Category
Office suites
Documents, spreadsheets and the collaboration around them. No Canadian-owned suite was found; the options are a US suite with a Canadian region, Zoho, or open-source software you host yourself.
Not US-owned, data in Canada: 1; Run it yourself: 2; US-owned, Canadian region: 1; Data leaves Canada: 2
No Canadian-owned office suite that keeps data in Canada could be confirmed. This is one of the gaps the research found.
What to ask any office suite
- Which parts of the suite are covered by its Canadian storage commitment, and which are not? (Microsoft Forms is not.)
- Can the suite be self-hosted on Canadian-owned infrastructure if possession matters (OCAP)?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoho Workplace | Tier 3: Not US-owned, data in Canada | Yes | India | Owner not stated |
Run it yourself
Software you install on servers you choose. The vendor never holds your data.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LibreOffice | Self-hosted: Run it yourself | If you host it yourself | Germany | Not a US company |
| Nextcloud | Self-hosted: Run it yourself | If you host it yourself | Germany | Owner not stated |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Workspace | Tier 5: Data leaves Canada | No | US | US company |
| ONLYOFFICE DocSpace | Tier 5: Data leaves Canada | No | Singapore | Owner not stated |