Data centers in Canada
Datacenter Atlas tracks 191 facilities in Canada, 137 data centers and 42 network points of presence: 2% of the global inventory and #9 worldwide by facility count.
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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →
Map
Largest hubs
A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.
Top operators
All 191 facilities
Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No PUE is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.
Disclosed IT load by state / region
| State / region | MW | Figures |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 158 | 5 |
| British Columbia | 12.6 | 4 |
| Ontario | 4.2 | 2 |
Disclosed values only, campus figures counted once. Regions are assigned from each facility's coordinates (Natural Earth admin-1), so the rows add up to the national total.
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 645.6 TWh (2025)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 191 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 63.9 %
- Low-carbon share
- 77 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 2 of the 135 scored · 2 located at town level only are not scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 0.12
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 2.14
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 6,632 h/yr (76 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 357
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Neighbourhood (78/100)
How close people live: residents within 1 km and distance to the nearest homes. High = many close neighbours.
- Water
- Energy & grid
- Neighbourhood
- Concentration
- Policy context
- Observed conflict
Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method
Regulation
1 measure recorded
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Documented local conflicts & agreements
- First Nation's challenge to Wonder Valley water licence proceeds · 2026-08-13 · lawsuit · ongoing
- Sherbrooke residents petition against Keel data centre land sale · 2026-08 · petition · ongoing
Announced large projects
- Wonder Valley AI Data Centre Park · O'Leary Digital / O'Leary Ventures · permitting · 7,500 MW announced
- Beacon AI Centers Indus campus (Rocky View County) · Beacon AI Centers (Beacon Data Centres) · permitting · 400 MW announced
Questions
How many data centers are there in Canada?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 191 facilities in Canada: 137 data centers, 42 network points of presence and 12 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in Canada?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in Canada are Cologix, Equinix, eStruxture Data Centers Inc., PureColo Inc., CentriLogic.
Where are data centers concentrated in Canada?
The largest hubs by facility count are Toronto (49), Montreal (40), Calgary (16), Vancouver (10), Kitchener (10).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Canada, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/canada · ODbL / CC BY 4.0