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Developers dream of big data centres while reality calls for smaller projects

Combination of large campuses, modest city nodes needed, industry professionals say
Canada has seen several splashy new announcements of data centres recently, including this project that Allied REIT and Westbank plan in downtown Vancouver, shown here in a rendering. (Westbank/Align Architecture)
Canada has seen several splashy new announcements of data centres recently, including this project that Allied REIT and Westbank plan in downtown Vancouver, shown here in a rendering. (Westbank/Align Architecture)
CoStar News
April 21, 2026 | 11:04 P.M.

Canada’s data center landscape could undergo a significant shift brought about by a trio of proposed one‑gigawatt projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan, analysts say, developments that would be up to 10 times larger than anything operating in the country.

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