Cloud hosting
Does VEXXHOST store data in Canada?
OpenStack public cloud, Kubernetes, bare metal
Yes, if you choose it.
VEXXHOST offers Canadian storage, but you have to choose it, and it may depend on your plan. 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
- Montréal region (ca-ymq-1), with a second site in Québec; other regions in Santa Clara (US) and Amsterdam
- Where it is processed
- Where you deploy it
- Support and backups
- Not stated on the pages read
- Owner
- VEXXHOST, Inc. (Montréal, QC), describes itself as Canadian-owned · Parent country: Canada
- Servers run by
- VEXXHOST-operated OpenStack regions · Not a US company
- Customer-held keys
- Not recorded
- Certifications
- Not recorded (blank means not checked, not none)
- Worth knowing
- Pick the Montréal region; its Santa Clara region is in the US.
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 VEXXHOST
Other cloud hosting listings that are Canadian-owned, not US-owned, or self-hostable.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Web Hosting | Tier 1: Canadian end to end | Yes | Canadian | Not a US company |
| LunaNode | Tier 1: Canadian end to end | Yes | Canadian | Not a US company |
| MapleDeploy | Tier 1: Canadian end to end | Yes | Canadian | Not a US company |
| Micrologic | Tier 1: Canadian end to end | Yes | Canadian | Not a US company |
| ThinkOn | Tier 1: Canadian end to end | Yes | Canadian | Not a US company |
| OVHcloud | Tier 3: Not US-owned, data in Canada | Yes, if you choose it | France | 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.