Quebec's Law 25 (An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information) amends the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector. Among other things it requires privacy impact assessments before certain projects, notification of confidentiality incidents to the Commission d'accès à l'information, and explicit consent mechanisms tied to a stated purpose.

CPCSC (Canadian Program for Cyber Security Certification, PCCC in French) is the federal government program that verifies the cybersecurity of defence suppliers handling designated information. Level 1 is an annual self-assessment against 13 controls; Level 2 adds verification by an accredited third-party assessment organization; Level 3 is assessed directly by the Department of National Defence.

The Trousse globale de vérification (TGV) is the certification framework administered by the Bureau de certification et d'homologation of Quebec's Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux. It attests the conformity of technological products and services used in the province's health and social services network across four domains: security, personal information protection, performance and technology.

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Sentrix vs Vanta

Sentrix vs Vanta: compliance, third-party risk, policy and license in one subscription, Canadian, US and European frameworks, and a bilingual interface.

Sentrix vs Vanta: compliance, third-party risk, policy and license in one platform.

Vanta pioneered automated compliance monitoring for tech companies and does it well. Sentrix covers the same starting ground, SOC 2 and ISO 27001, and adds three things within the same subscription: third-party risk, policy management and license optimization, with frameworks shipped for Canada, the United States and Europe and an interface in English and French.

What differs, as of July 2026

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Criterion	Sentrix	Vanta
Subscription scope	Compliance, third-party risk, policy management and license optimization in one subscription	Compliance and policy management; third-party risk is offered as a separate product (Vanta Vendor Risk)
SOC 2 and ISO 27001	Yes	Yes
Frameworks for Canada	Law 25, PIPEDA, CPCSC, TGV, OSFI B-10 and B-13, CAN/DGSI 104	See Vanta's published framework list
Frameworks for the United States	SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, CMMC, NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, NIST AI RMF	SOC 2 and ISO 27001 confirmed; see the published list for the others
Frameworks for Europe and international	ISO 27001, ISO 42001, GDPR, NIS2, DORA, TISAX	See Vanta's published framework list
Interface languages	English and French	See Vanta's public documentation
Data hosting	Compliance data hosted in Canada	See Vanta's public documentation

The fundamental difference

Vanta built a remarkable product for a specific market: SaaS companies that need to move fast on SOC 2 to unlock enterprise sales. That origin shapes its framework priorities and its roadmap. Third-party risk is a separate product there, which matters as soon as your program grows past a first certification.

Sentrix starts from a different scope: one evidence set that feeds compliance, vendor assessment, policies and license review. Canadian frameworks (Law 25, CPCSC, TGV, OSFI guidelines B-10 and B-13), US frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, CMMC, NIST) and European frameworks (GDPR, NIS2, DORA) ship with pre-built controls and crosswalks between them, so evidence collected once counts toward every active framework. Workflows are bilingual, and compliance data is hosted in Canada.

Who each platform is built for

Choose Sentrix if…

Your program spans several jurisdictions: Law 25 or PIPEDA in Canada, GDPR, NIS2 or DORA in Europe, SOC 2 or HIPAA in the United States
You need third-party risk, policy and license governance unified with compliance, in one subscription
You serve French-speaking stakeholders and need bilingual tooling
Your contracts or policies require compliance evidence to be hosted in Canada

Choose Vanta if…

You are a US SaaS startup prioritizing a fast SOC 2 Type I
Your primary compliance requirement is a US-market certification for US enterprise sales
You have no Canadian- or Europe-specific regulatory requirements
You prefer a platform with a large existing US community and ecosystem

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Frequently asked questions

What is Law 25?: Quebec's Law 25 (An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information) amends the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector. Among other things it requires privacy impact assessments before certain projects, notification of confidentiality incidents to the Commission d'accès à l'information, and explicit consent mechanisms tied to a stated purpose.
What is CPCSC?: CPCSC (Canadian Program for Cyber Security Certification, PCCC in French) is the federal government program that verifies the cybersecurity of defence suppliers handling designated information. Level 1 is an annual self-assessment against 13 controls; Level 2 adds verification by an accredited third-party assessment organization; Level 3 is assessed directly by the Department of National Defence.
What does TGV cover?: The Trousse globale de vérification (TGV) is the certification framework administered by the Bureau de certification et d'homologation of Quebec's Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux. It attests the conformity of technological products and services used in the province's health and social services network across four domains: security, personal information protection, performance and technology.

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