Prepared for the Information & Communications Technology CouncilRFP 2026-10-027 · Corporate Website

Accessible by Design.
Bilingual by Default.
Built on WordPress.

Digital Partner for ICTC.

One Canadian team to design, build and launch a unified, AI-ready home for Canada's digital economy in English and French.

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Experience Matters

A Canadian creative agency with offices in Mount Pearl, Halifax, and Toronto, and one of the country's most decorated WordPress teams.

800+
WordPress Websites
65+
International Awards
18+
Years in Business
24+
In-House Specialists
Webby Awards ✦Davey Awards ✦Communicator Awards ✦W3 Awards ✦Webby Awards ✦Davey Awards ✦Communicator Awards ✦W3 Awards ✦Webby Awards ✦Davey Awards ✦Communicator Awards ✦W3 Awards ✦Webby Awards ✦Davey Awards ✦Communicator Awards ✦W3 Awards ✦

What We Bring to ICTC

Every requirement in the scope. One team.

01

UX/UI Design & User Testing

Wireframes and interactive prototypes created in Figma for every major template, validated with real users before a line of code ships. BrowserStack supports website testing across browsers and mobile devices.

  • Figma wireframes & prototyping
  • BrowserStack browser & mobile testing
  • Information architecture testing
  • Program mini-sites
  • Mobile-first design
02

WordPress CMS, Modular Build

800+ WordPress sites delivered. Drag-and-drop templates and a component library of cards, filters, tabs, charts, audio and video.

  • Role-based permissions
  • Drafting & scheduling
  • Robust WYSIWYG
03

Truly Bilingual: English & Canadian French

Two native site versions crafted by people, never auto-translation plugins. Canadian French treated as a first language, not an afterthought.

  • Mirrored EN/FR structure
  • Bilingual SEO & slugs
  • FR-CA QA
04

Accessibility & Compliance

WCAG 2.2 AA from the first wireframe, ATAG 2.0 for editors, and PIPEDA-aligned privacy throughout.

  • WCAG 2.2 AA audits
  • ATAG 2.0 editor experience
  • Consent logging
05

AI Text & Voice Assistant

An off-the-shelf frontline agent that guides jobseekers, employers, educators and policymakers to the right programs, fluent in Canadian French.

  • Usage limits & budget alerts
  • Real-time throttle switch
  • Abuse protection
06

Digital Economy Explorer Integration

We design the experience around ICTC's AI-powered Explorer and connect it seamlessly with the RAG and API partners.

  • Vendor coordination
  • Guided program pathways
  • Data governance
07

Security & Canadian Data Residency

OWASP ASVS Level 2, CIS benchmarks and hardened WordPress on UpSun, with every byte, backup and log kept in Canada.

  • Dev / staging / production
  • Patch & vulnerability plan
  • Incident response plan
08

SEO, GEO & Analytics

Built to be found by search engines and AI answer engines alike, measured end-to-end. Technical SEO audits with Screaming Frog identify crawl issues, broken links, redirect problems and metadata gaps.

  • Screaming Frog SEO audits
  • Schema & XML sitemaps
  • Generative engine optimization
  • GA4 & Tag Manager
09

Content & Media Migration

Research reports, news releases, blogs and events moved across in both languages, mapped and redirected with nothing lost.

  • Bilingual inventory
  • 301 redirect mapping
  • ClientPortal data transfer
10

Training & 90-Day Support

Hands-on staff training, clear documentation and a dedicated team on call for 90 days after launch.

  • Recorded training sessions
  • Architecture docs
  • Performance monitoring

Designed for Every Audience

Four audiences. One intuitive path in.

01

Jobseekers

Discover programs, take skills assessments and get AI-guided career pathways.

02

Employers

Find SME programs and plan workforce strategy with the Digital Economy Explorer.

03

Educators

Register for programs and access resources that complement provincial curriculum.

04

Policymakers

Query ICTC research and labour market intelligence in seconds.

Why JAC Wins

Above the competition on every criterion.

  • 100% Canadian agency with offices in Mount Pearl, Halifax and Toronto
  • All work in-house. No offshoring, no outsourcing.
  • WordPress specialists with 800+ sites launched
  • 65+ international awards for design and digital

ICTC evaluation weighting · 100% total

25%

UX/UI Design & Technical Scope

Award-winning design team with a dedicated UX/UI lead and structured user testing.

20%

Relevant Experience

800+ WordPress builds and 65+ international awards across public sector and industry.

20%

Project Management & Risk

Executive oversight, a named PM and a phased plan built around ICTC's intake cycles.

20%

Accessibility & Compliance

WCAG 2.2 AA, ATAG 2.0, PIPEDA, OWASP ASVS L2 and Canadian data residency.

15%

Pricing & Value

Transparent fixed pricing within budget, with ongoing costs disclosed up front.

Delivery Plan

On time, around your intake cycles.

  1. Dec 2026

    Discovery & Kickoff

    Stakeholder workshops, audits, IA and content inventory.

  2. Jan to Feb 2027

    Design & User Testing

    Wireframes, prototypes, testing and visual design.

  3. By Mar 31, 2027

    Build Complete

    WordPress build, integrations, bilingual content and QA.

  4. Jul to Aug 2027

    Soft Launch

    Vulnerability scanning, training and a launch clear of intake cycles.

  5. Through Nov 2027

    90-Day Support

    Monitoring, refinements and on-call technical support.

The Spec Website

A first look at the new ICTC.ca

View the full concept

Designed within ICTC's brand guide: navy, red and purple, Barlow typography, the full Appendix B navigation, a prominent Digital Economy Explorer and a bilingual AI assistant.

ICTC homepage concept designed by JAC

Let's Work Together

One partner. Canada's digital economy, told well.

John Atkins
Owner & CEO
1 Commonwealth Avenue
Mount Pearl, NL A1N 1W3
Mount Pearl · Halifax · Toronto