Supersized data centres are coming to Canada. One province is at the epicentre.
So far, Canada has 5 hyperscale data centres. Another 96 are in development. A new national AI strategy by the federal government this week comes at a time when the country is confronting a wave of new high-powered data centres, while public sentiment could be souring on the impacts of the new technology.
In New Brunswick, residents battle the government over a planned AI data centre.
The proposed data centre in Lorneville, N.B., would raze wetlands and old-growth forest. Its on-site gas plant and additional demand on the power grid would make it one of the province’s largest emitters.
