Telehouse Canada urges coordinated planning for Ontario AI data centers

Telehouse Canada participated in the MaRS and Mantle Climate “Future of Data Centers in the GTHA and Ontario” workshop and announced it will continue to play an active role in industry coordination on sustainable data center growth in Ontario.

• Main action: Telehouse Canada (representatives Andy Fenton and Alexander Ngai) reaffirmed its ongoing engagement and called for coordinated master planning, regulatory and permitting clarity, and greater direct interaction between policymakers and data center owners; the session referenced MaRS’ newly released report “Sharing the load” and highlighted the Independent Electricity System Operator’s estimate of 5,000 megawatts by 2035 as a central planning metric.
• Background and details: The workshop was hosted by MaRS and Mantle Climate and explored concrete mitigation strategies—waste heat recovery (example: Enwave’s Deep Lake Water Cooling System), energy storage, demand response, clean PPAs, low-carbon construction, and on-site generation—and referenced legislation/policy levers such as Bill 40 / Integrated Energy Plan for Generations; this communication is a reaffirmation of Telehouse’s participation and commitment and references MaRS’ recent report release rather than announcing a new commercial project.