Market profile
Canada
In Canada Microsoft said in December 2025 it is investing CAD 19 billion between 2023 and 2027 to expand its Canada Central and Canada East regions, with new capacity from the second half of 2026. Bell is building sovereign AI data centres as Bell AI Fabric, starting in Kamloops, and says it has nearly 400 MW committed across three provinces.
- Tracked project records
- 3
- Policy records
- 0
- Cloud regions
- 0
- Last checked
- 19 Oct 2026
Grid context
No national data centre grid or demand figure was checked for this release.
Tracked projects
| Project | Level | Stage | Operator or developer | Latest change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell AI data centre with Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops) | campus | Under construction | Bell Canada | not disclosed |
| Bell AI Fabric and Groq inference facility (Kamloops, British Columbia) | campus | Operating | Bell Canada | not disclosed |
| Microsoft Canada Central and Canada East region expansion | project | Under construction | Microsoft | not disclosed |
Capacity in tracked public coverage
Tracked public coverage, not a national total. Sums of reported, project-level figures from 0 of the 3 published project records we track for Canada. Each metric and each delivery class is summed on its own and never added to another. Confirmed operating capacity never includes design or ultimate capacity. Delayed projects are never counted as under construction now. Campus and phase figures are not double counted. Ranges and upper bounds are not summed. Unknown values are not counted as zero.
None of the tracked project records for Canada has a figure that can be summed yet. Figures with an unclear basis and undisclosed values are never added. Each project page lists its reported figures as published. Not disclosed is not zero.
Figures not counted (3) and why
- Bell AI data centre with Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops)
- Other 26 MW: Basis unclear (not stated as IT, facility, grid or thermal). Never summed.
- Bell AI Fabric and Groq inference facility (Kamloops, British Columbia)
- Other 7 MW: Basis unclear (not stated as IT, facility, grid or thermal). Never summed.
- Microsoft Canada Central and Canada East region expansion
- Investment CAD 19 billion: Marked not summable by research: CAD billions over 2023 to 2027, covers more than data centres
Method: capacity rules. Company-wide investment, area figures and third-party market estimates are never included in these sums.
Hyperscaler and AI cloud activity in Canada
3 tracked projects in Canada, of which 3 involve a hyperscaler or AI cloud as owner, operator, developer or a stated or reported tenant. Part of the Americas region on the hyperscaler and cloud hub.
| Project | Stage | Operator, developer or owner | Hyperscaler or AI tenant | Announced | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell AI data centre with Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops) British Columbia | Under construction | Bell Canada | not stated | 2025-05-28 | 2026 |
| Bell AI Fabric and Groq inference facility (Kamloops, British Columbia) British Columbia | Operating | Bell Canada | Groq (officially stated) | 2025-05-28 | 2025-06 |
| Microsoft Canada Central and Canada East region expansion Ontario and Quebec | Under construction | Microsoft | not stated | 2025-12-09 | 2026-H2 |
Capacity, forecasts and market share: Canada
Every number is shown as published, with its basis, date and source. Figures with different bases (IT power, grid connection, electricity use) or from different sources are never added or blended. Where no figure exists we say not publicly reported. CoolPower makes no forecasts of its own.
Current capacity and pipeline
Operational, under construction and planned capacity: not publicly reported in a source we could check.
Forecasts and scenarios
Forecast: not publicly reported by a named publisher in a source we could check.
Cloud market share
Provider market share: not publicly reported. No public provider market share by country was found except mainland China (Omdia via DCD). Every other country page shows not publicly reported.
No figures to download yet. All market figures (CSV)
Cloud regions in Canada
A cloud region is a provider's service area. It is not a data centre campus and has no MW figure here.
No cloud regions recorded.
Policy timeline
No policy records published.
Operators and developers
- Bell Canada Developer, AI cloud
- Groq AI cloud
- Microsoft Hyperscaler, Developer, Occupier
Sources (3), last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Microsoft Deepens Its Commitment to Canada with Landmark $19B AI Investment (opens in a new tab), Microsoft, published 9 Dec 2025, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Bell Canada Increases Sovereign AI Capacity with Bell AI Fabric (opens in a new tab), Bell Canada (via Newswire), published 28 May 2025, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Bell AI Fabric: Building Canada’s AI economy (opens in a new tab), Bell Canada, accessed 19 Oct 2026
Last checked 19 Oct 2026 by CoolPower Index research (automated, sourced). Report a correction.