# Ceres Intelligence > Ceres Intelligence is a boutique AI digital transformation consultancy in Ontario, Canada. It builds AI systems that complement a business's team, starting with an AI receptionist that answers calls, books appointments and orders, and connects to POS, booking and practice-management systems through their APIs. Every project starts with a 2 to 3 week pilot. ## Key pages - [AI receptionist](https://ceresintelligence.ca/ai-receptionist/): What the AI receptionist does, how a call flows, safeguards, pilot process and FAQ. - [AI receptionist for restaurants](https://ceresintelligence.ca/ai-receptionist/restaurants/): Reservations, takeout and dine-in orders into a POS such as Square, Toast or Clover. - [AI receptionist for barbershops and salons](https://ceresintelligence.ca/ai-receptionist/barbershops-salons/): Booking by service and chair, reschedules, price and hours questions. - [AI receptionist for dental and health clinics](https://ceresintelligence.ca/ai-receptionist/clinics-dental/): Scheduling, new-patient questions and after-hours calls, with Canadian privacy requirements (PIPEDA, PHIPA) in mind. - [AI receptionist for professional services](https://ceresintelligence.ca/ai-receptionist/professional-services/): Intake, consultation booking and routing for law, accounting and similar firms. - [AI customer service rep for retail and wireless stores](https://ceresintelligence.ca/ai-receptionist/retail-telecom/): Stock checks, pickup reservations, plans and billing questions. - [API and POS integrations](https://ceresintelligence.ca/integrations/): How integrations work and which popular systems publish developer access (reviewed November 6, 2026). - [AI digital transformation](https://ceresintelligence.ca/digital-transformation/): The nine-step Ceres method and the 2 to 3 week pilot. - [Savings estimator](https://ceresintelligence.ca/savings-estimator/): Free calculator for monthly net benefit, payback and 12-month cash chart. - [AI receptionist vs answering service vs hiring staff](https://ceresintelligence.ca/guides/ai-receptionist-vs-answering-service/): A comparison and decision guide. ## Facts - Location: Ontario, Canada. Serves Canada and the United States. - Contact: sam.k@ceresintelligence.ca, +1 (437) 818-6633 - Pricing model: one-time setup fee assessed per project, then pay-as-you-go by the minute, no monthly fee. - Status: the first complete AI receptionist build is for dental clinics in the GTA and is in pilot. Other industries are configured per business. Example calls on the site are illustrative. - Vendor names on the integrations page are trademarks of their owners. Ceres is not affiliated with them. Listing a system shows developer access exists, not that a connector has been built.