70
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox 4.9%
CAD 8,839.60 to 13,519.10
Testing and fixes 2.1%
CAD 3,788.40 to 5,793.90
Store submission 5.7%
CAD 10,282.80 to 15,726.30
Launch 7.9%
CAD 14,251.60 to 21,796.10
Live cutover 1.6%
CAD 2,886.40 to 4,414.40
Hypercare 2.3%
CAD 4,149.20 to 6,345.70
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 18,040 to 27,590
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Example projectWeb app

Lands, resources and referrals

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A lands department receives permit and consultation referrals by email from several ministries and companies, each with a deadline, and tracks them in a spreadsheet one person understands.

// What we would build

A web system that logs every referral with its deadline, area and documents, routes it to the right staff and committee, records the Nation's response, and keeps sensitive site information behind access rules the Nation sets.

// What is in it

  • Referrals logged with their source, area, documents and response deadline
  • Reminders before every deadline, to the people responsible
  • Responses and correspondence kept with each referral
  • Map layers from the Nation's own GIS, with sensitive layers restricted
  • A history of every referral in an area, for future negotiations

// Stack

  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL with PostGIS
  • S3-compatible storage
  • AWS Canada

// estimate

Build
≈ US$84,100 to US$129,000, delivered within 20 weeksCAD 119,700 to 183,000
Hosting
≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support
≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved
2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Data governance rules approved by your council or committee
1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Core features
2.9 to 4.4 weeks
Full build
1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.9 weeks
Language content reviewed by your language keepers
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch
0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Export from the current system's vendor
1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 23,940 to 36,600
Discovery 6%
CAD 7,182 to 10,980
Design approved 6%
CAD 7,182 to 10,980
Data governance rules approved by your council or committee 7.7%
CAD 9,216.90 to 14,091.00
Core features 18.1%
CAD 21,665.70 to 33,123.00
Full build 12%
CAD 14,364 to 21,960
Testing and fixes 6%
CAD 7,182 to 10,980
Language content reviewed by your language keepers 7.7%
CAD 9,216.90 to 14,091.00
Launch 6.5%
CAD 7,780.50 to 11,895.00
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 11,970 to 18,300
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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Can it run on our own server in the community?

Yes. We can set up a server the Nation owns, with backups it controls, or use a Canadian cloud account in the Nation's name. The choice is yours.

Who owns the data and the code?

The Nation owns its data from the start, and the code once the work is paid for. We do not keep copies of community data.

Do you follow the OCAP principles?

We design for community ownership, control, access and possession of data, following the OCAP principles. We do not claim any certification; your data governance decides how they apply.

Back to the industry: Indigenous governments and organizationsAbout the service: Web and mobile apps

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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