Frequently asked questions

You see the full price before you answer a single question. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices. You approve the price and scope in writing, and that is what you pay.

The full scope of the agreed work: the drafting or review, revisions within that scope, plain-language answers from your lawyer, and final sign-off. Every inclusion is confirmed with you before work starts.

Your lawyer explains what changed and confirms any added cost before doing the extra work. You are never billed for a change you did not approve.

Agreement drafting starts at $299 CAD and contract review starts at $499 CAD, each a single flat fee that includes a full review by a licensed Canadian lawyer — confirmed before any work begins, with no hourly billing. For comparison, a Bay Street firm bills roughly $850 an hour for work that takes about twenty minutes of real legal thinking.

Yes. Your lawyer tailors each negotiable term to your position and your leverage, so the agreement reflects where you actually stand, not a one-size template.

Yes. Ruby's Contract Review starts at $499 CAD, a single flat fee that includes a full review by a licensed Canadian lawyer, redlines, and one round of revisions — confirmed before any work begins, with no hourly billing. Commercial contracts like an MSA, SaaS agreement, or NDA are reviewed the same way.

$299 CAD flat fee for a Mutual or One-Way Non-Disclosure Agreement, drafted and reviewed by a licensed Canadian lawyer, confirmed before any work begins.

$499 CAD flat fee for a Standard Employment Agreement, or $799 CAD for an Executive Employment Agreement, each reviewed by a licensed Canadian lawyer and confirmed before any work begins.

$799 CAD flat fee for a Two-Party Shareholder Agreement, reviewed by a licensed Canadian lawyer and confirmed before any work begins.

$799 CAD flat fee for a SaaS Agreement or a Master Services Agreement (MSA), each reviewed by a licensed Canadian lawyer and confirmed before any work begins.

$799 CAD flat fee for a SAFE Agreement, drafted against CVCA-aligned terms and reviewed by a licensed Canadian lawyer, confirmed before any work begins.

$799 CAD flat fee for a Partnership Agreement, or $1,299 CAD for a Joint Venture Agreement, Ruby's most complex document, each reviewed by a licensed Canadian lawyer.

You answer a structured intake about your business and what you need. Ruby's AI assembles your agreement from lawyer-built precedents and runs it through Canadian compliance checks. A licensed Ruby lawyer then reviews it, advises you, and signs off before it reaches you.

Most matters are ready within a few business days, with priority turnaround inside 24 hours. Timelines depend on the complexity of your matter, and your lawyer confirms the timing up front.

The details of your business and what you are trying to do. No legal knowledge required. The intake asks the right questions so you do not have to know them.

Yes, at no extra charge. You can ask your assigned lawyer questions throughout, and track your matter at any time.

Submit your matter. Tell Ruby what you are working on, and a lawyer follows up directly.

The founder lifecycle across eight practice areas: incorporation and company structuring, shareholder and equity, employment and people, IP and confidentiality, commercial contracts, website and policies, financing, and partnerships. More than 40 agreement types in total.

Both, though Ruby is built for founders moving fast, from incorporation through your first raise and your first hires. If you have a cap table, a SAFE, or an option pool, you are in the right place.

Your lawyer tells you plainly and points you in the right direction. Ruby covers a wide range, and it will not pretend a matter fits when it does not.

Ruby is a Canadian firm regulated by the Law Society of Ontario, and its agreements are built for Canadian law: provincial employment rules, PIPEDA, Quebec's Law 25, CASL, and federal corporate law.

Yes. Ruby is a licensed, regulated Canadian law firm, not a document-automation tool. Real lawyers, professional responsibility, and insurance stand behind the work.

Yes. A licensed Ruby lawyer handles your matter, reviews the work, applies professional judgment, and signs off before anything reaches you. AI does the research, drafting, and compliance checks. Your lawyer stands behind the result.

AI runs the intake, assembles your agreement from lawyer-built precedents, and runs Canadian compliance checks, things like Waksdale on a termination clause or Law 25 on a privacy policy. It does the mechanical work fast, and the legal judgment stays with your lawyer. A template does not know about Waksdale. Ruby does.

For most founder matters, Ruby is your lawyer, faster and at a fixed price. For anything outside its scope, it tells you and helps you find the right person.

Yes. As a law firm, Ruby owes you confidentiality and solicitor-client privilege. Your information is used to do your work, and nothing else.

Your data lives in Canadian data centres, encrypted in transit and at rest. Ruby never trains its AI on your data.