BUZZ High Performance Computing is advancing plans for a major new sovereign AI infrastructure project in the Greater Toronto Area, positioning the HIVE Digital Technologies subsidiary at the centre of Canada’s growing AI compute race.
The planned facility, described by the company as an AI gigafactory, is expected to have approximately 320 megawatts of utility capacity and support more than 100,000 GPUs at full build-out. HIVE says the project is designed to help Canada scale domestic compute capacity for enterprise, research, public sector, and AI applications.
BUZZ has acquired roughly 25 acres of contiguous land for the project, including a 21-acre main parcel for $46 million and an adjacent four-acre parcel for $12 million. The site benefits from a 320 MW power allocation and is located within the Toronto-Waterloo innovation corridor, one of Canada’s most important regions for AI research, engineering talent, financial services, and technology adoption.
The company expects the project to come online in the second half of 2027, with an estimated capital investment of approximately $3.5 billion. HIVE says the development could create more than 800 construction jobs, along with hundreds of permanent high-skill roles once operational.
For HIVE and BUZZ, the GTA project represents a significant expansion of their Canadian AI infrastructure strategy. HIVE CEO Aydin Kilic said the company now has more than 850 MW of power globally, including 450 MW of operating data centres and a 400 MW development pipeline expected to come online in 2027. That includes 100 MW of operating data centres in Canada and the new 320 MW Ontario pipeline.
The project also builds on BUZZ’s existing national footprint, which spans British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick. HIVE says BUZZ currently has 5,500 GPUs online for AI compute and, with its Grand Falls, New Brunswick site and the new GTA project, has land and power capacity to support approximately 130,000 GPUs.
BUZZ says the facility will be powered by Ontario’s clean grid and designed for high-efficiency AI compute using closed-loop cooling systems with a no-water-use approach, consistent with the company’s broader sustainability strategy.
Craig Tavares, President and COO of BUZZ HPC, said the investment is nationally important as Canada works to build the infrastructure required for the next generation of AI innovation.
The announcement comes as demand for domestic AI compute continues to rise, with governments, enterprises, and researchers increasingly focused on data residency, low-latency inference, and Canadian-controlled infrastructure. For BUZZ, the GTA project is not just another data centre development. It is a bet that Canada’s AI advantage will depend not only on talent and research, but on owning the infrastructure that powers it.