So you’re getting a data centre! Here’s what to know

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So you’re getting a data centre! Here’s what to know

What questions to ask when the next new data centre comes to your town.

February 19, 2026 - Simon Enoch and Rachel Pettigrew -
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)

EXCERPT: "As Canadians begin to experience their own data centre boom—driven by the computing needs of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the need for data sovereignty—we need to understand what we are getting into and what questions to ask when we invite data centres to be our neighbours. . . . . ."

[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... eb00632835 ]