Coaching Software, Canada

Coaching software for coaches and organizations across Canada

Clients, scheduling, sessions, goals, notes, packages and invoicing, in one place, instead of a calendar, a folder of spreadsheets and a full inbox.

Coaching software in Canada

One platform to run a coaching practice, so the admin stops getting in the way of the coaching.

Coaching software brings the work of a coaching practice into one system: clients, scheduling, session notes, goals, agreements, invoices and reports. Coaching Loft does that for independent coaches, coaching firms and HR and learning teams from St. John's to Victoria.

Coaches take bookings, keep private notes and add GST or HST to invoices. Firms run their coach team on a white-label platform with their own domain. Organizations run internal and external coaches together, match coachees to coaches by time zone, language and meeting format, and report progress to sponsors without exposing what was said in sessions.

Coaching in Canada

Running coaching in Canada: PIPEDA, Quebec's Law 25 and six time zones

Private-sector organizations in Canada handle personal information under PIPEDA, overseen by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), or under a provincial law deemed substantially similar: the Personal Information Protection Acts of Alberta and British Columbia, and Quebec's Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, overseen by the Commission d'accès à l'information. PIPEDA still applies when personal information crosses provincial or national borders.

Two points matter for a coaching platform. First, sensitivity: the OPC says medical information is almost always sensitive, and coaching notes can stray into health, so limit who can read them. Coaching Loft notes can be private, an account-wide default can lock who reads what a coach writes, and access is guarded by four admin role types, two-factor authentication admins can require, and encryption in transit and at rest. Second, hosting: our servers are in the United Arab Emirates. OPC guidance says an organization stays accountable for information it sends to a third party for processing and should tell people it may be processed in another country. In Quebec, since September 2023, an organization must complete a privacy impact assessment before communicating personal information outside Quebec, backed by a written agreement. Enterprise clients can sign a data processing agreement with us.

Canada spans six time zones, including Newfoundland's half-hour offset, so a national program rarely shares one clock. AI coach matching weighs time zone, language and meeting format, clients self-book through scheduling pages, calendar sync covers Google, Outlook, Exchange, Office 365 and iCalendar, and sessions run on built-in video, Zoom or Microsoft Teams. The interface is in English; a built-in Google Translate selector can display it in French, as machine translation rather than a native French version.

Credentials Canadian buyers recognize include ICF's ACC, PCC and MCC, supported locally by chapters such as ICF Toronto, ICF Vancouver and ICF Québec. On billing, each invoice takes a VAT percentage you can set to the sales tax you charge, from 5% GST in Alberta to 13% HST in Ontario.

Built for sensitive notes

Private notes and an account-wide lock keep session content away from sponsors and admins who do not need it.

Upfront about hosting

Our servers are in the UAE, stated plainly, and enterprise clients can sign a data processing agreement.

Six time zones, one schedule

AI matching by time zone, client self-booking and calendar sync keep coast-to-coast programs on time.

GST and HST on invoices

Add sales tax to each invoice, schedule sending, send reminders and take payment through PayPal.

One platform

Everything a coaching practice needs, together.

The pieces most coaches run across four or five separate tools, in one place and talking to each other.

Clients & contacts

Every client, their history, files and engagement in one record.

Scheduling & sessions

Clients book straight into your calendar; sessions, reminders and logs handled.

Goals & progress

Set goals and actions with the client and track them between sessions.

Session notes

Structured notes and shared action items, kept with each engagement.

Packages & agreements

Sell coaching packages and capture agreements without the paperwork.

Invoicing & payments

Invoice for packages and sessions and get paid, inside the platform.

500+ questions

A built-in library of powerful coaching questions to use in any session.

Assessments

Send assessments and bring the results into the coaching conversation.

Reports

Turn engagement and outcomes into reports, with AI assistance on higher plans.

See the full breakdown on the features page.

Built for how you coach

The same platform, right-sized for you.

Whether you coach on your own, run a firm of coaches, or build coaching into an organization, the tools fit the way you work.

Individual coaches

Look professional, cut the admin, and give clients a portal they actually use, from your first client to a full book.

Coaching software for coaches

Coaching firms

Assign coaches to clients, oversee utilization and quality, white-label the platform, and let AI handle matching and reporting.

For coaching firms

Enterprises

Run a measurable coaching culture across the organization, mixing internal and external coaches, with tracking and governance.

Enterprise coaching

Why Coaching Loft

Chosen for what it does not make you do.

01

Genuinely all-in-one

Clients, sessions, goals, packages and invoicing in one login, so nothing lives in a spreadsheet you forget to update.

02

Easy to actually use

Ease of use is the strength coaches cite most in our reviews. The platform gets out of the way of the conversation.

03

The 500+ questions library

A coaching asset built in, not a bolt-on, ready in any session and the thing reviewers single out.

04

Scales without switching

Start solo and grow into a firm or an enterprise program on the same platform, with AI matching and reporting on higher plans.

Questions

What buyers in Canada ask.

Is Coaching Loft PIPEDA compliant?

No software makes an organization compliant on its own, and we do not claim certification. Coaching Loft gives you practical safeguards: private session notes, an account-wide lock on who reads coach notes, four admin role types, two-factor authentication admins can require, and encryption in transit and at rest. Enterprise clients can sign a data processing agreement, and you can export your data as reports, client files or a raw data export.

Where is our data stored, and what does that mean in Quebec?

Coaching Loft's servers are in the United Arab Emirates, with no choice of hosting region. Under OPC guidance you remain accountable for information a provider processes for you and should tell people it may be processed in another country. In Quebec, an organization must complete a privacy impact assessment before communicating personal information outside Quebec and put a written agreement in place. Enterprise clients can sign a data processing agreement with us.

Is Coaching Loft available in French?

The interface is in English. A built-in Google Translate selector can display it in French and other languages, but that is machine translation rather than a native French version. If your program has to run fully in French, test the translated experience with a few coachees during your free trial before you roll it out, and use AI coach matching to pair French-speaking coachees with French-speaking coaches.

Can I charge GST or HST on invoices?

Yes. Each Coaching Loft invoice has an optional VAT percentage field, which you can set to the rate you charge, such as 5% GST or 13% HST in Ontario. In Quebec, GST (5%) and QST (9.975%) both apply, so check during your free trial that the invoice layout meets your bookkeeping needs. Invoices can be scheduled, followed up with reminders and paid through PayPal.

Does it handle coaching across Canada's time zones?

Yes. AI coach matching takes time zone, language and meeting format into account, clients book themselves through your scheduling page, and calendar sync with Google, Outlook, Exchange, Office 365 and iCalendar keeps your availability current. Sessions run on built-in video or on Zoom or Microsoft Teams links, and Coaching Loft also has native iOS and Android apps.

See it on your own practice.

Try Coaching Loft free (30 days for firms and enterprises, 14 days on individual plans) or book a demo for your Canadian practice or program.