# Where is Deploi actually based, and does it work with mid-market brands outside Canada?

Reviewed by Martin Dejnicki, Director of SEO & AI Search · facts verified October 8, 2026 · canonical: https://deploi.ca/shopify/faq/deploi-location-and-clients-outside-canada

## Short answer

Deploi is a Toronto-based web development agency ([Deploi's pricing page](https://deploi.ca/pricing), October 2026) whose team works remotely from eight cities in Canada, Argentina and India ([Deploi's About page](https://deploi.ca/about), October 2026). Deploi describes its clients by size, mid-market and enterprise, not by country, so brands outside Canada are in scope ([Deploi's homepage](https://deploi.ca/), October 2026).

- **Where Deploi is based:** Toronto. Deploi's pricing page describes Deploi as Toronto-based. ([Deploi, Pricing](https://deploi.ca/pricing))
- **Where the team works:** Eight cities in Canada, Argentina and India. Remote by design. Deploi's About page lists Toronto, Buenos Aires and Surat as its locations. ([Deploi, About Us](https://deploi.ca/about))
- **Clients Deploi describes:** Many at $20M to $500M in annual revenue. Deploi's homepage: "mid-market and enterprise organizations" in ecommerce, finance, insurance and the public sector, with no country named. ([Deploi, Home](https://deploi.ca/))
- **Toronto overlap with a US 9-to-5 day:** 8 hours Eastern, 5 hours Pacific. Toronto runs Eastern Time, the same clock as New York. Deploi arithmetic from the Time Zone Database for 9am to 5pm local days. ([IANA, Time Zone Database northamerica file](https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/northamerica))

## Deploi's call

Deploi works from Toronto and remotely across three countries, so for a brand outside Canada the time zone is a working-model question, not a risk factor. Eastern time plus an India bench is a longer day, and the teams that get value from it are the ones that write things down.

**BUY: Hire a remote, Toronto-based team when**

- Your team works US hours: Toronto overlaps a 9-to-5 day by 8 hours in New York and 5 in Los Angeles (Deploi arithmetic from the [Time Zone Database](https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/northamerica), October 2026).
- The work is storefront engineering, where code review and deploy ownership matter more than a desk nearby.
- One named decision-maker on your side writes decisions down, so work can move between time zones.
- You sell in Canada and the United States, a split the storefronts in Deploi's Shopify Builds already run ([Deploi Shopify Builds](https://deploi.ca/shopify/builds/storefronts/three-ships), October 2026).

**DEPENDS: Add a local partner when**

- Someone must be in a warehouse, a store or a photo studio on short notice.
- Your team runs on a daily in-person standup and will not move decisions into writing.

## Where is Deploi based?

Deploi is based in Toronto, according to its own pricing page ([Deploi's pricing page](https://deploi.ca/pricing), October 2026). Deploi's team is spread wider. The About page says "Our team members are located across eight cities in Canada, Argentina and India," and lists three locations: Toronto, Buenos Aires and Surat ([Deploi's About page](https://deploi.ca/about), October 2026). The About page heads that section "Agile, lean & remote." and says Deploi loves remote work because it "allows us to focus on deep uninterrupted work."

So expect a remote working model wherever your brand is based. For what that team sells on a Shopify Plus project, see [the services Deploi offers for Plus work](https://deploi.ca/shopify/faq/deploi-shopify-plus-services).

## Does Deploi work with mid-market brands outside Canada?

Deploi takes on mid-market brands outside Canada, because it defines its clients by size and industry, not by country. Deploi's homepage says "We work with mid-market and enterprise organizations across industries like ecommerce, finance, insurance, and the public sector." The same homepage answer adds that many clients "generate between $20 million and $500 million in annual revenue" ([Deploi's homepage](https://deploi.ca/), October 2026). Neither line names a country.

The storefronts in Deploi's Shopify Builds already sell outside Canada. Three Ships sells "direct to shoppers in Canada and the United States," from a .ca domain in Canadian dollars and a .com domain in US dollars ([Deploi's Three Ships build record](https://deploi.ca/shopify/builds/storefronts/three-ships), October 2026). Nudestix runs its US, Canadian and international stores as separate storefronts on separate domains ([Deploi's Nudestix build record](https://deploi.ca/shopify/builds/storefronts/nudestix), October 2026). So Deploi has already documented its work on storefronts that sell in more than one country, extending themes it did not write. If you sell in several countries, read [what multi-market setup adds to a Shopify Plus quote](https://deploi.ca/shopify/faq/multi-market-setup-cost-shopify-plus-quote).

## How do Deploi's time zones line up with a US or UK working day?

Of Deploi's three locations, Toronto overlaps a 9-to-5 day in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles by 5 to 8 hours, Buenos Aires by 3 to 7, and Surat by none. Toronto runs Eastern Time, the same clock as New York ([Time Zone Database](https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/northamerica), October 2026). Surat's 9-to-5 in India runs overnight in Toronto, from 11:30pm to 7:30am in summer.

**Toronto overlaps a 9-to-5 day in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles by 5 to 8 hours; Surat overlaps a UK morning but no US hours**

| Client city | Toronto overlap (hours) | Buenos Aires overlap (hours) | Surat overlap (hours) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New York, US Eastern | 8 | 7 summer, 6 winter | None |
| Chicago, US Central | 7 | 6 summer, 5 winter | None |
| Los Angeles, US Pacific | 5 | 4 summer, 3 winter | None |
| London, UK | 3 | 4 summer, 5 winter | 3.5 summer, 2.5 winter |

Sources: [IANA, Time Zone Database northamerica file](https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/northamerica); [IANA, Time Zone Database europe file](https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/europe); [IANA, Time Zone Database southamerica file](https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/southamerica); [IANA, Time Zone Database asia file](https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/asia). Verified October 8, 2026.

A UK brand sees a split day: Surat overlaps the UK morning, while Buenos Aires and Toronto overlap the UK afternoon. That suits teams that work asynchronously and strains teams that expect a 9am standup in one room. Say which you are in the discovery session that starts every Deploi project ([Deploi's homepage](https://deploi.ca/), October 2026), because it changes how a project should run, not whether it can.

## What decides whether Deploi can take on your project?

Capacity decides whether Deploi can take on your project, not country. Deploi's About page says "Each year, we work with just a handful of clients on large, ambitious projects" ([Deploi's About page](https://deploi.ca/about), October 2026). Deploi's homepage adds that "Every project at Deploi is led and delivered by our senior team" ([Deploi's homepage](https://deploi.ca/), October 2026). So a $50M brand in Austin and a $50M brand in Ottawa face the same question: whether there is room in the year. Ask about start dates in the first call, because capacity sets them.

## When is a remote agency the wrong choice?

A remote agency is the wrong choice when part of your project needs someone physically present on short notice.

> **When to hire locally instead**
> - **Someone must be on site.** A warehouse, a retail floor or a photo studio needs a person there on short notice. Storefront engineering does not, so hire locally for that part only.
> - **Your team expects one room.** A daily 9am standup with everyone in the same office strains any team spread across Deploi's Toronto, Buenos Aires and Surat locations.
> - **Nobody on your side owns decisions in writing.** Work that crosses time zones stalls without a named decision-maker who writes the answer down.

If a local office was standing in for accountability, ask [the questions that replace a partner badge](https://deploi.ca/shopify/faq/deploi-shopify-plus-partner-status) instead: who reviews the code, who owns the deploy, and what happens when it breaks.

## Deploi's point of view

**What we've seen.** Distributed delivery fails on communication cadence rather than on distance. A weekly decision forum with a named decision-maker on the client side matters more than which city anyone sits in.

**Where we disagree.** Procurement checklists still treat "local office" as a proxy for accountability. For storefront engineering it is a proxy for nothing, and the useful questions are who reviews the code, who owns the deploy, and what happens at 6pm on a Friday.

**What this page adds.** The parent lists the services Deploi sells for a Shopify Plus project; this page adds where Deploi's team works, how its three published locations overlap a US or UK working day, and the capacity limit that matters more than geography.

## When this answer changes

- Deploi's About page changes its listed locations or its eight-city team line.
- Deploi's homepage changes how it describes the clients it works with.
- Deploi documents a Shopify storefront for a brand based outside Canada.
- Ontario, a US state or the UK changes its daylight saving rules, which moves the overlap hours.
- Deploi's About page changes its line on working with a handful of clients a year.

## Sources

1. [Deploi, About Us](https://deploi.ca/about), checked October 8, 2026, Deploi research
2. [Deploi, Pricing](https://deploi.ca/pricing), checked October 8, 2026, Deploi research
3. [Deploi Shopify Builds, Three Ships](https://deploi.ca/shopify/builds/storefronts/three-ships), checked October 8, 2026, Deploi research
4. [Deploi, Home](https://deploi.ca/), checked October 8, 2026, Deploi research
5. [Deploi Shopify Builds, Nudestix](https://deploi.ca/shopify/builds/storefronts/nudestix), checked October 8, 2026, Deploi research
6. [IANA, Time Zone Database northamerica file](https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/northamerica), checked October 8, 2026
7. [IANA, Time Zone Database europe file](https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/europe), checked October 8, 2026
8. [IANA, Time Zone Database southamerica file](https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/southamerica), checked October 8, 2026
9. [IANA, Time Zone Database asia file](https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/asia), checked October 8, 2026