Canadian Association of Professionals in Regulatory Affairs | CAPRA Platform Infrastructure & Data Residency
The Canadian Association of Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (CAPRA) is a Canada-wide professional association serving individuals working in regulatory affairs across the pharmaceutical, biologics, medical device, cosmetic, and natural health product sectors. CAPRA supports professional development, knowledge sharing, and connections among regulatory professionals, government agencies, scientific experts, and industry educators. CAPRA uses Members Village as its management software for professional associations to support member information and association activities. The information below provides a general overview of the platform’s infrastructure, data hosting, privacy-supporting features, and security practices. It is intended as general information and does not replace CAPRA’s own privacy policies, terms, membership requirements, payment terms, or other notices that may apply to events, communications, services, memberships, or transactions.
Core Infrastructure
Infrastructure operations adhere to the following protocols:
- Data Residency:
Primary databases, container clusters, and automated snapshots reside exclusively in Canadian data centers (Toronto, ON). - Network & Storage Encryption:
Enforced HTTPS (TLS 1.3/1.2) in transit; AES-256 data encryption at rest. - Access Controls:
Zero-trust architecture with MFA and SSH key authentication restricted to authorized system engineers.
Third-Party Integrations: Where Canadian Association of Professionals in Regulatory Affairs | CAPRA enables specialized external tools (e.g. embedded video streaming), data processed by those specific tools is subject to their agreements.
Governance & Inquiries
- For Member Records & Policy Requests:
To update credentials, adjust communication preferences, or submit a formal data access inquiry, contact the Canadian Association of Professionals in Regulatory Affairs | CAPRA Office directly. - For Infrastructure & Platform Support:
Operational incident logs and system architecture inquiries are coordinated between Canadian Association of Professionals in Regulatory Affairs | CAPRA administration and the technical team at Members Village.