Clinic and EMR software
Does Accuro EMR store data in Canada?
Accuro EMR (cloud-hosted)
Yes.
For Canadian customers, Accuro EMR stores data in Canada. It is Canadian-owned.
Tier 1: Canadian end to endCanadian-owned, data stored in Canada, and no US company running the infrastructure underneath.
Checked 2026-10-13 against the vendor's own pages.
The facts, claim by claim
- Where data is stored
- Toronto co-location data centre (active data); backups in Toronto and Kelowna, BC
- Where it is processed
- Canada
- Support and backups
- Backups in Toronto and Kelowna (Accuro)
- Owner
- QHR Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Loblaw Companies Limited · Parent country: Canada
- Servers run by
- Co-location data centres in Toronto and Kelowna; Accuro says it plans, with consent, to move some or all data to Azure Canada Central and Canada East · Not a US company
- Customer-held keys
- Not recorded
- Certifications
- Not recorded (blank means not checked, not none)
- Worth knowing
- If the planned move to Microsoft Azure happens, the hosting chain will include a US company.
- Caveats
- Who operates the co-location facilities is not stated.
What the rules say about this
- 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 Accuro EMR
Other clinic and emr software listings that are Canadian-owned, not US-owned, or self-hostable.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane | Tier 2: Canadian-owned, data in Canada | Yes | Canadian | 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://accuroemr.com/switch-emr/faqs/
- Who owns it: https://corporate.accuroemr.com/
- Supporting page: https://accuroemr.com/switch-emr/cloud-emr-hosting/