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my-id.ca vs Google Drive
Many Canadians keep scans of IDs and tax slips in Google Drive because it is familiar. my-id.ca is a different category: structured profiles for you and your household, Canadian hosting, and AI that fills web forms and PDFs from that vault. Drive is excellent file storage; it is not built to autofill Ontario or federal forms.
Feature comparison
| Feature | my-id.ca | Google Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Personal + family data vault that fills web forms and PDFs from stored profiles | Cloud file storage and sharing (Docs/Sheets ecosystem) |
| Canadian data hosting | Yes — user data and backups hosted in Canada | Google is US-controlled; Canadian regions may be available for some Workspace customers — verify |
| PIPEDA posture | Privacy practices designed to comply with PIPEDA; Canadian residency. No certification badge claimed — see /trust | Google publishes compliance docs; jurisdiction remains primarily US |
| Data model | Structured person profiles + documents | Files and folders — no reusable identity profile |
| AI search over your data | Yes — natural-language search over your vault, running on my-id.ca servers in Canada | Drive search + Google AI features — content processed under Google terms |
| AI PDF form fill | Yes — AI maps vault fields onto the PDF; you review every value before download | No dedicated personal-profile PDF fill |
| AI web form fill | Yes — Chrome extension with AI field mapping; per-site opt-in, off by default | No — browser/Google Password Manager cover limited fields only |
| Family / household data | Yes — structured profiles for spouse/partner, children, pets, and other household members in one account | Shared drives — not structured multi-person form profiles |
| Free tier | Yes — free plan, no credit card (1 GB storage, 5 documents/month); Pro at CAD $5/month | Free storage tier with Google account — verify current quotas |
| Where AI runs | Self-hosted on my-id.ca infrastructure — never sent to OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic | Google cloud AI infrastructure |
| Encryption | AES-256-GCM at rest; TLS in transit | Encryption at rest/in transit — Google can process content per its terms |
| Zero-knowledge claim | Not claimed — my-id.ca can process your data to run search and autofill, and says so honestly on /trust | No — Google processes stored content for search and AI features |
| Mobile apps | Web app works in mobile browsers; no native iOS/Android apps today | Yes — polished Drive apps |
Which should you use?
Keep cold file archives in Drive if that already works for you. Use my-id.ca when the job is filling Canadian forms from a reusable household profile with Canadian residency and self-hosted AI — many people sensibly use both.
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Canadian personal data vault with AI search and AI-powered PDF and web form fill. No credit card required.