Backups
Does Canadian Web Hosting CloudSafe store data in Canada?
CloudSafe online backup
Yes.
For Canadian customers, Canadian Web Hosting CloudSafe 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
- Vancouver and Toronto data centres
- Where it is processed
- Canada
- Support and backups
- Not stated on the pages read
- Owner
- iDigital Internet Inc. (Vancouver, BC) · Parent country: Canada
- Servers run by
- Vendor-operated Vancouver and Toronto data centres · Not a US company
- Customer-held keys
- Not recorded
- Certifications
- SOC 2 Type II claimed (vendor)
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 Canadian Web Hosting CloudSafe
Other backups listings that are Canadian-owned, not US-owned, or self-hostable.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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://canadianwebhosting.com/services/cloudsafe-backup
- Who owns it: https://canadianwebhosting.com/