SME Financial Service Charges Calculator - Security

Yes. The SME Financial Service Charges Calculator (  http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/calculator ) is on Strategis' secure server. The Calculator uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) technology. Any information you send back using the Calculator is encrypted using SSL for privacy while in transit. Industry Canada does not maintain a database of the information users enter in the Calculator. The four partners behind the Calculator took security seriously while building this interactive tool, and would never approve a project that would make their customers vulnerable to security breaches.

An easy way to find out if you are in a secure environment is to look at the site's Internet address (or URL). Usually, URLs begin with "http://" but in a secure environment they begin with "https://". When you are in a secure site, you will also notice a locked padlock on your navigation toolbar (usually at the top of your browser). Click on this padlock to get more security information.