Track Canada data centers at the facility level, covering operational sites, physical infrastructure, upcoming projects, investment pipelines, capacity additions, operators, locations, and colocation pricing.

CANADA DATA CENTERS

Canada is an established North American data center market supported by cloud adoption, AI workloads, strong connectivity, digital transformation, and access to renewable energy.

Arizton's portfolio tracks 155 facilities, including 120 existing and 35 upcoming data centers, with facility-level information covering capacity, infrastructure, operators, investments, project status, locations, and colocation pricing.

The Canada data center market was valued at USD 6.46 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 13.26 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 12.75%.

DATA CENTERS IN CANADA - MARKET AT A GLANCE

1. 120 operational data centers are currently tracked.
2. 35 upcoming facilities are in the development pipeline.
3. 52 operators and investors are covered.
4. Toronto is Canada's largest data center hub, with more than 378 MW of operational capacity.
5. Toronto represents roughly one-third of Canada's installed data center capacity.
6. The upcoming pipeline includes projects targeting nearly 10 GW of future capacity.
7. Major operators include IREN, Vantage Data Centers, eStruxture, Cologix, and Equinix.

DATA CENTER FACILITY INTELLIGENCE

The Canada Data Center Portfolio goes beyond a basic list of facilities by tracking the physical, technical, commercial, and development characteristics of individual data centers.

For existing facilities, the database captures location, address, operator/owner, facility name, white-floor area, IT load capacity, rack capacity, year of operation, Tier standard, and power/cooling redundancy.

For upcoming projects, it tracks investor, location, planned area, IT load, investment, infrastructure investment split, announcement year, project status, and expected opening year.

This facility-level structure helps users assess Canada's data center market from both an operational asset and development pipeline perspective.

EXISTING DATA CENTERS IN CANADA

Operational facilities with capacity and infrastructure details: The existing facility database covers 120 operational data centers, supporting comparisons of facility scale, capacity, infrastructure design, operator presence, and geographic distribution.

EXISTING FACILITY DATA POINTS

1. Region, city, and facility location
2. Full facility address
3. Operator/owner name
4. Data center/facility name
5. Core & shell white-floor area
6. Core & shell IT load capacity
7. Rack capacity
8. Year of operation
9. Tier I–IV design standard
10. Power redundancy
11. Cooling/mechanical redundancy

These fields provide a consistent basis for comparing facility footprint, power capacity, rack deployment, design standards, and operational infrastructure.

UPCOMING DATA CENTER PROJECTS IN CANADA

Track future capacity, investment, and development status: The portfolio tracks 35 upcoming data center facilities, from announced and planned projects to facilities under construction. Collectively, these projects are targeting nearly 10 GW of future capacity.

UPCOMING FACILITY DATA POINTS

1. Investor name
2. Region, city, and project location
3. Planned white-floor area
4. Planned IT load/power capacity
5. Total investment
6. Electrical infrastructure investment
7. Mechanical infrastructure investment
8. General construction investment
9. Announcement year
10. Project status
11. Active or expected year of opening

DATA CENTER OPERATORS & CLOUD PROVIDERS IN CANADA

The database covers 52 operators and investors active in Canada, from the country's established colocation leaders to global hyperscale platforms, telecom-backed operators, Bitcoin-mining-turned-AI infrastructure players, and regional specialists.

1. Capacity leaders: IREN (Iris Energy), Vantage Data Centers, eStruxture Data Centers (Fengate Asset Management), Cologix, Equinix
2. Global and national platforms: Digital Realty, STACK Infrastructure, Telehouse (Allied Properties), EdgeConneX, Compass Datacenters, Yondr Group
3. Telecom-backed operators: Rogers Communications (11:11 Systems), Sasktel, iTel Networks, N Plus Networks, Uniserve Communications
4. AI and crypto-to-AI infrastructure ventures: Bell AI Fabric, HIVE Digital Technologies, Hut 8 (TeraGo), BIT DIGITAL, Beacon AI Centers (Nadia Partners)
5. Regional and newer entrants: Enovum Data Centers (WhiteFiber), Qscale, Nordik Data Centers & Accelsius, Core Data Centres, PureColo, Priority Colo, Urbacon Data Centre Solutions

LIST OF DATA CENTER OPERATORS IN CANADA

Agritech Haven International (AHI), Atlantic Technology Centre, AVAIO Digital Partners and Adam Real Estate, Beacon AI Centers (Nadia Partners), Bell AI Fabric, BIT DIGITAL, Canadian Web Hosting, Carpere Valley, Csquare (Cyxtetra Technologies), Centrilogic, Cogent Communications, Cologix, Compass Datacenters, Core Data Centres, DarkNX, DataCity, Digital Realty, EdgeConneX, Enovum Data Centers (WhiteFiber), Equinix, eStruxture Data Centers (Fengate Asset Management), Fibre Centre, HIVE Digital Technologies, Hut 8 (TeraGo), IREN (Iris Energy), iTel Networks, Leaseweb (INAP/iWeb), N Plus Networks, Nordik Data Centers & Accelsius, O'Leary Ventures, Polaris Realty, Prairie Sky Data Solutions, Priority Colo, PureColo, Qscale, Rack & Data, Rogers Communication (11:11 Systems), Sungard Availability Services, Sasktel, Serverfarm, STACK Infrastructure, Technologies New Energy (TNE) & Data District, Telehouse (Allied Properties), Townsite Planning Inc, Uniserve Communications Corporation, Urbacon Data Centre Solutions, Vantage Data Centers, Wesco (Ascent), Whipcord Edge (Canada15Edge Data Centers), Woodland Cree First Nation, Yondr Group.

CANADA DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE

Canada's upcoming data center pipeline is becoming significantly larger in scale, driven by AI, hyperscale cloud requirements, and growing digital infrastructure demand.

The portfolio tracks 35 upcoming projects targeting nearly 10 GW of future capacity, providing visibility into the next wave of Canadian data center development.

Major development activity is concentrated around established markets such as Toronto and Montreal, while Calgary, Quebec City, Vancouver, and other cities are expected to attract increasing investment.

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE ACROSS CANADA

The portfolio covers 23 cities across Canada:

Calgary | Charlottetown | Gatineau | Halifax | Kamloops | Kelowna | Kitchener | Lethbridge | Markham | Mississauga | Moncton | Montreal | Ottawa | Quebec City | Regina | Richmond Hill | Saint John | Saskatoon | Toronto | Vancouver | Waterloo | White City | Winnipeg

This geographic coverage supports analysis of:

1. Established data center clusters
2. Emerging development locations
3. Operator expansion patterns
4. Regional capacity distribution
5. New project activity
6. Location-level investment opportunities

DATA CENTER CAPACITY & INFRASTRUCTURE

Counting facilities alone does not show the scale of Canada's data center market. The database therefore captures key facility-level capacity indicators.

1. White-Floor Area: Understand the physical IT space available or planned at each facility.
2. IT Load Capacity: Compare current and planned IT power capacity in MW.
3. Rack Capacity: Assess the number of racks supported by individual facilities where available.

Together, these metrics provide a clearer view of facility scale and capacity distribution across Canada. The portfolio specifically tracks existing and upcoming white-floor area, current IT load capacity, and future capacity additions through 2031.

INFRASTRUCTURE & RESILIENCY DETAILS

For existing facilities, the database captures Tier standards and power/cooling redundancy, helping users understand differences in facility design and resiliency — relevant as AI-driven density requirements reshape new-build specifications across Canada's pipeline.

Coverage includes:

1. Tier I-IV classification
2. Electrical redundancy
3. Mechanical/cooling redundancy
4. IT load capacity
5. Rack capacity
6. White-floor area
7. Year of operation

CANADA DATA CENTER COLOCATION PRICING

The portfolio includes colocation pricing alongside facility and infrastructure information.

Coverage includes:

1. Quarter rack (¼ rack) pricing
2. Half rack cabinet pricing
3. Full rack cabinet pricing
4. Full cabinet configurations such as 42U / 45U / 47U
5. Wholesale colocation pricing per kW

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THE CANADA DATA CENTER PORTFOLIO?

1. Identify existing facilities: Build a structured list of operational data centers by province, city, operator, capacity and infrastructure characteristics.
2. Track upcoming projects: Monitor the pipeline of announced, planned and under-construction facilities across all 23 cities.
3. Compare operators: Benchmark operators based on facility footprint, IT capacity, rack capacity and geographic presence.
4. Map new investment: Identify where new capital is being directed and which organizations — including former Bitcoin miners repositioning toward AI — are expanding their footprint.
5. Assess market capacity: Compare existing and upcoming white-floor area, IT load and rack capacity.
6. Evaluate locations: Separate Toronto's installed-base dominance from the secondary markets (Montreal, Quebec City, the Prairies, Atlantic Canada) gaining pipeline activity.
7. Benchmark colocation: Use retail and wholesale pricing data to understand local commercial conditions.
8. Support market entry: Identify operators, investors, locations, projects and competitive opportunities relevant to expansion strategies.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1. Primary sources: data center contractors and subcontractors, system integrators (power, cooling, physical security, fire suppression), developers and infrastructure providers.
2. Secondary sources: Arizton monitors 500+ colocation operators across about 50 countries through press releases, annual reports, investor presentations, industry reports and news.
3. Clean counting: phase-wise expansions sit in existing facilities. Ground-up builds sit in upcoming. Campuses count only operational buildings. Capacity colocated inside another provider's facility is not double-counted.
4. Actual and estimated values: investment figures blend reported and estimated values, with estimates based on the average data center build cost in Canada.