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Bell Canada Advances Six AI Data Centres with Kamloops Opening Next Month

Bell plans to lease 500 MW of hydroelectric compute capacity in B.C., powering Canadian businesses, government departments, cloud providers

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Bell signage is seen at BCE Inc., headquarters in Montreal on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Bell Canada has announced it will open six artificial intelligence data centres in B.C. as part of a plan to create the largest AI compute project in Canada. Bell signage is seen at BCE Inc., headquarters in Montreal on May 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Telecommunications giant BCE Inc. is seeking to appeal a regulatory decision that will allow independent companies to sell internet services to their customers over its fibre network in Ontario and Quebec, saying it is at risk of suffering irreparable harm.BCE Inc. headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday August 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Overview

  • Bell has secured 500 MW of hydroelectric power for its Bell AI Fabric project to underpin six new AI data centres across British Columbia
  • The first seven-megawatt facility in Kamloops, developed with AI inference provider Groq, is scheduled to begin operations next month
  • A Merritt centre is slated to open by year’s end, with a 26-MW Thompson Rivers University campus due in 2026 and another high-density site in 2027
  • Bell is seeking public funding for the expansion but will proceed with construction regardless and plans to lease space to cloud providers, businesses and government clients
  • Earlier this month, Bell launched Ateko, a unified tech services brand aimed at helping organizations deploy AI solutions and streamline operations