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AWS Says It Is First Canadian CSP to Complete Cloud High Assessment

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Summary

AWS announced completion of a Canadian Cloud High (PBHH) security assessment, effective September 18, 2026. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security assessed 172 services and features available in AWS’s Canada Central and Canada West (Calgary) Regions.

Key points

  • AWS announced it completed its first Cloud High (PBHH) security assessment, effective September 18, 2026.
  • The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security assessed 172 AWS services and features across the Canada Central and Canada West (Calgary) Regions.
  • AWS says this makes it the first cloud service provider in Canada to meet the Cloud High security profile.
  • The profile adds controls for increased integrity and availability needs and supports workloads processing information up to Protected B.
  • AWS says the assessment summary is available through AWS Artifact.

Article Details

Event Type
Cloud security assessment completion
Impact
AWS announced that it completed the Canadian Cloud High (PBHH) security assessment, covering 172 services and features in the Canada (Central) and Canada West (Calgary) Regions. The assessment was conducted by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and provides assurance for workloads handling sensitive information, including Government of Canada workloads up to the Protected B level.

Vendors

Amazon Web ServicesWe continue to expand the scope of our assurance programs at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and are pleased to announce the successful completion of our first ever Cloud High (PBHH) security assessment with 172 assessed

Countries

CanadaCompletion of this assessment, effective September 18, 2026, makes AWS the first cloud service provider (CSP) in Canada to meet this high security bar and provide assurance to our valued customers.

Industries

GovernmentThese are systems that the Government of Canada (GC) and its service providers use to support delivery of services at a national scale or that are determined to be significant for handling sensitive information.