Category
Payroll and HR
Payroll and HR records: social insurance numbers, banking details, health benefits. Canadian payroll firms are the strongest Canadian category after hosting.
Canadian-owned, data in Canada: 3; Not US-owned, data in Canada: 1; Data leaves Canada: 1; Not yet confirmed: 2
What to ask any payroll provider
- Where are employee records stored, and which company runs those data centres?
- Do US affiliates or subprocessors handle any of it?
Canadian-owned, data in Canada
Canadian-owned and data stored in Canada, but the servers belong to AWS, Microsoft or Google, or the vendor does not say whose servers they are.
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment Hero (formerly Humi) | Tier 3: Not US-owned, data in Canada | Yes | Australia | US company |
Data leaves Canada
No Canadian storage option, whoever the owner is.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagepoint | Tier 5: Data leaves Canada | No | Unclear | Owner not stated |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP Canada | Unconfirmed: Not yet confirmed | Not confirmed | US | Owner not stated |
| Dayforce | Unconfirmed: Not yet confirmed | Not confirmed | US | Owner not stated |