Montreal-based eStruxture is doubling down on British Columbia, positioning the province as a key node in Canada’s emerging “clean compute” economy with the development of a new Vancouver-area data centre.
The company says its upcoming VAN-3 facility is being purpose-built to support rising demand for AI workloads and hyperscale infrastructure, adding significant new capacity to its national platform of 16 data centres. The project builds on eStruxture’s existing presence in the region, where it already operates two facilities.
The expansion reflects growing pressure to localize compute infrastructure in B.C., where a tech workforce of more than 180,000 is driving demand for secure, high-performance data services. eStruxture is framing VAN-3 as part of a broader push to ensure that companies in sectors ranging from digital media to cleantech can access domestic infrastructure rather than relying on foreign providers.
Energy is a central part of that pitch. With roughly 98% of B.C.’s electricity generated from renewable sources, the province offers a structural advantage for operators looking to deliver lower-carbon compute at scale—an increasingly important factor as AI workloads drive up energy consumption globally.
The company is also emphasizing its approach to community integration and resource use. According to eStruxture, its facilities are designed to exceed local noise standards and rely on air and liquid cooling systems instead of drawing from municipal water supplies. As a Canadian-owned provider, it is also highlighting data sovereignty as a differentiator, particularly for sensitive workloads in sectors like healthcare and finance.
VAN-3 is expected to play a key role in supporting what eStruxture describes as the next phase of B.C.’s digital economy, where access to large-scale, locally governed infrastructure becomes critical to keeping innovation—and data—within Canada.