Define the engagement
Match the skills sought to the technical topics and the product context.
Our service
Offshore IT Team for Quebec (Time & Materials): A Team That Delivers
Offshore time & materials IT services for Quebec are a contractual framework based on time spent (T&M): a French-speaking IT team, embedded in your tools and rituals, that delivers the items on your roadmap under your direction. Its value depends on the work to be done and on how much control you want to keep; Etixio oversees selection, quality and continuity.
For
IT teams in Quebec that want to move their roadmap forward without lengthy hiring, while keeping control
Format
Time & materials (T&M), embedded in your agile rituals and tools (Jira, GitHub, Slack, Teams)
Team
French-speaking engineers in Madagascar and Mauritius, selected and supervised by Etixio
Skills
Front end, back end, full stack, QA, DevOps and cloud, Scrum Master, Product Owner, data
What we deliver
A scope tied to your business.
A time & materials engagement can be a good fit when you keep control of priorities and the work evolves along with the product. For a team in Quebec, how communication is organized and when people are available matter as much as the skills sought. We scope the engagement around the technical work to be done.
Time & materials is only a billing model: what matters is what gets delivered. Our engineers in Madagascar and Mauritius build features, maintain and modernize existing systems, and can integrate AI features into your product.
Organize communication
Agree on tools, collaboration hours and sign-offs between teams.
Track delivery
Share progress, reviews and documentation as the work proceeds.
The right model at the right time
Which IT needs in Quebec call for offshore time & materials?
Offshore time & materials IT services address the capacity, stability and delivery needs of IT teams in Quebec, amid skills shortages and deadline pressure.
Speed up a product roadmap
Move priorities forward without depending on long, uncertain hiring.
Stabilize an existing team
Ease the load on your in-house team and limit the effects of staff turnover.
Deliver a scope with a dedicated squad
A small, complete team — development, QA, tech lead — on a defined roadmap item.
Evolve existing systems
From maintenance to modernizing an application, with documentation that stays with you.
Our offshore time & materials IT services
An embedded IT team, selected and supervised.
Embedded in your organization
Participation in your agile rituals (daily stand-up, planning, demo, retrospective, in Scrum or Kanban) and use of your tools: Jira, Confluence, GitHub or GitLab, Slack or Teams.
Collaboration in French
Day-to-day communication is in French, with bilingual support possible depending on your needs.
Technical and interpersonal selection
Pre-screening against your stack, assessment of communication, autonomy and teamwork, then interviews with your teams.
Supervision by Etixio
Supervised onboarding and ramp-up, quality and risk monitoring, administrative and HR management, and a replacement process if needed.
Available skills: front-end, back-end and full-stack development, tech lead, manual and automated QA, Scrum Master, Product Owner, DevOps and cloud, and data depending on the context. See all our expertise.
From work to deliverables
How the engagement unfolds.
Onboarding clarifies your team’s environment, access and practices. Synchronous meetings are reserved for decisions and topics that need discussion; specifications and reviews leave an accessible record. Progress is tracked based on the work delivered and the obstacles encountered.
Define the need
Objectives, technologies, seniority, organization and security constraints.
Pre-screen
Selection of engineers suited to your stack and your context.
Meet and adjust
Interviews with shortlisted candidates, until the fit with your team is right.
Onboard and deliver
Onboarding into your tools, rituals and organization, then first deliveries.
Manage over time
Regular monitoring of quality, progress and continuity.
What your team receives
- Technical scope
- coordination framework
- follow-up and handover
The choices that matter
The points to decide with your team.
Coordination arrangements must be realistic given time zones and the sign-offs required. The scope specifies the expected level of autonomy and the available points of contact. Documentation and handover preserve continuity when people or priorities change.
If the scope is defined in advance, a fixed-price project commits to a result, a budget and a schedule. If the product needs to evolve over several years, a dedicated IT team provides continuity. See also when to choose offshore time & materials IT services.
How we work together
Preparing the first conversation.
You can walk us through how things currently work, the users involved and the difficulties you face. The documents, examples and access needed are specified afterwards, depending on the agreed scope. The first goal is to understand the work to be done and the dependencies that may affect how it unfolds.
Frequently asked questions
Offshore IT team for Quebec: your questions.
What are offshore time & materials (T&M) IT services?
A framework in which engineers work exclusively on your projects, with your tools, processes and methods. With time and materials (T&M), billing is based on the time actually spent on the project, which lets the team evolve with your priorities.
Why do companies in Quebec use an offshore IT team?
To quickly access technical skills, strengthen their delivery capacity and move their roadmap forward without longer hiring timelines, amid a shortage of IT talent.
How does the offshore team integrate with our in-house teams?
It takes part in your agile rituals, planning and daily exchanges, and uses your development, project management and communication tools. Collaboration hours are agreed at the start, taking the time difference into account.
Which skills can be added?
Front-end, back-end or full-stack development, QA, DevOps, Scrum Master, Product Owner, tech lead or data depending on the context. The team makeup is adapted to your stack and the work to be done.
What happens if an engineer does not meet our expectations?
An adjustment process is put in place. Etixio handles operational follow-up and arranges a replacement if needed, with a handover to preserve continuity.
How is the quality of the work ensured?
Through selection, supervised onboarding, code reviews, testing and regular check-ins. Management focuses on delivery quality, progress and risks.
Is offshore time & materials suited to a long-term project?
Yes, especially for products in continuous evolution. Team stability preserves product knowledge and operational continuity.
How is it different from hiring permanent employees?
Permanent hiring involves sourcing, hiring and internal management. Offshore time & materials gives faster access to skills, with operational and HR support provided by Etixio.
Can the team integrate AI into our product?
Yes. It can add AI features (assistant, document search, extraction) or take over a POC and bring it to production, with the necessary evaluations and monitoring. See our enterprise AI solutions.
Let’s talk about your IT team.
Tell us what you want to build, the users involved and your technical environment. Together we will define the first scope to explore.