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Introducing PLUS: Rewards That Add Up

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You’re building something online, and we think that deserves a reward.

🎉 Introducing PLUS, WHC’s new rewards program where you earn points for every dollar you spend. Then, turn those points into credit for future purchases or renewals. It’s that simple.

At WHC, we believe in doing right by our community. We’re here to help Canadians succeed online—and now, we’re making it even more rewarding to choose a provider that’s proudly local. Because choosing Canadian should pay off.

Why hosting in Canada matters

Now more than ever, knowing where your data is stored matters. With growing concerns about privacy and foreign jurisdiction, keeping your website hosted in Canada isn’t just smart, it’s common sense.

When you host with WHC:

  • Your data is hosted on servers in Canada under Canadian privacy laws
  • Your site loads faster for Canadian visitors
  • You support our local economy and digital future

By choosing WHC, you’re backing a homegrown company that puts transparency and community first. And with PLUS, we’re saying thanks. Every dollar you spend earns points. These points that become credit to power your next big idea. It’s support that comes full circle.

What is PLUS?

PLUS is our way of giving back to the amazing people and businesses who trust us every day. It’s a points-based rewards program where every dollar you spend earns you credit toward future purchases.

Whether you’re renewing a domain, upgrading your services, or launching something new, you’ll collect points along the way—automatically.

PLUS Rewards

Why now?

We know you have options. That’s why we never take your trust for granted. Choosing a local provider like WHC means a lot to us. PLUS is a small way of showing how much we appreciate it. You’re not just a client. You’re part of a community we’re here to help thrive.

How it works

Earning rewards is seamless:

  1. Spend on WHC products or services.
  2. Points are added to your account automatically.
  3. Redeem those points and turn them into WHC credit.
  4. Apply credit at checkout or on your next invoice.
PLUS Rewards

You can track your balance anytime in your Client Area. No extra steps—just more value, built right in.

What’s coming next

We’re just getting started. Soon, you’ll earn points for more than just purchases:

  • Launch your website? That’s points.
  • Enable security features on your accountauto-renew? Points.
  • Upgrade your plan? More points.

We’re even working on a tier system that unlocks extra perks and VIP rewards. The longer you stay, the more you’ll gain.

How to get started

Already a WHC client? You’re all set—your account is earning points now.

  • Log in to your Client Area to check your balance.
  • Redeem points during your next payment.
PLUS Rewards

New to WHC? Join or switch to WHC today and start earning from your very first purchase.

The PLUS side of choosing local

Since 2003, we’ve been helping Canadians succeed online. Thousands of creators, entrepreneurs, and businesses trust WHC to keep them connected—and we don’t take that lightly.

With PLUS, we’re showing our appreciation in a real, rewarding way. It’s more than a loyalty program—it’s a thank you for choosing a provider that’s local, caring, and invested in your success.

Because when you support Canadian, you should feel the benefits. And with PLUS, you will.

Ready to redeem?

👉 Learn more about PLUS
🎉 Log in to your Client Area and start earning—or redeeming—today!

Stay tuned for exciting new features. Because success is even sweeter with a little PLUS. 🍁

Digital Resilience

Canada’s Digital Wake-Up Call: Build It Here, Protect It Here

Security
As global threats rise and the U.S. steps back, Canada must step up and ensure it has a strong, sustainable, and resilient digital foundation. 

This week, we joined digital security and human rights leaders from across the country at Parliament Hill in Ottawa for a press conference ahead of the inaugural Digital Resilience Forum.

Together with our friends and partners from MIGS (Montreal Institute for Global Security), eQualitie.org, Women on Web, and the SecDev Foundation, we delivered a clear and urgent message:

Canada has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to lead globally in building a resilient digital future — one that’s secure, transparent, open, and built for the public good.

📺 Watch the full press conference

What is Digital Resilience?

Digital resilience is having the capacity, adaptability, and resilience to stay safe and connected when things don't go as planned or when they go wrong. In a context such as Ukraine for example. 

Concretely, digital resilience for Canada is all about:

  • Protecting our data and systems from cyberattacks, outages, and foreign interference
  • Making sure Canadians stay in control of their data, information and digital tools
  • Building local, reliable infrastructure that we can trust — and that reflects our values

A resilient digital infrastructure doesn’t just react to threats. It’s built to withstand them, recover quickly, and keep serving the people who rely on it. 

In short: digital resilience = digital safety = Canada comes out more independent and stronger as a state.

Why This Matters Now

The digital landscape is shifting. And fast! The United States, once the informal moderator of the open internet, is pulling back. Funding cuts, weakened international engagement, and political polarization have created a dangerous vacuum in global leadership on digital rights, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure.

Meanwhile, authoritarian regimes like Russia, China, and North Korea are ramping up their use of digital tools to spy, censor, disrupt, and destabilize. Their cyber strategies directly target democratic societies, threatening free expression, critical infrastructure, and public trust.

That is why it is more important than ever for Canada to speak out alongside its democratic allies and strengthen its digital foundations. Because Canada has: 

  • 🍁 Credibility
  • 🍁 Talent
  • 🍁 Values

Now we need the political will and public pressure to turn this potential into concrete progress. In short, Canada must move from words to action.

What Canada Can Do

If Canada wants to be a global leader in digital resilience, it starts with:

  1. Making local hosting of public data and infrastructure mandatory. Keeping critical systems and data storage under Canadian legal jurisdiction.
  2. End tax loopholes that benefit foreign tech giants. Ensure a fair playing field for Canadian providers.
  3. Invest in open-source technologies that respect privacy. Innovation doesn’t have to mean being dependant.
  4. Work in partnership with Canadian businesses. Prioritize local suppliers in government procurement and digital services.

This isn’t about isolation — it’s about leadership. It’s about building strong, transparent, values-driven digital ecosystems that can stand up to global threats and stand out as a model for others.

Why Open Source and Open Data Matter

Digital resilience also involves creating tools and services that belong to citizens, not private providers. When governments invest public funds in technology solutions, they have two options:

  • Develop open source platforms that are accessible to everyone and can be reused and improved by different services, cities, and communities. 🙂 
  • Or invest in private software, whose source code is closed, which cannot be shared, consulted or adapted. 😕 

For example: Manitoba contracts a company to create an online application or platform for senior housing assistance.

  • If the platform is open source, other provinces or cities can reuse it, saving taxpayers time and money.
  • If the platform is closed, each province or city has to start from scratch, risking duplication of effort and budgets.

Public money should be used to build public infrastructure. Let's make sure that what we build in Canada can be reused, improved, and trusted by everyone.

What If We Don’t Act?

Digital resilience is now a national priority. Without action, Canada risks losing control over the systems we rely on every day. Here’s what that could look like:

  1. Critical services go dark during a crisis

    2. When war broke out in Ukraine, one of the first targets was digital infrastructure. Government websites, banks, and public services were hit with cyberattacks and taken offline. In Canada, many essential systems — from healthcare to emergency alerts — rely on foreign-owned platforms. If those platforms go down or get pulled due to geopolitical tensions, who restores them? And how fast?

  2. Our public data becomes foreign property

    3. Without strong data residency policies, sensitive government and citizen data — like health records or legal files — can end up stored in the U.S., where it’s subject to laws like the CLOUD Act. That means foreign authorities could legally access Canadians' data without our consent or knowledge. Now more than ever, we need to keep our data in Canada. 

  3. Canada becomes digitally dependent

    4. If we keep outsourcing our digital infrastructure, we’re not building our future — we’re renting it. Foreign tech giants can change terms, raise prices, or cut access with no accountability to Canadians. We risk becoming a digital colony, with no leverage, no control, and no backup plan.

The World Needs More Canada — And It Starts With You

This is our moment. While others retreat, Canada can rise. But for the government to take the lead, the public needs to apply pressure.

👉 Email your MP today and send them this article, asking them to take action:

“I truly believe Canada must become a leader in digital resilience. I'm calling for public data and critical digital infrastructure to be hosted and kept in Canada, by Canadian providers, and governed by Canadian laws and values.”

📍 Find your MP's email here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en

Canada’s digital future can be secure, independent, innovative and built for the public good.

Let’s make it happen. Let’s lead the way.

Transfer Ownership

Easily Transfer Your WHC Services to Someone Else

Small Business Success

Need to move a domain or hosting plan to someone else, like a client or team member? Now you can do it yourself, straight from your WHC account. No more tickets!

Introducing our brand-new Self-Serve Ownership Transfer Feature, designed to make transferring your service or domain to another person easier, faster, and more secure than ever before. Smooth sailing, eh?

What’s new?

Traditionally, transferring a service or domain to another account was a bit of a headache. It needed both parties to submit tickets and wait for manual processing, which could lead to days of email ping-pong that killed momentum.

Now, with our self-serve feature, you can start and complete transfers directly from your WHC Client Area. No tickets. No delays. Just a smooth, streamlined experience.

How it works

1. Kick things off

  • Go to your WHC Client Area.
  • Click Manage on your desired service or domain.
  • Click the gear icon or open the Account menu.
  • Choose Transfer Ownership, then select the services or domains you want to transfer. Only active services and domains within the grace period are eligible.

2. Provide recipient info

  • Enter the name and email of the person you’re transferring the service to
  • Double-check for typos (‘cause accuracy is key!)

3. Verify via email

  • You’ll get an email with a verification link. Click it within an hour to confirm the transfer.

4. Recipient accepts

  • The recipient will get an email with a unique, secure link to review and accept the transfer. If they’re not yet a client, they’ll be able to quickly create an account.

5. Done and done

  • Once accepted, the transfer is completed instantly. Both parties receive confirmation emails.

See this article for more information.

Why you’ll love it

  • Faster processing: Wrap things up in minutes, not days.

  • Better security: Requests are protected with email-based 2FA, unique verification links, and strict time limits.

  • Increased autonomy: Handle transfers independently. No tickets, no waiting.

  • No extra cost: No hidden fees or surprises.

Who is this for?

Here are a few real-world examples where this feature comes in handy:

Freelancers and agencies

Deliver complete control to your clients. No shared logins or support ticketing delays.

Entrepreneurs selling projects

Seamless digital asset handoff, even if the buyer’s new to WHC.

Internal teams

Shift ownership between employees or departments to align billing and admin.

From personal to business

Move assets from personal to business accounts for better legal and tax clarity.

Domain sellers

Instantly transfer sold domains, even to non-WHC clients.

Gifting services

Offer domains or hosting plans as part of promotions, onboarding, or giveaways.

Ready whenever you need

Whether you're a web professional passing the torch to a client or a business owner streamlining your digital assets, WHC’s Self-Serve Ownership Transfer is here to make your life easier. It’s another way we’re helping Canadians take control of their online presence.

Need to start up the transfer process? Give it a try today! Log in to your WHC Client Area and discover how simple ownership transfers can be: no support tickets, no delays, just smooth, secure service the Canadian way.

And if you’re just starting your online journey, WHC is always here to make things easier.

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Billing Cycle

Easily Change Your Billing Cycle With WHC

Domains

Managing your billing preferences just got a lot easier! At WHC, we're excited to announce a new feature that puts more control in your hands: you can now change your billing cycle directly from your Client Area without the need to contact support.

What’s new?

Previously, adjusting your billing cycle required reaching out to our support team via chat, ticket, or call. But now, you can make the change yourself, anytime you like, straight from your Client Area. This enhancement is available for both services like hosting and domains.

Why this matters

  • More control: Make changes to your billing cycle whenever you want, without waiting.

  • Simplicity: Adjust your billing preferences for services and domains in just a few clicks.

  • Transparency: View updated pricing and details before confirming changes.

How it works

Services

  1. Log in to your Client Area
  2. In your dashboard, you can select which type of service you want to change (e.g, Hosting and Websites, Servers, Emails and Apps).
  3. Locate the service you wish to change, and click on Manage.
  4. Click the gear icon in the top right corner, and then on Plan Details.
  5. Locate the dropdown box under “Billing”, then select your preferred billing cycle from the options provided (e.g., monthly, yearly, etc.).
  6. Click on Save to confirm your changes. 

Domains

  1. Log in to your Client Area.
  2. Click My Domains.
  3. Locate the domain you wish to change, and click on Manage.
  4. Click on the settings gear icon, then Billing Cycle. 
  5. Select your desired billing cycle (e.g., 1 year, 3 years, etc) from the dropdown box.
  6. Click on Save to confirm your changes. 

Regarding renewals

If an invoice has already been generated for an upcoming renewal, we’ll automatically update it to reflect your new billing preferences.

When you change your billing cycle, the new cycle becomes active once your current one ends.

If payment is overdue, the invoice must be paid before you can make any changes to your cycle.

Get started today

Head over to your WHC Client Area and try it out. Have more questions? Our team is always happy to help!

And if you haven’t yet experienced the best in Canadian hosting, WHC is here to offer you lightning fast speeds, near-zero downtime, trusted resources, and so much more. Time to kick your online journey into overdrive.