About Us



How can we help? Hiring a Virtual Assistant can benefit you:

  • By saving you money... you only pay for the time or services you need.
  • By saving you time so that you can concentrate on expanding your business or client base.
  • By saving you space... we use our space, not yours.
  • By offering you staffing flexibility... we're here only when you need us.

Virtual Assistants are skilled professionals who are trained to meet your needs. To find out more, visit:

  • The Canadian Virtual Assistant Network
  • Virtual Assistant Training Program
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals, Toronto Chapter


What can we do for you? Here are a few examples of the services provided by a Virtual Assistant at The Virtual Alternative:
  • Administrative Assistance: word processing, transcription, invoicing 
  • Minute taking
  • Proofreading and editing manuscripts
  • Email, phone call, and voice mail monitoring
  • Calendar management
  • Virtual Office Management
  • Meeting preparation
  • Customer liaison
  • Project management
  • Internet research
  • Mail merges, bulk mailing and blast emails
  • Database, mailing list management
This is by no means an exhaustive list: if there's something special you need, just ask.