Category
E-signature
Signing contracts, consents and approvals. Several US vendors store signed documents in Canada; check where signing itself is processed.
Not US-owned, data in Canada: 1; US-owned, Canadian region: 4; Data leaves Canada: 1; Not yet confirmed: 2
No Canadian-owned e-signature service that keeps data in Canada could be confirmed. This is one of the gaps the research found.
What to ask any e-signature service
- Are signed documents stored at rest in Canada? Is the audit trail?
- Is a copy processed in the US during signing?
- Who owns the vendor today? Several have changed hands.
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 Sign | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DocuSign | Tier 4: US-owned, Canadian region | Yes | US | US company |
| Dropbox Sign | Tier 4: US-owned, Canadian region | Yes, if you choose it | US | US company |
| OneSpan Sign | Tier 4: US-owned, Canadian region | Yes, if you choose it | US | US company |
| Signority | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat Sign | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notarius ConsignO Cloud | Unconfirmed: Not yet confirmed | Yes | Unclear | Owner not stated |
| Syngrafii | Unconfirmed: Not yet confirmed | Not confirmed | Canadian | Owner not stated |