Does Fastmail store data in Canada?
Email and calendar
No.
Fastmail does not offer storage in Canada. It is owned in Australia, not Canada or the US.
Tier 5: Data leaves CanadaNo Canadian storage option, whoever the owner is.
Checked 2026-10-13 against the vendor's own pages.
The facts, claim by claim
- Where data is stored
- United States (Philadelphia and St Louis); EU option since August 2026 (Amsterdam primary, replica still in the US)
- Where it is processed
- United States
- Support and backups
- Backups and system logs are in the US for all accounts, including EU accounts (Fastmail)
- Owner
- Fastmail Pty. Ltd. (Melbourne, Australia) · Parent country: Australia
- Servers run by
- Fastmail-owned servers · Not a US company
- Customer-held keys
- Not recorded
- Certifications
- Not recorded (blank means not checked, not none)
- Worth knowing
- Australian-owned, but data and backups live in the US.
- Caveats
- Has a US satellite office (Fastmail US LLC).
What the rules say about this
- Nova Scotia public bodies: Storage outside Canada needs the head of the public body's approval and a report.
- Federal Protected B: Canadian facilities are the principal option departments must evaluate; this listing offers none.
- Québec Law 25: A privacy impact assessment is required before personal information leaves Québec.
- 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 Fastmail
Other email listings that are Canadian-owned, not US-owned, or self-hostable.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Web Hosting Email | Tier 2: Canadian-owned, data in Canada | Yes | Canadian | Owner not stated |
| Zoho Mail | Tier 3: Not US-owned, data in Canada | Yes | India | 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://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/16796454162063-Choosing-your-data-residency
- Who owns it: https://www.fastmail.com/company/about/
- Supporting page: https://www.fastmail.com/blog/fastmail-offers-eu-data-region/