Data-centre principles gain 19 more corporate signatories
Nineteen more companies have signed Canada’s voluntary data-centre development principles, bringing the announced total to 42 organizations.
Nineteen additional companies have signed Canada’s Responsible Data Centre Development Principles, bringing the announced total to 42 organizations.
The new signatories include AMD, IBM, Intel, Lenovo, NVIDIA, Schneider Electric, several energy firms and data-centre operators. The federal framework, launched September 3, sets expectations on local benefits, electricity costs, water and environmental impacts, transparency and strategic value.
The principles are commitments announced by participating organizations, not a new law or project approval. Ottawa presented the expanded list as support for a common approach to digital infrastructure development.
Source: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, September 22, 2026.
Illustrative stock photo: Kevin Ache via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of a signatory or Canadian facility.
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