{"id":4772,"date":"2026-08-26T14:07:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T06:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uoobeo.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=4772"},"modified":"2026-08-27T15:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:07:40","slug":"breaking-ground-on-metas-firstdata-center-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uoobeo.com\/zh\/news-item\/breaking-ground-on-metas-firstdata-center-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Ground on Meta&#8217;s FirstData Center in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We\u2019re\u00a0breaking\u00a0ground\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a01GW,\u00a0AI-optimized\u00a0data\u00a0center\u00a0in\u00a0Alberta,\u00a0Canada\u00a0that\u00a0will\u00a0help\u00a0power\u00a0our\u00a0AI\u00a0innovations\u00a0and\u00a0core\u00a0products.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0project\u00a0represents\u00a0an\u00a0investment\u00a0of\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0CAD\u00a0$13\u00a0billion\u00a0and\u00a0will\u00a0support\u00a0over\u00a03,000\u00a0construction\u00a0workers\u00a0at\u00a0peak\u00a0and\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0300\u00a0operational\u00a0jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0project,\u00a0we\u2019ll\u00a0invest\u00a0approximately\u00a0CAD\u00a0$60\u00a0million\u00a0in\u00a0local\u00a0infrastructure\u00a0improvements\u00a0that\u00a0will\u00a0benefit\u00a0the\u00a0local\u00a0community,\u00a0and\u00a0provide\u00a0grants\u00a0and\u00a0funding\u00a0to\u00a0local\u00a0nonprofits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re&nbsp;breaking&nbsp;ground&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2026\/06\/what-is-compute-power-meta-ai-infrastructure\/\">1GW&nbsp;data&nbsp;center<\/a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;Sturgeon&nbsp;County,&nbsp;Alberta&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;our&nbsp;first&nbsp;data&nbsp;center&nbsp;in&nbsp;Canada&nbsp;and&nbsp;33rd&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;global&nbsp;fleet.&nbsp;This&nbsp;data&nbsp;center&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;optimized&nbsp;for&nbsp;our&nbsp;AI&nbsp;workloads,&nbsp;helping&nbsp;bring&nbsp;to&nbsp;life&nbsp;the&nbsp;technologies&nbsp;that&nbsp;billions&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;world&nbsp;use&nbsp;to&nbsp;connect,&nbsp;find&nbsp;communities,&nbsp;grow&nbsp;businesses,&nbsp;and&nbsp;experience&nbsp;the&nbsp;power&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;wearables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Investing&nbsp;in&nbsp;Sturgeon&nbsp;County<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once&nbsp;complete,&nbsp;our&nbsp;Sturgeon&nbsp;County&nbsp;data&nbsp;center&nbsp;will&nbsp;represent&nbsp;an&nbsp;investment&nbsp;of&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;CAD&nbsp;$13&nbsp;billion.&nbsp;We&nbsp;anticipate&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;3,000&nbsp;construction&nbsp;workers&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;onsite&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;peak&nbsp;of&nbsp;construction,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;data&nbsp;center&nbsp;will&nbsp;support&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;300&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2026\/06\/americas-workforce-academy-free-skilled-trade-training\/\">operational&nbsp;jobs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re&nbsp;also&nbsp;investing&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;CAD&nbsp;$60&nbsp;million&nbsp;in&nbsp;local&nbsp;infrastructure&nbsp;improvements&nbsp;that&nbsp;will&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2026\/03\/meta-data-centers-support-energy-jobs-environment-local-communities\/\">benefit&nbsp;the&nbsp;local&nbsp;community<\/a>,&nbsp;including&nbsp;roads&nbsp;and&nbsp;water&nbsp;infrastructure,&nbsp;and&nbsp;will&nbsp;launch&nbsp;our&nbsp;annual&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2026\/03\/metas-data-center-grants-fueling-innovation-in-local-communities\/\">Data&nbsp;Center&nbsp;Community&nbsp;Action&nbsp;Grants&nbsp;<\/a>in&nbsp;the&nbsp;region,&nbsp;providing&nbsp;direct&nbsp;funding&nbsp;for&nbsp;local&nbsp;nonprofits&nbsp;that&nbsp;support&nbsp;the&nbsp;community.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta and North America&#8217;s Building<br \/>\nTrades Unions (NABTU) are partnering<br \/>\nto invest in skilled trades workers<br \/>\nbuilding America&#8217;s Al infrastructure.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","news_category":[117],"class_list":["post-4772","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_category-public-policy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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