I like / use HostGator. They have Canadian offices out of Toronto, you
might contact them about servers but I imagine you're out of luck.

This Canadian company seems decent: http://www.canspace.ca/web-hosting.html


On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Cynthia Ng <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thanks, but they don't seem to do shared hosting unless I totally missed
> it.
>
> All I need it for is 1-2 WordPress sites after all... nothing enterprise
> level.
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Lin, Kun <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > iweb.com is at quebec
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> > Cynthia Ng
> > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 12:12 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Canadian WordPress Hosting
> >
> > I believe the act says it has to stay in Canada. Hence the need to get
> > local or at least Canadian hosting.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > What about another country?
> > >
> > > Riley Childs
> > > Library Director and IT Admin
> > > Junior
> > > Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > > P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime)
> > > P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET)
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > > Please excuse mistakes
> > >
> > > > On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:28 PM, Mark Jordan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > FWIW, in British Columbia, public institutions are prohibited by law
> > > from hosting any data in the US.
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > > Ross Singer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I assume it's not about speed, but about the PATRIOT Act.
> > > >
> > > > For example, we don't host any of our customer data in the US (and
> > > > aren't allowed to).
> > > >
> > > > -Ross.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:17 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> I take that back, did a bit more research, I think there are plenty
> > > >> of options. But I have to ask, why only in Canada, a transit
> > > >> provider in
> > > the
> > > >> us willbe just as fast as in Canada
> > > >>
> > > >> Riley Childs
> > > >> Library Director and IT Admin
> > > >> Junior
> > > >> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > > >> P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime)
> > > >> P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET)
> > > >>
> > > >> Sent from my iPhone
> > > >> Please excuse mistakes
> > > >>
> > > >>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:09 PM, Nick Ruest <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Cynthia: If you just need a Canadian server, not a Canadian
> > > corporation,
> > > >> check out Site5[1]. Not sure if they are exactly what you are
> > > >> looking
> > > for,
> > > >> but they have the standard one-click install ControlPanel stuff.
> > > >> Not
> > > sure
> > > >> about the automated backup options you're looking for. I've been
> > > >> using
> > > them
> > > >> for a few years, and have zero complaints.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Riley: Really? Why would we be hard pressed to find that in Canada?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -nruest
> > > >>>
> > > >>> [1] http://www.site5.com/p/canadian-web-hosting/
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> On 13-11-07 08:38 PM, Riley Childs wrote:
> > > >>>> Why in Canada? You will be hard pressed to find that
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Riley Childs
> > > >>>> Library Director and IT Admin
> > > >>>> Junior
> > > >>>> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > > >>>> P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime)
> > > >>>> P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET)
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> > > >>>> Please excuse mistakes
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 4:48 PM, Cynthia Ng <[log in to unmask]>
> > > wrote:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Thanks Kevin. Servers need to be in Canada, preferably paid in
> > > >> Canadian but
> > > >>>>> I don't think that's necessary. I'll looking your recommendation.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Kevin Hawkins <
> > > >>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>> Does the entity you pay need to be in Canada (that is, accept
> > > payment
> > > >> in
> > > >>>>>> Canadian dollars), or do the servers need to be there?  Or both?
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> I use http://www.csoft.net/ for my personal hosting.  Their
> > > business
> > > >>>>>> office is in Canada, but I'm unclear on where their servers are.
> > > >> Their
> > > >>>>>> documentation is written assuming you have strong technical
> > > >>>>>> skills,
> > > >> but
> > > >>>>>> they respond quickly (and tersely) whenever I've needed help to
> > > >> address
> > > >>>>>> gaps in my skills.  They have some specific instructions for
> > > >> installation
> > > >>>>>> of WordPress once you've connected to them through SSH:
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> http://www.csoft.net/docs/wordpress.html.en
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> They also have documentation in French in case that's helpful.
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> --Kevin
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> On 2:59 PM, Cynthia Ng wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Hi Everyone,
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Apologies for cross-posting, but code4lib is much more active,
> > > >>>>>>> and
> > > >> has
> > > >>>>>>> more
> > > >>>>>>> Canadians that I've seen.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for a WordPress
> > > hosting
> > > >>>>>>> solution? And yes, it needs to be in Canada. I can do most of
> > > >>>>>>> my
> > > own
> > > >>>>>>> dev-type work, so really it just needs to be setup to run
> > > >>>>>>> WordPress (preferably with 1-click install), and most of all,
> > > >>>>>>> reliable,
> > > >> hopefully
> > > >>>>>>> with good customer service for when we need to contact the
> > company.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Okay, also preferable is that they do daily backups for us and
> > > >>>>>>> has excellent security (considering it's WordPress).
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Too many hosting solutions include email and a bunch of other
> > > stuff,
> > > >> and I
> > > >>>>>>> need it only for WordPress and nothing else.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> A name, plus at least 1-2 reasons on the recommendation would
> > > >>>>>>> be
> > > >> great!
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Thanks in advance,
> > > >>>>>>> Cynthia
> > > >>>
> > > >>> --
> > > >>> -nruest
> > > >>
> > >
> >
>