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Steelport AI Data Centre

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Source: Urbanicity

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A massive AI data centre proposed for the former Stelco lands in Hamilton as part of Steelport, a world class AI, advanced manufacturing, and clean infrastructure district on 800 acres of industrial land. The data centre is intended to be Canada's first publicly owned AI data centre primarily for storing data from academic research at Canadian post-secondary institutions. The project emphasizes en

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Seaport, Education, Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial)
Location
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Urbanicity

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The project “Steelport AI Data Centre” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Urbanicity.

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A massive AI data centre proposed for the former Stelco lands in Hamilton as part of Steelport, a world class AI, advanced manufacturing, and clean infrastructure district on 800 acres of industrial land. The data centre is intended to be Canada's first publicly owned AI data centre primarily for storing data from academic research at Canadian post-secondary institutions. The project emphasizes environmental sustainability with energy and environmental strategies including district energy, onsite power management, and industrial-scale bay water cooling.

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Canada

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Ontario

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Hamilton

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Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Seaport, Education, Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial)

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2026-05-29

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