Canada wants to be an AI leader. Whether it can achieve that ambition may depend as much on substations, cooling systems and grid connections as it does on algorithms, computing power and talent. The rapid growth of AI is forcing data centre operators and enterprises to rethink how they plan for power, cooling, resiliency and future capacity. Infrastructure that was once … [Read more...] about Building an AI-Ready Canada with Schneider Electric
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OpenAI, Meta and Google Back Canada’s Responsible Data Centre Principles
Ottawa has secured commitments from 23 technology and infrastructure companies to follow a new set of national principles when developing or supporting data centres in Canada. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon Web Services are among the companies backing the initiative. Canadian signatories include Bell, TELUS, Cohere, Hypertec, ThinkOn and Beacon Data … [Read more...] about OpenAI, Meta and Google Back Canada’s Responsible Data Centre Principles
CoolIT Hiring Nearly 300 as AI Data Centre Cooling Demand Surges
Calgary-based CoolIT Systems is preparing to add nearly 300 employees this year as accelerating investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure drives demand for its liquid-cooling technology. The hiring push accompanies an expansion of CoolIT’s engineering, manufacturing and production capacity in Calgary, strengthening the city’s role in a global data centre supply … [Read more...] about CoolIT Hiring Nearly 300 as AI Data Centre Cooling Demand Surges
DMG ‘Actively Working’ to Launch AI Data Centre Operations in ‘Timely Manner’
DMG Blockchain Solutions recently reported their third quarter fiscal performance. Revenue for the Canadian data centre startup was north of $6 million, a figure which was down 13% from the prior quarter, and down 45% year-over-year from more than $11M in Q3 2025. The amount of Bitcoin that DMG mined was also down—10% versus the prior quarter and 27% versus the same … [Read more...] about DMG ‘Actively Working’ to Launch AI Data Centre Operations in ‘Timely Manner’
Meta Data Centre Could Add $462 to Alberta Power Bills, Report Warns
Alberta’s push to become a global destination for artificial intelligence infrastructure is colliding with a growing debate over who will pay to power it. A new report from the Pembina Institute estimates that Meta’s proposed hyperscale data centre in Sturgeon County could add between $267 and $462 annually to an average Alberta household’s electricity costs between 2027 and … [Read more...] about Meta Data Centre Could Add $462 to Alberta Power Bills, Report Warns