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.


You see I‘m feeling lazy today and only read the title which did not include Canada at the time. They probably edited it because of my comment. You are welcome.