Canadian data residency hosting
Can you answer the 13 residency questions your reviewers are about to ask?
If procurement, a customer, or a privacy officer is asking for Canada-only data residency, the questions arrive late and the deal stalls while you hunt for answers. This free kit gets you ahead of them.
- A residency scope statement template – you can fill in and circulate internally, so everyone points to one document.
- The 13-question reviewer checklist – covering storage, access, recovery, and the documentation reviewers always request.
- Residency vs. sovereignty, explained plainly – including what Canada-only hosting genuinely does not cover.
- A plain-language glossary – of FOIP, FIPPA, PHIPA, PIPEDA, and the recovery terms that show up in security questionnaires.
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What's inside
Everything you need to scope the requirement, in one document
Most residency conversations stall because nobody has written down what's actually in scope. The kit gives you the language, the questions, and the definitions to settle that early.
Residency scope statement A fill-in template covering systems, data, required residency, driver, backups, and the evidence your reviewers will accept. | |
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Where your data lives A data-type-by-data-type breakdown: application services, databases, file storage, backups, and logs. | |
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Shared responsibility model Who owns what across the cloud platform, your hosting partner, and your own team. Reviewers expect this split in writing. | |
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Controls summary What turns a residency claim into something a reviewer can sign off on: region enforcement, access governance, change control. | |
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Access and lawful access The crux of “stored and accessed only in Canada,” addressed directly rather than dodged. | |
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The 13-question checklist Grouped by storage, access and governance, recovery and continuity, and documentation. Walk it before your reviewer does. | |
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Hosting architecture
Acro-managed hosting runs on a Kubernetes-based architecture using Google Cloud Platform, deployed entirely in Canadian Google Cloud regions.
Application services, databases, file storage, backups, and logs that may contain personal information remain hosted in Canada.
Static assets may be distributed for performance. No personal information is cached outside Canada.
What “Canada data residency” means
Data residency is where data is stored while at rest.
Data sovereignty is who can compel access under applicable law.
Residency reduces cross-border exposure and simplifies review. It does not remove lawful access risk on its own. That is why we document access pathways and controls alongside the residency scope.
Who this is for
This is built for organizations facing Canada-only expectations driven by customers, regulators, or internal procurement policy, including:
- Public sector and public bodies
- Teams navigating provincial privacy constraints
- Regulated buyers with third-party risk requirements
- Organizations with audit and record-keeping obligations
- Manufacturers selling into regulated supply chains
If residency questions are already shaping your deal cycle, you are in the right place.
How residency is enforced
Region placement enforcement
Workloads are restricted to Canadian regions.
Backups and disaster recovery in Canada
Backups, snapshots, and recovery copies remain in Canadian regions, including disaster recovery environments where applicable.
Administrative and support access governance
Privileged access is controlled, MFA-enforced, and auditable. Support access pathways and approval expectations are documented.
Change control
Residency-impacting configuration is governed through controlled change workflows and monitoring to reduce drift risk over time.
Subprocessors and documentation
We provide a clear subprocessor posture procurement teams expect.
Security and operations posture
Rather just talk it through?
Tell us the requirements you're facing and the systems in scope. We'll confirm whether this architecture matches what your reviewers expect, and what evidence they'll accept.
Just 20 minutes, no obligation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions reviewers ask first
Is the download really free?
Yes. No cost and no sales call required. Give us an email and we'll send the document. If you'd rather have a conversation, the 20-minute scoping call is there when you want it.
What's the difference between data residency and data sovereignty?
Data residency is where data is stored while at rest. Data sovereignty is who can compel access to it under applicable law. Residency reduces cross-border exposure but doesn't remove lawful access risk on its own, which is why the kit covers both.
Do you guarantee full data sovereignty?
We support Canadian data residency with enforced controls and reviewable documentation. Sovereignty includes operational access pathways, which we address through governance, transparency, and documented controls.
Can you support “stored and accessed only in Canada” requirements?
Sometimes. It depends on your operational access model and the evidence your reviewers will accept. The residency review is designed to confirm this early, before it costs you time.
Does Canada-only residency include backups and disaster recovery copies?
Yes, when you select the Canada residency architecture. The scope statement makes this explicit, so there's no ambiguity for a reviewer.