Canada and the United States reported the highest percentages of Confidential Computing services in full production, at 26% and 24%, respectively.

41% of successful Canadian software buyers considered patching and update practices before purchase.

Successful Canadian software adopters typically complete vendor selection in about three months, while disappointed buyers take four to five months.

Approximately 50% of satisfied Canadian software adopters planned their rollout stages in advance, while only 27% of disappointed buyers did the same.

38% of successful Canadian software buyers evaluated a vendor's reputation for incident response before purchase.

62% of satisfied Canadian software buyers expect to increase their software spend next year, compared to 79% of disappointed buyers.

89% of Canadian software buyers who experienced implementation disruptions later regretted their decision in 2026.

49% of successful Canadian software buyers paid close attention to a vendor’s history of breaches or attacks before purchase.

32% of successful Canadian software buyers checked encryption standards of vendors before purchase.

99% of satisfied Canadian software buyers narrowed their choices to five vendors or fewer, compared to 90% of disappointed buyers.

40% of Canadian software buyers reported satisfaction with their purchase in 2026.

38% of Canadian employees reported that they have successfully accessed a prior employer’s account, data, or applications after leaving the company

51% of Canadian IT & security professionals reported that their company is actively encouraging employees to shift logins to passkeys

In 2025, Canada experienced 139 ransomware incidents, accounting for 3.0% of all attacks.

2.79% of global ransomware victims (organizations and individuals) in Q3 2025 were from Canada.

Canada's overall suspected digital fraud rate was 4.2% in H1 2025, a decline from 5.4% in H1 2024.

26% of Canadian business leaders attributed fraud losses to synthetic identity fraud, an increase of eight percentage points year over year.

Canadian business leaders lost an equivalent of 7.2% of revenue to fraud, totaling CAD$111 billion, which is an increase from 6.2% in 2024.

Account login was the highest risk stage in Canada, with a suspected digital fraud rate of 13.0%.

66% of CISOs say they would consider paying a ransom to prevent data leaks or restore systems. This figure rises to 84% in Canada and Mexico.