Equinix’s Canada data centers support the nation’s digital economy with AI-ready infrastructure across Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Kamloops and Saint John. Designed for low-latency access to every major cloud, network and enterprise, they enable nationwide and global reach for finance, AI services, government workloads and more.
Connectivity to energy, retail, healthcare ecosystems and service providers
Cost-effective disaster recovery solutions and cloud access
Proximity and low-latency connectivity to 80% of Canadian businesses
High-security access for government and blue-chip enterprises needs
Ideal for virtual data center services and Atlantic Canada connectivity
Canada’s most robust trading ecosystems, access to Toronto Internet Exchange (TorIX)
Gateway to Western Canada, U.S. Pacific Northwest and Asia-Pacific
Strategic bridge for Eastern and Western Canada connectivity
From Toronto’s finance hub to Montreal’s AI cluster and Atlantic gateways, Canada’s sovereign, connected infrastructure supports national and global digital services.
Equinix’s global sustainability commitments are activated locally by teams in every region where we operate. In Canada, all sites are covered by 100% renewable energy. Canada is home to our longest running heat export program, putting excess data center heat to use in nearby community facilities.
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Equinix data centers in Canada meet global standards of security, compliance and operational excellence.
Simplify colocation in AI-ready data centers with advanced cooling, interconnection, secure cloud connectivity and disaster recovery solutions—all backed by 24x7 security, technical support and amenities like conference rooms, work kiosks, loaner tools and EV charging stations.
Equinix operates data centers across Canada’s major business and technology hubs, including Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Kamloops, Ottawa, Saint John and Winnipeg. These facilities are strategically positioned where the country’s largest business and digital ecosystems are, providing customers with direct connections to leading AI and cloud providers, networks and large enterprises while ensuring low-latency access to end users nationwide.
Equinix operates 16 data centers across Canada, spanning major metros such as Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Ottawa. This national footprint enables companies to scale digital infrastructure locally and reach users nationwide while tapping into Equinix’s globally interconnected ecosystem of clouds, networks and partners.
Equinix’s Canadian data center capacity spans over 670,000 square feet of colocation space across 16 facilities nationwide. Individual sites vary in size. For example, TR2 in Toronto offers about 110,000 square feet, wile CL3 in Calgary provides roughly 78,000 square feet. This footprint continues to expand as Equinix invests in additional capacity to meet growing AI, cloud and enterprise demand across Canada.
The Canada data center colocation market size is estimated to have been about USD $1.4 billion (CAD $1.93 billion) in 2024, making it one of the largest and fastest-growing markets in the Americas outside the United States. Growth is fueled by rising AI and cloud adoption, growing enterprise demand for hybrid IT solutions, data sovereignty regulations and the country’s role as a hub of AI research.
Yes. Equinix’s global sustainability commitments are activated locally by teams in every region where we operate. In Canada, all sites are covered by 100% renewable energy.
Equinix operates data centers and interconnection facilities in 36 countries, covering 76 major metro markets across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. This global reach enables customers to deploy infrastructure close to end users and directly connect with AI, cloud, network and enterprise partners anywhere in the world.
Equinix is a global leader in data centers, colocation and interconnection services, operating highly connected facilities in the world’s largest metro hubs. By hosting infrastructure in these strategic locations, businesses gain low-latency access to cloud and AI providers, networks, SaaS platforms and enterprise partners, ensuring fast, reliable and secure digital experiences.
A data center is any facility that houses IT infrastructure, but colocation refers to a specific service where a commercial operator provides space, power, cooling and connectivity for customers’ equipment. Companies choose colocation over building their own data centers to scale and expand global reach, reduce costs, access specialized expertise and connect to a broader ecosystem of partners and providers.
Yes, Equinix operates AI-ready data centers designed to support the high power density and advanced cooling requirements of AI training and inference workloads. Customers use Equinix colocation sites in major metros for low-latency AI inference near end users, while xScale campuses provide large-scale capacity to power frontier model training.
AI chips require significantly more power than traditional processors, generating heat that conventional air cooling cannot effectively dissipate. Liquid cooling systems absorb and remove heat more efficiently, making them essential for hosting next-generation AI hardware in modern data centers.