Payroll and HR
Does Employment Hero (formerly Humi) store data in Canada?
Humi by Employment Hero; Employment Operating System
Yes.
For Canadian customers, Employment Hero (formerly Humi) stores data in Canada. It is owned in Australia, not Canada or the US.
Tier 3: Not US-owned, data in CanadaOwned outside Canada and the United States, with data stored in Canada.
Checked 2026-10-13 against the vendor's own pages.
The facts, claim by claim
- Where data is stored
- Humi by Employment Hero: AWS servers in Canada. Employment Operating System: payroll data in Canada; HR account data on AWS in Canada and Australia
- Where it is processed
- Canada for payroll
- Support and backups
- Authorized staff may access data internationally (Employment Hero)
- Owner
- Employment Hero (Australia); acquired Humi (Toronto) in 2025 · Parent country: Australia
- Servers run by
- Amazon Web Services · US company
- Customer-held keys
- Not recorded
- Certifications
- ISO 27001, 27017, 27018; SOC 2 Type II (Employment Hero)
- Worth knowing
- Humi by Employment Hero remains the product for Québec.
What the rules say about this
- US CLOUD Act: The owner is not American, but a US company runs the servers underneath.
- 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 Employment Hero (formerly Humi)
Other payroll and hr listings that are Canadian-owned, not US-owned, or self-hostable.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avanti | Tier 2: Canadian-owned, data in Canada | Yes | Canadian | Owner not stated |
| Nethris | Tier 2: Canadian-owned, data in Canada | Yes | Canadian | Owner not stated |
| Payworks | Tier 2: Canadian-owned, data in Canada | Yes | Canadian | Owner not stated |
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://employmenthero.com/en-ca/about-humi/
- Supporting page: https://employmenthero.com/en-ca/about-us/