Category
File storage and sharing
Shared drives and file sharing. Canada is a selectable region for some US vendors, the default for one Canadian vendor, and missing entirely for others.
Canadian end to end: 1; Not US-owned, data in Canada: 1; US-owned, Canadian region: 3; Data leaves Canada: 3
What to ask any file storage service
- Is Canada the default or a paid add-on? On which plans?
- Do previews, search and metadata stay in Canada along with the files?
- Is the storage end-to-end encrypted, so the provider only ever holds ciphertext?
Canadian end to end
Canadian-owned, data stored in Canada, and no US company running the infrastructure underneath.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sync.com | Tier 1: Canadian end to end | Yes | Canadian | Not a US company |
Not US-owned, data in Canada
Owned outside Canada and the United States, with data stored in Canada.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tresorit | Tier 3: Not US-owned, data in Canada | Yes, if you choose it | Switzerland | US company |
US-owned, Canadian region
Data can be stored in Canada, and the owner is a US company.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Tier 4: US-owned, Canadian region | Yes, if you choose it | US | US company |
| Egnyte | Tier 4: US-owned, Canadian region | Yes, if you choose it | US | US company |
| Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint | Tier 4: US-owned, Canadian region | Yes | US | US company |
Data leaves Canada
No Canadian storage option, whoever the owner is.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dropbox | Tier 5: Data leaves Canada | No | US | US company |
| Google Drive (Google Workspace) | Tier 5: Data leaves Canada | No | US | US company |
| Proton Drive | Tier 5: Data leaves Canada | No | Switzerland | Not a US company |