Meta is building phase 1 of 2 on its Sturgeon County AI campus, its first Canadian data centre, on heavy industrial land in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, northeast of Edmonton. It is Meta's 33rd data centre worldwide and will have about 2.9 million sq ft of facility space at full build-out.
Site History
- October 2026: The Land and Property Rights Tribunal hears appeals of the development permit.
- July 2026: Capital Power signs a grid supply agreement for the campus, with load in service in the second half of 2028.
- July 2026: Meta announces a CA$13 billion investment and breaks ground; Pembina and its partners take a final investment decision on the Greenlight power plant next door.
- June 2026: Sturgeon County issues the master site development permit for the data processing facility.
- February 2026: The campus land, about 1,750 acres in three parcels, is sold for about $300 million.
Project Profile
- Cooling: closed-loop liquid cooling
- Jobs: about 3,000 construction jobs and 300 permanent roles; Meta is also funding CA$60 million of local infrastructure