Last week it was announced that eStruxture, Canada’s leading AI and hyperscale data center provider, would commit $750 million to build Alberta’s largest data center in Rocky View County .

The facility, called CAL-3, is envisioned as a 90-megawatt facility that will be located just north of Calgary in Balzac and is expected to open in fall 2026.

“CAL-3 is an important strategic investment, not only for eStruxture but for Alberta’s rapidly evolving digital and AI landscape,” said Todd Coleman, CEO, President and Founder of eStruxture.

“This expansion reinforces our commitment to advancing the province’s digital economy, providing scalable and sustainable infrastructure that meets the growing demands of AI and cloud service providers. Calgary plays a central role in Canada’s technological future and we are proud to support its growth with this state-of-the-art facility,” Coleman said in a statement.

County officials say the massive investment in data centers is a “significant win” for Rocky View and the province.

“The facility will create significant construction and trades jobs during the initial phase,” said Aaron Latimer, RVC economic development director. “When the facility is completed, it will create full-time technology-related positions, continuing the momentum and growth of the technology sector in the region.”

Latimer mentioned that the project is in its very early stages and is currently going through the county development approval process.

The RVC-based data center will be built to “meet growing demand from AI and cloud providers.” According to eStruxture, the facility will be “equipped with state-of-the-art, energy-efficient power and cooling systems; it supports cabinet densities up to 125 kW and above, making it ideal for high-performance AI applications, GPUaaS, and hyperscale cloud infrastructures. “.

The 90-megawatt facility will be the largest of eStruxture’s 16 Canadian data centers, and the largest of three the company already operates in the province.

Invest Alberta CEO Rick Christiaanse wrote in a statement that eStruxture’s $750 million investment signals to the world’s largest hyperscalers that Alberta is “open for business and ready to welcome continued development of (the) sector”.

Christiaanse said the nearly $1 billion investment holds “great potential” for long-term benefits to Alberta’s increasingly diverse economy.

“Invest Alberta supported the completion of this investment through months of discussions and support from our team and Rocky View County,” Christiaanse said in a news release.

“This agreement will create both temporary construction jobs and permanent jobs in the region. eStruxture also made it clear that this is just the beginning; they plan to invest significantly in Alberta over the next five to 10 years,” added Christiaanse.