Montreal Colocation & Data Center Market

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The Montreal data center market is located in the province of Quebec Province within Americas. Montreal has 49 facilities with 1,603,785 sqft and 569 megawatts.

The top providers in Montreal are OVH Group (1 site) and Vantage Data Centers with 5 facilities . The most popular facilities are Cologix MTL1 and Cologix MTL2.

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Market Facts

Montreal Data Center Map

Montreal Power Growth Over Time

+50% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
Land Bank
In Doubt
Currently Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
NN Request Dataset sites announced, but haven't started construction

Data Centers in Montreal

Name Company Size Status Type
Cologix MTL1 Cologix Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cologix MTL2 Cologix Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cologix MTL3 Cologix Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cologix MTL4 Cologix Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cologix MTL5 Cologix Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cologix MTL6 Cologix Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cologix MTL7 Cologix Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cologix MTL9-S Cologix Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cologix MTL12 Cologix Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cologix MTL11 Cologix Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cologix MTL10-S Cologix Medium In Doubt, Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cologix Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville (Colo-D3 Proposed) Cologix Extra Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Cologix MTL8-S (Technoparc) Cologix Medium Operational, Planned Carrier-Neutral
Equinix Montreal MT1 Equinix Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Equinix: MT2 Equinix Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Ericsson Vaudreuil GI Partners Large Operational, Planned Private Equity
Internap Montreal HorizonIQ Small Operational Carrier
Vantage Montreal Vantage Data Centers Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Vantage: QC41 Vantage Data Centers Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Vantage: QC61 Vantage Data Centers Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
Vantage: QC42 Vantage Data Centers Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Vantage: QC43 Vantage Data Centers Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
TNW Montréal TNW Networks (téliPhone) Operational Carrier
Cronomagic Cronomagic Canada Operational Carrier-Neutral
eStruxture Montreal MTL1 eStruxture Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
eStruxture Montreal MTL3 eStruxture Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
eStruxture Montréal MTL2 eStruxture Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
eStruxture MTL-4 Kirkland eStruxture Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
eStruxture MTL-5 eStruxture Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
South PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us Google Medium Operational Hyperscale
OVH Beauharnois Quebec BHS OVH Group Extra Large Operational Content
Compass Montreal II Compass Datacenters Large Operational, Planned Carrier-Neutral
RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us Amazon AWS Small Operational Hyperscale
Hypertec Trois-Rivières YUL03 HypertecDCS Operational Carrier-Neutral
Urbacon Montreal - 544 Inspecteur Urbacon Data Centre Solutions Large Operational, Planned Carrier-Neutral
Beanfield Montreal (Openface) Beanfield Metroconnect Extra Small Operational Carrier
Centersquare: Montreal YUL1 Csquare Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cloud ValleyInterested in this information?Contact us HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd Medium Operational Crypto Miner Hosting
South PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd Extra Small Operational Crypto Miner Hosting
Enovum(WhiteFiber): MTL1 Enovum Medium Operational, Planned Colo Reseller
Enovum(WhiteFiber): MTL2 Enovum Small Operational Colo Reseller
Enovum(WhiteFiber): MTL03 Enovum Small Operational Colo Reseller
Keel Infrastructure: Farnham, Quebec Keel Infrastructure Small Operational HPC
Keel Infrastructure: Cowansville, Quebec Keel Infrastructure Medium Operational HPC
Keel Infrastructure: St. Hyacinthe, Quebec Keel Infrastructure Small Operational HPC
Hive DC: Montreal 2 Hive Data Center Operational Colo Reseller
Hive DC: Montreal 1 Hive Data Center Operational Colo Reseller
SATO: Joliette, QC SATO Technologies Medium Operational HPC

Largest Providers in Montreal

OVH Group
Site
Power
Operational
1
120.0
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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Vantage Data Centers
Site
Power
Operational
5
89.0
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
5
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Cologix
Site
Power
Operational
12
75.8
Construction
0
Planned
2
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
1
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
12
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eStruxture
Site
Power
Operational
5
57.25
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
5
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Largest Data Centers in Montreal

Location About Total SqFt Power (MW)
OVH Beauharnois Quebec BHS
OVH data center was created on the former Rio Tinto Alcan aluminum plant that is adjacent to Hydr...
NN Request Dataset
Cologix MTL10-S
COLO-D2, located in Longueuil, offers a floor space of more than 180,000 sqft with a capacity of ...
NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
Vantage: QC61
QC61 is the first data center building on Vantage's Montreal III (QC6) campus in Pointe-Claire, c...
NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
eStruxture Montréal MTL2
The facility includes more than 150,000 square feet of colocation space and is served by multiple...
NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset
Compass Montreal II
Compass's Montreal II currently supports 30MW of power, but when fully built, the site will host ...
NN Request Dataset

Sites Under Construction in Montreal

Location Building SqFt Power (MW) Estimated Launch
Cologix MTL10-S SqFt 0 Megawatts

About This Metro

The Montreal Data Center is drawing international attention yet is still relatively small compared to other North American markets. That might change over the next decade because Montreal has many ingredients to see robust growth.

The area has access to cheap and abundant hydroelectric power. Power rates range between 3.2 and 5 cents/kWh. he cool and dry climate in a stable geotechnical area offers data center operators an estimated 90% of free cooling hours per year based on facility design. The climate is cool and dry which offers data center operators an estimated 90% of free cooling hours per year.

Hazardous Risks

The area is in a stable geotechnical area with no risk of hurricanes. In winter, storms can bring snow and bitter cold.

Montreal Colocation Providers

  • Cologix has 7 sites and is the primary provider of peering and interconnection sites in Montreal.
  • ROOT is a growing provider with two sites. ROOT specializes in high power density deployments

Major Cloud Providers

The largest cloud companies have chosen Montreal as a data center location. Microsoft, Soflayer, Amazon, and Google have all chosen Montreal. Inexpensive green power and proximity to East coast population have driven their deployments.

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