Q: 2 factor authentication avail in Canada?

Big +1 here. The lack of 2fa in Canada is ridiculous. No other service I use has restricted 2fa from Canada.

So I followed up with a call to Apple Support for iCloud Account Security. They read me the FAQ that I'm sure we're all familiar with.

Something interesting about this is that Canada is no longer mentioned in the article, as of January 6th apparently. In fact a few countries were removed (if memory serves, there were more announced than are currently listed, check the PR announcements I guess).

I pointed this out and they didn't have much to say. I was referred to a senior manager who told me the same things. I noted that this is worrisome for a customer who is concerned about account security and their data online. I asked what mechanisms there are available to escalate this issue and was told simply Apple.com feedback.

So, as of now, there are no plans to handle two step verification in Canada.

One thing you can try is switching your Apple ID to the US, logging back in and checking the security tab and see if the new settings show, then switch the country back. I don't know if that will work but it might be worth a shot.

frozen999 wrote:

 

I guess Apple can not open their purse strings enough to get better protection for their non US account holders.

Yeah, except somehow the UK and Ireland and Australia AND New Zealand all make the cut ahead of us.  Ridiculous...

Thanks for the update! I tried it just now and apparently there's a 3 day waiting period for security reasons. I guess I'll see what happens in 3 days!

Thanks for the update, it worked!  I have two Apple IDs.  For the one I use for back to my mac, it suggests I come back in 3 days like arctophile above, but for another account I use only for the iTunes store, I was able to get an SMS code, and activate the two factor.

Well, I was able to successfully implement the 2 factor authentication. It just took a few minutes. Frozen999, I hope it works out for you eventually.

Yeah, I've tried setting up 3 different SMS phones in Canada.  Virgin, Telus, and Rogers.  None received the SMS confirmation from Apple.

Something's not right.

Success!

I replied on this thread a few months ago, and am still subscribed to it. So I received an e-mail the other day notifying me of the recent post from frozen999.  That induced me to try once again to get 2-factor enabled on my primary AppleID.

It worked! I was able to register two different cellphones (both on Fido) as my trusted devices. The enrollment SMS code arrived within about 15 seconds from clicking the Send button. Two-factor is now enabled on my account:-)

I then verified that it actually performs as intended. I tried to log in to my AppleID account. After entering my password, I was prompted to choose which of the two cellphones should receive the access code. After doing so, the SMS arrived in a few seconds.