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Government of Canada launches Canada's Responsible Data Centre Development Principles

In Toronto, Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, joined by Federation of Canadian Municipalities President Tim Tierney, launches Canada's Responsible Data Centre Development Principles — a national framework setting five expectations for data centre projects: lasting local benefits, electricity costs, water use and environmental impacts, transparency, and strategic value to Canada. Backed by 23 industry signatories, it sets a nationally recognized baseline alongside provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous regulatory processes.