Backups
Does Backblaze B2 store data in Canada?
B2 cloud object storage and computer backup
Yes, if you choose it.
Backblaze B2 offers Canadian storage, but you have to choose it, and it may depend on your plan. It is owned by a US company, so the US CLOUD Act can require it to produce data it controls, wherever that data is stored.
Tier 4: US-owned, Canadian regionData can be stored in Canada, and the owner is a US company.
Checked 2026-10-13 against the vendor's own pages.
The facts, claim by claim
- Where data is stored
- Canada East (CA East), Toronto. Region is fixed when the account is created
- Where it is processed
- Toronto for CA East accounts
- Support and backups
- Moving data to Canada needs a separate CA East account (Backblaze)
- Owner
- Backblaze, Inc. (San Mateo, CA; Nasdaq: BLZE) · Parent country: United States
- Servers run by
- Backblaze storage in a third-party Toronto data centre · US company
- Customer-held keys
- Not recorded
- Certifications
- CA East facility assessed for SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA (Backblaze)
What the rules say about this
- US CLOUD Act: The owner is a US company: storing data in Canada does not take it out of reach of US legal process.
- Nova Scotia public bodies: Storage and access must both be in Canada: check support access and backups, not only storage.
- Québec Law 25: Canada is not Québec: storage in Toronto still needs a privacy impact assessment for Québec data.
- OCAP®: Data held by any outside vendor is not in the Nation's possession, whoever owns the vendor.
Summaries only; each rule page links the law or regulator. Not legal advice.
Canadian alternatives to Backblaze B2
Other backups listings that are Canadian-owned, not US-owned, or self-hostable.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Web Hosting CloudSafe | Tier 1: Canadian end to end | Yes | Canadian | Not a US company |
| ThinkOn Backup | Tier 1: Canadian end to end | Yes | Canadian | Not a US company |
| OpenText Carbonite | Tier 2: Canadian-owned, data in Canada | Yes, if you choose it | Canadian | US company |
| Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud | Tier 3: Not US-owned, data in Canada | Yes, if you choose it | Switzerland | Owner not stated |
| Keepit | Tier 3: Not US-owned, data in Canada | Yes, if you choose it | Denmark | Not a US company |
Sources
All checked 2026-10-13. Claims about storage and ownership rest on the vendor's own pages (or its parent's); supporting links can include regulators and program lists.
- Where the data is stored: https://www.backblaze.com/docs/cloud-storage-data-regions
- Who owns it: https://ir.backblaze.com/news/news-details/2025/Backblaze-to-Announce-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2024-Results-on-February-25-2025/default.aspx
- Supporting page: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-adds-canadian-region-expanding-location-choices-and-data-sovereignty-options/