AI Data Centres

• Ford government to approve AI data centres ‘sooner rather than later’ amid moratorium calls

  Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli said the government has been receiving "lots of proposals" for new projects, but wouldn't offer a timeline for when they'll be greenlit.

  Canada

  Nov 4
  
• Ottawa lays out plan for AI data centres as community backlash grows

  A.I. Minister Evan Solomon says the government understands Canadians are concerned about noise, electricity and water use of large-scale data centres.

  Canada

  Sep 3
  
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• Saskatoon enters national debate surrounding AI data centres

  Like many Canadian cities, Saskatoon is considering whether large AI data centres have a place. Saskatoon city councillor Scott Ford wants administration to do the legwork.

  Canada

  Jul 29
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• Canadian government proposing ‘massive’ increase in AI data centre capacity

  Canada currently has about 337 megawatts of AI data centre capacity, and there are more than 20 gigawatts, or 20,000 megawatts in projects that are "under planning or development."

  Politics

  Jul 8
• Alberta pitches cheap natural gas for data center boom, at odds with Canada’s clean power aims

  The Alberta government's efforts to attract data centres by touting access to an abundant supply of cheap fossil fuels threatens to undermine Canada's clean power goals.

  Environment

  Jun 9
• Big tech targets Prairies for AI data centres

  AI data centres proposed in several Prairie provinces are meeting opposition, with some saying data sovereignty isn't worth the environmental impacts

  Tech

  May 26
• Canada is ‘closely monitoring’ new warning over AI electricity grid strain

  This comes after the North American Electric Reliability Corporation issued an alert warning that data centres are causing strain on North America’s electricity grids.

  Canada

  May 8