Category
Scheduling and booking
Appointment booking and calendars. Few options store in Canada, and most Canadian-made ones do not say where they host.
Not US-owned, data in Canada: 1; US-owned, Canadian region: 1; Data leaves Canada: 1; Not yet confirmed: 2
No Canadian-owned booking tool that keeps data in Canada could be confirmed. This is one of the gaps the research found.
What to ask any booking tool
- Where are booking records and client contact details stored?
- Where do reminder texts and emails get sent from?
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 Bookings | Tier 3: Not US-owned, data in Canada | Yes | India | 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 Bookings | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendly | Tier 5: Data leaves Canada | No | US | US company |
Not yet confirmed
The ownership chain or the data location could not be confirmed from the vendor's own pages.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut Software | Unconfirmed: Not yet confirmed | Not confirmed | Canadian | Owner not stated |
| Colib | Unconfirmed: Not yet confirmed | Yes | Unclear | Owner not stated |