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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Looking at 262 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the dedicated support team for their exceptional patience, helpful positive attitude, and efficient problem resolution. Consumers also highlight the highly reliable hosting service, noting that website performance improvements, rapid domain setup, and smooth overall transitions make managing digital projects straightforward. Some reviewers were not happy with occasional website downtime and significantly slower response times during more complex support requests. A few other people also felt that dealing with recurring technical glitches, unexpected server downtime, and being forced into repeatedly explaining complex problems to different support agents was very frustrating.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Alain answered my question/concern about my newly created website not loading and it telling me the "Page Not Found". He redirected my domain name to the proper web hosting site (WHC) and has told me... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I appreciated Amina’s thoughtful and prompt service. Amina found a satisfactory solution to the situation at hand and took the time to explain the necessary procedures to me in detail. The follow-... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My goal was to pivot to Canadian platform that way based in Canada. I’ve build my site before so I was comfortable with that process. Along the way I had a few stop & go issues and found the support... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We are a small non-profit with our site hosted by WHC for the last several years and at a very reasonable price. First, the site performance became way better than our previous host's. I've always had... See more

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  1. Web Hosting Company

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A web host that's both local and reliable... AND runs on green energy? Yes, please! Based in Montreal's Little Italy, WHC is Canada’s friendliest web host, domain registrar, and domain name backorder platform. We're here to help Canadians succeed online since 2003. Oh, and did we mention you can count on bilingual tech support, available 24/7. Parce que oui, bien sur, on parle français! 😉 Hosting your website on servers right here in Canada is great for your local SEO and for the Canadian economy. It also means your web hosting provider understands the best practices (and many challenges) of running a small business in Canada. Plus, it just feels right, doesn’t it? Need a domain or web hosting for your online project? We're trusted by tens of thousands Canadians. Visit us at whc.ca


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful

Awful. The moment they got my money I have not gad ONE good outcome on their site.
Nothing ever worked. I was not even able to get in for about 10/11 days.

I am still waiting after almost one month to get my money back.
The way it is going. It is way too long. I believe they are trying to get passed the date allowed for reimbursement so that they can give me a harder time then they already have to get my money back.

Awful experience and ongoing after many weeks.

Sorry for the bad spelling.
English is my second language.
I imagine the important information got understood so that you will not be surprised if you are one of the unlucky ones !!!

M Bouchard

September 5, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

We’re sorry to hear about your experience. Please send us the email address or domain linked to your account so we can escalate this directly to our support team for priority review. We’ll make sure the situation is looked into carefully and followed up on by the appropriate team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Alain answered my question/concern…

Alain answered my question/concern about my newly created website not loading and it telling me the "Page Not Found". He redirected my domain name to the proper web hosting site (WHC) and has told me my site should be up and running within 8 - 24 hours. I'll be checking back tomorrow and looking forward to seeing the page. Thanks, Alain!

September 19, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

Thank you so much for the kind review! 😊 We’re happy our team could help get things on the right track. We really appreciate your trust in WHC!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional Service from Virtual Assistant to Level 2 Support

Issue found and resolved perfectly.

To start, the Virtual Assistant was extremely helpful in diagnosing my issue. I can’t say the same for other companies’ virtual assistants — WHC’s assistant provides clear, step‑by‑step guidance that both non‑technical and technical users can easily follow.

From there, the case was escalated to a Level 2 Technician who quickly identified the problem, replicated it on WHC’s end, and resolved it with a turnaround time well above expectations.

Very happy with the service.

September 18, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

Thank you so much for taking the time to share this! 😊 We’re really glad you had such a smooth experience from start to finish. We truly appreciate the kind words and your trust in WHC!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good service

Very good service
Switched my request to the right level (Level 3)
Explicit answer

September 19, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

Thank you for the kind words! 😊 We're glad our team got your request to Level 3 and came back with a clear answer. We'll pass this along to them. Thank you for trusting WHC!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

For once a chatbot really understood my…

For once a chatbot really understood my question, was able to find information about my account to answer properly, and gave me the right answer to my original question as well as follow-on questions. Nice work!

September 17, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

Thanks so much for the great feedback! 😊 We’re really glad the chatbot was able to understand what you needed and get you the right answers quickly. Great to hear it made things easier!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Amina was helpful once I was able to…

Amina was helpful once I was able to reach her.
However 30-45 minutes in queue both on phone and on chat before service was unsuspended due to a billing issue that was not my error, is concerning. Two hours of downtime for business critical infrastructure is not reasonable.
Amina is courteous and escalated the matter for further investigation / compensation as soon as she could, and called me personally with the results. That helps however I continue to question using WHC's services as I find technical support too slow when issues arise, some of which could have been avoided completely.

September 17, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

We’re really sorry for the downtime and the long wait to get support. We completely understand your concern, especially when it affects business-critical services.

We’re glad the issue was escalated and followed up on, and we appreciate you taking the time to share this feedback.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great Canadian service provider

Moving from a US to a Canadian service provider was a priority for me. The transition was seamless. I highly recommend WHC to other Canadians.

August 27, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

Thank you for the kind words Alexandra! 🇨🇦 We’re really glad the move was smooth and that you chose to host with a Canadian provider. We truly appreciate the recommendation!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My goal was to pivot to Canadian…

My goal was to pivot to Canadian platform that way based in Canada. I’ve build my site before so I was comfortable with that process. Along the way I had a few stop & go issues and found the support was great. From cost to end result I’m super happy with WHC.
Now; onto switching my email, searching for Canadian cloud like provider and so on. 🇨🇦

September 16, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

Thanks so much for sharing this! 🇨🇦 We’re really happy to hear the switch went well overall and that our support team was there when you needed a hand. We really appreciate you choosing WHC and wish you the best with the rest of the move!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I appreciate the high-quality level of Support

I appreciate the high-quality level of support. I have had some issues with security on a number of my sites and whc has addressed and solved each one. And now it's very easy to start a support ticket, where it used to be confusing.

June 16, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

So glad to hear this! 😊 We’re especially happy our team could help get those security issues sorted and that opening a support ticket feels much easier now. Thanks so much for sharing your experience!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amina from Web Hosting Canada

Amina from Web Hosting Canada was extremely quick to respond and resolved the issue too.

September 16, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

So glad we could help! 😊 Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Claire is great!

September 16, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

Love to hear it! 😊 Thanks so much for the 5 stars and for sharing your experience with us.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have used them for years and their…

I have used them for years and their customer service and technical support is always quick, efficient and friendly!

September 15, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

Thanks so much for being with us over the years! 😊 We really appreciate your trust and are glad our team has consistently been able to help quickly and efficiently.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great and Professional

They are fast, very polite and very professional. For extra they know their stuff.

September 14, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

Thank you so much! 😊 Really happy to hear you had a great experience with our team.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Bad customer support at the moment - extended site outages from WHC maintenance and migration.

Rating a current negative experience with support that caused significant outages on all of my (5) sites over a week with really bad support.

To be fair outside of this experience I have been very happy with whc - reasonably priced hosting in Canada is what I was looking for. I have needed very little support in the past so I don't know if this is simply the impact of growth at WHC or if the support system is truly problematic.

I have been a customer for many years. Recently my websites all went down with 503 errors that persisted for hours after a scheduled maintenance.

The intial response was to "wait" for things to clear - they never did - these are very small traffic sites.

After multiple contacts to support the sites finally came back on line with no explanation but an offer to migrate to a more stable server.

Two sites have been down since that migration 2 days ago. The other two have SSL problems that have shut down my sales.

I am on my third call today. I hope this is temporary because of increase is sales but it is just not acceptable.

Adding:

In the end it took 8 days, 10 tickets and an escalation because of this review to get my sites working properly. Every problem initiated from an activity by WHC - originally server maintenance - every fix caused other errors, in my DNS or SSL. Typical response time to updated tickets ranged from hours to days to never. Eventually I learned to open a new ticket every time something else went wrong. Their own ticket response said - if you need faster help call - which meant waiting hours for a call back - or using chat - which just opened another ticket. There is no way in their ticket system to flag a serious site down issue. The support system at whc is seriously needing help.

WHC did contact me and we have (almost - one site to go) sorted this out but it has been exhausting and a side project I do as a volunteer to help Canadians who need service dogs has turned into days of time away from my job.

September 13, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

I’m really sorry you’ve been dealing with this, especially after being with us for so many years. Could you please share your domain name or the email address on your account? We’ll escalate this directly to our support team and make sure they look into it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

In the end..

In the end... you can always count on this guys 🤗

September 9, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

That’s what we love to hear! 🤗 Thanks so much for your trust Caroline. We’ll always be here when you need us! ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Help came quickly when I needed it…

Help came quickly when I needed it most! Thank you to tech support at WHC!

September 9, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

So glad we could help when you needed it most Alexandra! Thank you for sharing your experience 😊

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I appreciated Amina’s thoughtful and Ethic of Work.

I appreciated Amina’s thoughtful and prompt service. Amina found a satisfactory solution to the situation at hand and took the time to explain the necessary procedures to me in detail. The follow-up (by email) she provided was also reassuring.
I have been a client for several years and WHC’s services and ethics are always trustworthy. I plan to continue my relationship with WHC. Thank you again.
Lionel Sansoucy

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September 8, 2026
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Reply from Web Hosting Canada

Thank you for your continued trust over the years, Lionel! We’re so glad to hear you received thoughtful and thorough support. We truly appreciate having you with us and look forward to continuing to support you for many more years.😊🙌

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