{"id":123303,"date":"2026-07-09T18:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/123303\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T18:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:49:20","slug":"meta-drops-9-billion-on-ai-expansion-with-massive-canada-data-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/123303\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Drops $9 Billion on AI Expansion With Massive Canada Data Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">This article first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gurufocus.com\/news\/8951787\/meta-drops-9-billion-on-ai-expansion-with-massive-canada-data-center?utm_source=yahoo_finance&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=headlines&amp;r=caf6fe0e0db70d936033da5461e60141\" data-ylk=\"slk:GuruFocus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;GuruFocus&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GuruFocus<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Meta (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/META\" data-ylk=\"slk:NASDAQ%3AMETA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NASDAQ:META&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"stocks_tp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NASDAQ:META<\/a>) is expanding its artificial intelligence infrastructure with plans to build its first large-scale data center in Canada, a one-gigawatt facility in Alberta expected to cost about C$9 billion and take two to three years to complete.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Meta said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/07\/08\/meta-is-building-its-first-big-data-center-in-canada-amid-ai-push.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alberta;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Alberta&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Alberta <\/a>project will become its 33rd global data center. The company selected a site in Sturgeon County, citing available power capacity, an established industrial zone and a regulatory environment that supports large infrastructure developments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Meta is increasing spending on AI infrastructure as it looks to support growing demand for computing capacity. The company is also exploring a cloud computing business that could allow customers to access AI models or lease excess computing resources, broadening revenue opportunities beyond its advertising operations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Meta said the project is expected to employ more than 3,000 construction workers at peak activity while supporting local infrastructure initiatives and community programs. The company added that it coordinated with regional energy providers and grid operators to secure future electricity needs for the facility.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article first appeared on GuruFocus. 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