Video calls
Does Whereby store data in Canada?
Browser video meetings and embedded video
No.
Whereby does not offer storage in Canada. It is owned in Norway, 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
- Account data in Ireland (AWS Dublin); usage information in Ireland and the United States
- Where it is processed
- Ireland (AWS)
- Support and backups
- No meeting media stored except transiently (Whereby)
- Owner
- Whereby AS (Måløy, Norway) · Parent country: Norway
- Servers run by
- Amazon Web Services (Dublin) · US company
- Customer-held keys
- Not recorded
- Certifications
- Not recorded (blank means not checked, not none)
- Worth knowing
- Not US-owned, but runs on AWS and keeps usage data partly in the US.
What the rules say about this
- US CLOUD Act: The owner is not American, but a US company runs the servers underneath.
- 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 Whereby
Other video calls listings that are Canadian-owned, not US-owned, or self-hostable.
| Listing | Tier | Stored in Canada? | Owner | Servers run by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jitsi Meet (self-hosted) | Self-hosted: Run it yourself | If you host it yourself | US | 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://whereby.com/information/security/
- Who owns it: https://whereby.com/information/dpa/
- Supporting page: https://whereby.com/information/tos/privacy-policy/