Meta announces massive new AI data center campus in Alberta, Canada, signaling major North American buildout outside the US.

Tech giant Meta has announced plans to build a new 1GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta—the company's first such facility in Canada. The facility is designed to support Meta's artificial intelligence workloads and help power the technologies that billions of people rely on to connect, build communities, grow businesses, and access Meta's range of digital services and wearables.

Once completed, the Sturgeon County data center is expected to represent an investment of more than CAD $13 billion. The project will create significant employment opportunities, with approximately 3,000 construction workers expected during peak development and more than 300 operational jobs once the facility becomes operational.

Addressing energy consumption concerns, Meta has committed to covering the full cost of the data center's energy use, ensuring that consumers are not negatively impacted. The company is investing in new and upgraded energy infrastructure to support the facility.

"We worked closely with Greenlight Limited Partnership, AltaLink, Capital Power, and the Alberta Electric System Operator to plan for and meet our energy needs years in advance of this data center coming online," Meta said in its statement.

Meta is fully funding new power generation and grid infrastructure in Alberta to support the data center. According to the company, these upgrades will strengthen reliability across the province's electricity grid and deliver broader benefits for consumers throughout Alberta.