The Trusted Cloud for Government in Canada

Secure, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions for federal, provincial, and municipal governments.

Across Canada, governments choose the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud because it meets their unique requirements for security, compliance, reliability and cost savings. AWS works directly with federal, provincial, and municipal government teams to navigate cloud procurement and adoption, and our Canada Region infrastructure lets governments store data in-country, addressing data residency and compliance requirements. With over 200 services on offer, Canadian government decision-makers choose AWS for flexibility, speed and power--reducing time-to-launch from weeks to hours, and transforming citizen service delivery.

Performance Dashboard on AWS makes delivering open, responsive government simple

What's new

Canada Compliance Week

In this four-part webinar series, explore the topics and requirements the government of Canada federal departments need to follow to move protected workloads to the cloud with AWS.

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Canadian government meets citizen needs quickly with secure, compliant solutions built on AWS

Working with partners and AWS, Canadian governments and agencies released multiple solutions for providing a modern, digital-first experience for all to interact with the government and receive the information and services they need.

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Public Sector Cloud Transformation: New white paper

Successful digital transformation isn’t just about moving data to the cloud: It’s also about changing people, processes, and culture. Read AWS’ white paper on Public Sector Cloud Transformation and discover pragmatic advice that governments can use to drive change.  

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The Risks of the Digital Status Quo

Governments across the world are reaping the benefits of digital technologies, from creating efficiencies to enabling new services, and enhancing openness and transparency. This paper examines the repercussions of failing to adopt digital technologies to improve public services in Canada. It was informed by a series of interviews, a survey, and a roundtable discussion with senior Canadian public servants. 

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How AWS can help governments

Open Data

Open Data

When organizations store open data on AWS, it becomes more accessible for analysis by the public with our scalable computing and analytics services.

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Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery

Keep your systems running even when emergencies occur.

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Health and Human Services

Health and Social Services

Health organizations are leveraging the AWS Cloud for initiatives ranging from the optimization of everyday administrative tasks to delivering a more personalized digital experience for citizens.

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Websites

Websites

Build your website on AWS – highly scalable, low cost, and ready for peak usage times.

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Managed Desktops

Managed Desktops

Give government employees access to the resources they need on any supported device with Amazon WorkSpaces.

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Public Safety

Public Safety

Whether for law enforcement, emergency management, or corrections, AWS has the capability and resources to help you tackle public safety needs.

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Benefits

Security

Comprehensive security capabilities to satisfy the most demanding information security requirements.

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Private, Isolated Resources

Choose the right level of isolation for your apps and integrate with existing resources.

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Compliance

Rich controls, auditing, and broad security accreditations to enable compliance with PIPEDA, FIPS, FIPPA, and more.

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Hybrid

Build hybrid IT architectures that extend your on-premises infrastructure to the cloud with VMWare and AWS Outposts.

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Getting started

How to buy cloud in government

Buying cloud computing services takes different skills and strategies than buying traditional IT. Are you ready to move to the cloud but looking for practical guidance? Our experts at AWS have helped many government IT leaders select the right acquisition approach for their agency.

AWS DigiGov

AWS DigiGov is a two-day pilot program designed for government employees to learn about cloud computing, cloud value proposition, use cases, and the different services offered by AWS.

 

Case studies

The AWS Cloud empowers governments to modernize aging infrastructure, enhance productivity, improve public service delivery, and drive innovation at scale. AWS’ Canadian government customers include: 

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