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Held in Canada

File storage and sharing

Does Sync.com store data in Canada?

End-to-end encrypted file storage and sharing

Yes.

For Canadian customers, Sync.com 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, Ontario (Sync operates multiple data centres there)
Where it is processed
Canada
Support and backups
Not stated on the pages read
Owner
Sync.com Inc. (Toronto, ON) · Parent country: Canada
Servers run by
Sync-operated servers in Toronto data centres · Not a US company
Customer-held keys
Zero-knowledge, client-side encryption (Sync)
Certifications
Not recorded (blank means not checked, not none)
Worth knowing
Claims PIPEDA-modelled privacy policy and compliance with FIPPA, PIPA and PHIPA (self-assessed).
Caveats
Says it is "100% Canadian owned and operated."

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 Sync.com

Other file storage and sharing listings that are Canadian-owned, not US-owned, or self-hostable.

Alternatives to Sync.com
ListingTierStored in Canada?OwnerServers run by
TresoritTier 3: Not US-owned, data in CanadaYes, if you choose itSwitzerlandUS 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.

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