MakingITworc team
About MakingITworc

We build IT environments that work — and tell you the truth about them.

Canadian-owned IT services for non-profits, community organizations, and small businesses. Day-to-day support, Cisco Meraki deployments, and enterprise-grade projects like Windows Server, Active Directory, and identity migrations — delivered remotely or onsite across Ontario.

What makes us different is honesty. Our statements of work tell you plainly what's in scope, what's out of scope, and where your current environment can or can't support the thing you're asking for. That same candour shapes every site walk, assessment, and recommendation we deliver.

5+Years in IT
MerakiDeployments
OntarioService area
Non-profitCore focus

How we think about the work

Four principles that shape every engagement, from a $2K site walk to a $75K infrastructure refresh.

01

No outsourcing

Every engagement is handled in-house by our own team. Your data, credentials, and network don't get passed to subcontractors overseas or otherwise.

02

Write it down

Every project ships with clean documentation — network diagrams, SSID designs, VLAN maps, change logs. If it isn't documented, it didn't happen.

03

Don't oversell

If a cheaper piece of gear does the job, we say so. If you already have something that works, we'll configure it properly instead of replacing it.

04

Respect the budget

Non-profit vendor programs (Cisco, Microsoft, Dell) are real money. We stack them, do the paperwork, and show you what we saved. Grant-aware scoping is included, not billed extra.


Frequently asked

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What are your support hours?
Standard support hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern. Tickets during those hours get an initial response within 2 hours. Tickets after 5 PM get a response within 5 hours. Emergency remote support for critical issues is available 24/7.
How do I submit a ticket?
Every managed IT client gets a dedicated JIRA Service Management portal for ticket intake, status tracking, and communication history. It's included in the monthly fee for up to 100 users.
Do you do onsite visits?
Yes — when remote resolution isn't feasible or physical access is needed. Travel is billed at one hour each way at our standard hourly rate. We always attempt remote resolution first.
What systems do you support?
Our managed IT agreements cover Microsoft Windows-based systems. Support for macOS, Linux, and mobile devices is available through separate written amendments.
Do you help with grant applications?
We don't write grants, but we scope IT projects — ISP, networking, on-prem equipment — in a way that produces clear documentation you can attach to a grant application. We've helped non-profits save significant amounts through vendor negotiation as part of those projects.
What's the contract length?
Managed IT agreements are typically 12 months, with 30–45 days written notice for termination after the initial term. Renewals continue on a rolling basis unless either party opts out in writing.

Tools we use every day

Not a tech stack page — just the actual platforms we'd log into if you asked us to fix something right now.

JIRA Service Management Meraki Dashboard Windows Admin Center Entra ID / Azure portal Microsoft 365 admin Active Directory Users & Computers Group Policy Management PowerShell RDCMan / Remote Desktop Wireshark Visio / draw.io Bitwarden (vaults per client)

How we grow — and why it matters to you

Built on referrals and relationships, not aggressive sales funnels.

Mostly word of mouth

The majority of our engagements start with someone referring us. We don't cold-call and we don't run growth experiments on clients. If you heard about us from someone, that person vouched for us first.

Small on purpose

We're a small team by design. It means the person you talk to on the intro call is the same person doing the work. Slower intentional growth instead of churn-and-burn expansion.

Canadian-owned, online-first

No storefront, no franchise, no overseas call centre. Lower overhead means better pricing for you. We work with clients across Canada remotely and onsite where it makes sense.

Work with us? Tell someone who could use the same help. That's how we both grow.

What we don't do

Being honest about scope saves everyone time. If you need one of these, we'll refer you to someone who handles it properly.

We don't write grant applications

We scope IT projects and produce documentation that attaches cleanly to a grant. Actual narrative writing is its own craft and we'll point you to non-profit grant consultants who do it well.

We don't do residential IT

Home Wi-Fi, personal device support, consumer-grade routers — not our thing. Our infrastructure, documentation, and SLAs are built around business environments.

We don't install telecom / VoIP phone systems as a primary service

We can support Microsoft Teams Calling as part of an M365 tenant, but if you need a dedicated PBX or full phone system rollout, a telecom specialist is a better fit.

We don't sell security products we won't deploy

If we recommend an endpoint security tool, MDM, or backup product, we've deployed and managed it ourselves — not just resold someone else's brochure.

We don't lock you in

Documentation, Meraki admin access, Microsoft tenant ownership — all yours. If you switch providers, everything hands over clean. No ransom for data you already own.

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