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Canadian Data Residency Checklist for BC Organizations
What FIPPA, PIPA and PIPEDA actually require of your Azure and Microsoft 365 environment, and the evidence your privacy office will ask for.
- 10-page PDF
- Updated September 2026
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10-page PDF, updated September 2026
What's inside
Practical checks, not theory
Which law applies
A plain comparison of FIPPA, PIPA and PIPEDA, including what changed for BC public bodies in 2021.
Azure region choices
Canada Central and Canada East compared, and what region pairing does and doesn't give you.
Enforcing residency
The Azure Policy, storage and backup settings that keep data in Canada, and how to show it.
Services outside Canada
Which Azure and Microsoft 365 features can process data elsewhere, and how to handle them.
PIA-ready exceptions
How to document the exceptions you accept, in the form a privacy impact assessment needs.
63-item master checklist
Every check in one place, to work through with your privacy office and cloud team.
Who it's for
- BC public bodies, health authorities and school districts
- Private organizations under PIPA or PIPEDA
- Vendors whose clients require Canadian residency
Next steps
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