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Just wanted to share some info about switching from 1password.com (USD billing) to 1password.ca (CAD billing) that might be relevant to fellow Canadian users. With the current exchange rate (1 CAD = 0.70 USD), there can be some savings since you're not paying the USD-CAD conversion - in my case about $20 CAD/year.
A few important details I learned from support:
The CAD pricing is set independently, not just a direct conversion of USD rates
Switching requires creating a new account on .ca and migrating your data over
You'll need to manually re-upload any Document items after transferring vaults
Plan benefits stay the same
Step by step:
Create your new account on 1password.ca
Sign in to your new account
Copy your items from the original account to your new account (make sure to copy from all vaults if you have multiple)
Sign out of the original account on all your devices
Not a huge deal but thought I'd share the process and caveats for other Canadians either considering the switch or perhaps not even aware that it was possible. The savings might be worth the migration effort depending on your situation. I was also credited the difference in unused time on my old account and noted the 1Password Support team were incredibly helpful throughout the whole process.
Full details about changing regions can be found here: https://support.1password.com/regions/
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If I'm in Canada does it matter if I'm on 1password.com rather than 1password.ca?
Ahh so yeah the servers. I suppose it's probably more secure to use your the .ca one for Canadians in that case.
More on reddit.com1Password is too costly for Canadians.
Not sure where you got $80 but if you visit 1Password.ca, the price is $3.75CAD/m or $45/year
More on reddit.comAny "advantage(s)" of dot CA over dot COM?
This basically shouldn’t improve or impair your 1Password experience but I believe that gift cards only work with .com accounts and maybe some integrations won’t work on another domain.
Since nobody else except from you should have your master password and secret key and therefore isn’t able to decrypt your vaults, it doesn’t really matter where your data is physically stored. But, for example, some companies in the EU are only allowed to store data within the EU. But it also is a matter of how you feel. If you feel much better with your data being stored in Canada or the EU then consider moving. I believe when it comes to passwords etc. feeling safe is important.
More on reddit.comI just received an invoice for my renewal of their service and thought that I might share this with you.
1Password is made by AgileBits, a Canadian company (I think they are based in Toronto) and way more secure than companies like LastPass (which have been hacked quite a few times in the last few years)
They offer decent family plans.
I am not part of 1Password: Just a happy customer for the past 3+ years.