the Ontario Court of Justice, presided over by Judge Heather Perkins-McVey, ruled that the French parent company must hand over the data to the Canadian authorities. Her reasoning is based on a broad interpretation of “virtual presence”: since OVH operates globally and offers services in Canada, the company is subject to Canadian jurisdiction, regardless of where the physical servers are located.
OVH has two DCs in Canada. I wonder if that constitutes “offers services” or if it’s just that OVH exists on the Internet.