Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton

09-Jul-2026

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Meta has announced it will build a massive one-gigawatt data centre northeast of Edmonton, the company's first such project in Canada.

In a news release issued on July 8, the company behind social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram said it will invest more than $13 billion in the project, which will be built in Sturgeon County.

Meta is also promising to invest $60 million to improve local infrastructure. 

The company said the project will use a closed-loop, liquid-cooled system with “dry cooling” to eliminate operational water use. The data centre will be powered by electricity drawn from the grid as well as power generated on-site by natural gas.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith joined Meta officials and Sturgeon County Mayor Alanna Hnatiw for a news conference about the project that was held in Calgary.

Smith said the Meta project would generate at least $250 million for Alberta each year.